Lord Of The Rings 1st Book

The fellowship of the ring the first book of the lord of the rings series by j r r.

Lord of the rings 1st book. This wonderful book took the world by storm in 1954. This is the perfect reading copy for anyone who has seen the movie or not. The author slowly pieces together the world by having characters not explain things to the reader but instead to other characters. One of these is expertly immersing you in the world of middle earth.

001010 the lord of the rings 1st us edition early impressions with dusjtackets 1600 00 the lord of the rings by j r r. There are spots of soil and foxing on the reverse. The fellowship of the ring the first book of the lord of the rings series by j r r. Set in middle earth the world at some distant time in the past the story began as a sequel to tolkien s 1937 children s book the hobbit but eventually developed into a much larger work.

Published by houghton mifflin 1955 1955 1956 1st editions 2nd imp 3rd imp 1st impressions respectively. 76 pages illustrated with over 130 pictures from the movie. The author slowly pieces together the world by having characters not explain things to the reader but instead to other characters. It started basically as the sequel to a children s story the hobbit 1937.

This was written in parts during the time of world war ii. Bilbo was very rich and very peculiar and had been the. 8vo over 7 9 tall. Tolkien is a book that excels in a number of things.

The lord of the rings is an epic high fantasy novel by the english author and scholar j. Very nice soft cover. Bilbo baggins of bag end announced that he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy first birthday with a party of special magnificence there was much talk and excitement in hobbiton. Tolkien is a book that excels in a number of things.

An fine unread copy of the first book in j r r tolkien s iconic fantasy trilogy the lord of the rings. Lord of the rings first edition abebooks. The exterior is lightly soiled and worn. One of these is expertly immersing you in the world of middle earth.

This is the first american edition of the lord of the rings in hardcover with dust jackets published by houghton mifflin and company in new york in 1954 55 56 for the three volume set respectively. The lord of the rings is one of the greatest fantasy novel of all times from english author j. The fellowship of the ring two towers the return of the ring.