J. R. R. Tolkien
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Lord of the rings volume 1
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English
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In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins, as told in THE HOBBIT. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with...
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Beren was a mortal man, but Lúthien was an immortal elf. Her father, a great elvish lord, in deep opposition to Beren, imposed on him an impossible task that he must perform before he might wed Lúthien. To show something of the process whereby this legend of Middle-earth evolved over the years, [Christopher Tolkien] has told the story in his father's own words by giving, first, its original form, and then passages in prose and verse from later texts...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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First U.S. edition.
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English
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This book includes J.R.R. Tolkien's translation of Beowulf, as well as notes and commentaries he wrote to accompany it. Also includes the short prose text "Sellic Spell," an original work by Tolkien that reconstructs a folktale of Beowulf and his origins.
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J.R.R. Tolkien famously described the Second Age of Middle-earth as a 'dark age, and not very much of its history is (or need be) told'. And for many years readers would need to be content with the tantalizing glimpses of it found within the pages of and its appendices, including the forging of the Rings of Power, the building of the Barad-dûr and the rise of Sauron. It was not until Christopher Tolkien published after his father's death that a fuller...
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Del Rey/Ballantine Books
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First Del Rey edition.
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English
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Bilbo Baggins, a quiet and contented hobbit, embarks on a grand and dangerous adventure when he joins the wizard Gandalf and a group of dwarves on their quest to reclaim a stolen treasure. Presented in graphic novel form.
16) The nature of middle-earth: late writings on the lands, inhabitants, and metaphysics of Middle-Earth
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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First US edition.
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English
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Publisher Annotation: The first ever publication of J.R.R. Tolkien's final writings on Middle-earth, covering a wide range of subjects and perfect for those who have read and enjoyed The Silmarillion, The Lord of the Rings, Unfinished Tales, and The History of Middle-earth, and want to learn more about Tolkien's magnificent world. 400pp., 25K
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Ballantine Books
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English
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"An invitation to Tolkien's world. This rich treasury includes Tolkien's most beloved short fiction plus his essay on fantasy. FARMER GILES OF HAM. An imaginative history of the distant and marvelous past that introduces the rather unheroic Farmer Giles, whose efforts to capture a somewhat untrustworthy dragon will delight readers everywhere.
THE ADVENTURES OF TOM BOMBADIL. A collection of verse in praise of Tom Bombadil, that staunch friend of...
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Minotauro
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5a ed.
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Español
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Spanish translation of "The two towers". Part 2 of "The Lord of the rings". Frodo and his companions continue their journey to the Cracks of Doom where Frodo must destroy the Ring. They are followed wherever they go by a mysterious creeping figure.