The fellowship of the ring
Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-19732005
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'The Fellowship of the Ring' is the first part of Tolkien's epic adventure 'The Lord of the Rings'. Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Classic hardback edition of the first volume of The Lord of the Rings, featuring Tolkiens original unused dust-jacket design. Includes special packaging and the definitive edition of the text with fold-out map and colour plate section. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring the ring that rules them all which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose. This classic hardback features Tolkiens original unused dust-jacket design, and its text has been fully restored with almost 400 corrections with the full co-operation of Christopher Tolkien making it the definitive version, and as close as possible to the version that J.R.R. Tolkien intended. Also included is the original red and black map of the Shire and for the first time a special plate section containing the pages from the Book of Mazarbul.
Main title:
The fellowship of the ring / by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Edition:
[50th anniversary ed.].
Imprint:
London : HarperCollins, 2005.
Collation:
xxiii, 407 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. (some col.), map ; 23 cm.
Series title:
The lord of the rings ; pt. 1
Notes:
Fold-out map perf-bound into book.
ISBN:
9780007203543 (hbk)9780007203581 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.912AF
LC class:
PR6039.O32
Local class:
F
Language:
English
BRN:
658423