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J. R. R. Tolkien - The Lord of the Rings
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Originally published to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of J. R. R. Tolkien's birth, this illustrated edition of the classic fantasy epic contains 50 full-color paintings by celebrated artist Alan Lee. Alan Lee was one of the principal set designers for Peter Jackson's film adaptation of THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and readers will clearly note many similarities between the book art and the look of the three films. In fact, Peter Jackson actually posed several scenes to match the illustrations used in this book.
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Product Details
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Authors
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J. R. R. Tolkien
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Illustrator
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Alan Lee
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Juvenile Fiction
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New York Times Book Review: "The first thing that one asks of an adventure story is that the adventure should be various and exciting; in this respect Mr. Tolkien's invention is unflagging, and, on the primitive level of wanting to know what happens next, 'The Fellowship of the Ring' is a least as good as 'The Thirty-Nine Steps'....Mr. Tolkien is fortunate in possessing an amazing gift for naming and a wonderfully exact eye for description....Lastly, if one is to take a tale of this kind seriously, one must feel that, however superficially unlike the world we live in its characters and events may be, it nevertheless holds up the mirror to the only nature we know, our own; in this, too, Mr Tolkien has succeeded superbly....No fiction I have read in the last five years has given me more joy than 'The Fellowship of the Ring.'"
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Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (September 19, 2001)
Measurements: 9.5"(h) x 6.25"(w) x 4.75"(d), 5.45 lbs.
ISBN: 9780618153978
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When Mr. 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.
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