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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )The Lord of the Ringsby: J.R.R. Tolkien  Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Dewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780007136582 Format: Box set, Illustrated ISBN: 0007136587 Label: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Number Of Items: 3 Number Of Pages: 1200 Publication Date: September 16, 2002 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Studio: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Amazon.com Review: Hobbits and wizards and Sauron--oh, my! Mild-mannered Oxford scholar John Ronald Reuel Tolkien had little inkling when he published The Hobbit; Or, There and Back Again in 1937 that, once hobbits were unleashed upon the world, there would be no turning back. Hobbits are, of course, small, furry creatures who love nothing better than a leisurely life quite free from adventure. But in that first novel and the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the hobbits Bilbo and Frodo and their elfish friends get swept up into a mighty conflict with the dragon Smaug, the dark lord Sauron (who owes much to proud Satan in Paradise Lost), the monstrous Gollum, the Cracks of Doom, and the awful power of the magical Ring. The four books' characters--good and evil--are recognizably human, and the realism is deepened by the magnificent detail of the vast parallel world Tolkien devised, inspired partly by his influential Anglo-Saxon scholarship and his Christian beliefs. (He disapproved of the relative sparseness of detail in the comparable allegorical fantasy his friend C.S. Lewis dreamed up in The Chronicles of Narnia, though he knew Lewis had spun a page-turning yarn.) It has been estimated that one-tenth of all paperbacks sold can trace their ancestry to J.R.R. Tolkien. But even if we had never gotten Robert Jordan's The Path of Daggers and the whole fantasy genre Tolkien inadvertently created by bringing the hobbits so richly to life, Tolkien's epic about the Ring would have left our world enhanced by enchantment. --Tim Appelo Product Description: Comprising three oversized hardback volumes housed in a full-colour slipcase, this edition of Tolkien's classic masterpiece is fully illustrated in watercolour throughout by the acclaimed and award-winning artist, Alan Lee. 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 has touched the hearts of young and old alike. Well 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. With the epic trilogy now being released on film, images of the characters and landscapes have become eagerly sought after. Much of the look of the movies is based on Alan Lee's paintings, giving this Centenary edition of Tolkien's great work new relevance for the ever-growing number of fans. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - J.R.R. Tolkien boxed set The Hobbit & The Lord of the RingsNo Problems. I received the set as advertised and faster than I expected to receive it. The set was in new condition. I trust Amazon with my on-line purchases. Rating:  - I love "The Hobbit" and "LOTR".I love "The Hobbit" and "LOTR" series of books they are really fantastic works of fantasy-literature. I do own both "The Hobbit" and "LOTR" books and they are one of my many top favourite bookseries ever to be penned. I am glad I got a different edition of the books that stay together, have good drawings of Middle-Earth, and have the sentences worded correctly. I looked at versions of these books seperately in the store and thought WOW! what a generic ... Read More Rating: - Box set (The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings)Books in nice condition, only slight wear from shelving; the box corner is slightly torn though. Timely delivered. Thanks Rating: - "The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings", book set by J.R.R. TolkienThe classic and age old story of good vs. evil told in a way that captures the imagination from the first book to the last. Books to gather enjoyment and wisdom from as the tale unfolds: "The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater..." - Haldir, Elf of Lothlorien ("The Fellowship of the Ring") Rating: - Good BookGood Book to read in an airplane or bus or train, to kill time. However, it is easy to lose its own original binding shape after a few readings. 
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