First Us Edition Lord Of The Rings

The lord of the rings is an epic high fantasy novel by the english author and scholar j.

First us edition lord of the rings. The fellowship of the ring the first book of the lord of the rings series by j r r. One of these is expertly immersing you in the world of middle earth. The lord of the rings is a film series of three epic fantasy adventure films directed by peter jackson based on the novel written by j. Enquire about this book 001341 the lord of the rings 1st us edition early impressions with dustjackets and custom slipcase 1 200 00 the lord of the rings by j r r.

Tolkien the films are subtitled the fellowship of the ring 2001 the two towers 2002 and the return of the king 2003. The fellowship of the ring two towers the return of the ring. Published by houghton mifflin 1955 1955 1956 1st editions 2nd imp 3rd imp 1st impressions respectively. Tolkien 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 written in stages between 1937 and 1949 the lord of the rings is one of the best selling books ever.

Produced and distributed by new line cinema with the co production of wingnut films it is an international venture between new. The author slowly pieces together the world by having characters not explain things to the reader but instead to other characters. 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.