The Lord of the Rings

Thisspecial50thanniversaryhardbackeditionofJ.R.R.Tolkien'sclassicmasterpieceincludesthecompleterevisedandresettext,two-foldoutmapsprintedinredandblackand,uniquetothisedition,afull-colourfold-outreproductionofTolkien'sownfacsimilepagesfromtheBookofMazarbulthattheFellowshipdiscoverinMoria.Sinceitwasfirstpublishedin1954,TheLordoftheRingshasbeenabookpeoplehavetreasured.Steepedinunrivalledmagicandotherworldliness,itssweepingfantasyandepicadventurehastouchedtheheartsofyoungandoldalike.Over100millioncopiesofitsmanyeditionshavebeensoldaroundtheworld,andoccasionalcollectors'editionsbecomeprizedandvaluableitemsofpublishing.Thisone-volumehardbackeditioncontainsthecompletetext,fullycorrectedandreset,andfeaturesfortheveryfirsttimethepagesfromtheBookofMazarbul,illustrationsdonebyTolkienandintendedforinclusioninthefamous'BridgeofKhazad-dum'chapter.Alsoappearingarepreviouslyunpublishedfamilytreesandtwo,full-sizefold-outmaps.Sympatheticallypackagedtoreflecttheclassiclookoftheoriginal,thisrevisededitionofthebestsellinghardbackwillproveirresistibletocollectorsandnewfansalike.