The Lord of the Rings
Format:Hardback
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Published:18th Oct '04
£100.00
Available for immediate dispatch.
This hardback is available in other editions too:
- Paperback£25.00(9780261103252)
- Hardback£40.00(9780261103207)
- Hardback£70.00(9780007525546)
- Set / collection£100.00(9780007581146)
- CD-Audio£75.00(9780007141326)
- Paperback£25.00(9780008537760)
- Set / collection£250.00(9780008669430)
The Classic Bestselling Fantasy Novel
This deluxe slipcased volume contains the definitive version of the text, featuring for the very first time full-colour facsimiles of pages from the Book of Mazarbul, illustrations by Tolkien that he intended for inclusion in the 'Bridge of Khazad-dum' chapter. Also appearing are previously unpublished family trees and two full-size fold-out maps.
This deluxe slipcased volume contains the definitive version of the text, featuring for the very first time full-colour facsimiles of pages from the Book of Mazarbul, illustrations by Tolkien that he intended for inclusion in the 'Bridge of Khazad-dum' chapter. Also appearing are previously unpublished family trees and two full-size fold-out maps.
Since it was first published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, its sweeping fantasy and epic adventure has touched the hearts of young and old alike. Over 100 million copies of its many editions have been sold around the world, and occasional collectors’ editions become prized and valuable items of publishing.
This deluxe cased volume contains the complete text, fully corrected and reset, and features for the very first time the pages from the Book of Mazarbul, illustrations done by Tolkien and intended for inclusion in the famous ‘Bridge of Khazad-dum’ chapter. Also appearing are previously unpublished family trees and two, full-size fold-out maps.
Sympathetically packaged to reflect the classic look of the original, this brand new volume will prove irresistible to collectors and new fans alike.
‘Masterpiece? Oh yes, I’ve no doubt about that.’
Evening Standard
‘Among the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the 20th century.’
Sunday Telegraph
‘The English-speaking world is divided into those who have read The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and those who are going to read them’
Sunday Times
‘A story magnificently told, with every kind of colour and movement and greatness’
New Statesman
ISBN: 9780007182367
Dimensions: 228mm x 149mm x 72mm
Weight: 1810g
1184 pages
Single volume deluxe edition edition