An edition of The Return of the King (1950)

The Return of the King

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An edition of The Return of the King (1950)

The Return of the King

  • 4.37 ·
  • 86 Ratings
  • 421 Want to read
  • 20 Currently reading
  • 171 Have read

This four-volume, deluxe pocket boxed set contains J.R.R. Tolkien's epic masterworks The Hobbit and the three volumes of The Lord of the Rings (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King). Each book features a leatherette cover with stamped title and all_ four books are held in a leatherette bound box with gold foil stamping. Shrinkwrapped.
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In_The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins is whisked away from his comfortable, unambitious life in Hobbiton by the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves. He finds himself caught up in a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon.
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The Lord of the Rings tells of the great quest undertaken by Frodo Baggins and the Fellowship of the Ring: Gandalf the wizard; the hobbits Merry, Pippin, and Sam; Gimli the dwarf; Legolas the elf; Boromir of Gondor; and a tall, mysterious stranger called Strider. J.R.R. Tolkien's three volume masterpiece is at once a classic myth and a modern fairy tale—a story of high and heroic adventure set in the unforgettable landscape of Middle-earth.

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2022, Minotauro
mass market paperback in Spanish
Cover of: The Return of the King
The Return of the King: Being the third part of The Lord of the Rings
2003, Ballantine Books
mass market paperback in English - First Ballantine Books edition (131); movie tie-in
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王者再臨: 王者再臨
2001, 聯經
in Chinese - Chu ban
Cover of: The Return of The King
Cover of: The Return of the King
The Return of the King: Being the third part of The Lord of the Rings
1994, Houghton Mifflin
Paperback in English - printing (5)
Cover of: The Return of the King
The Return of the King
1994, Houghton Miffin Harcourt
Faux Leather in English
Cover of: The Return of the King
The Return of the King: Being the third part of The Lord of the Rings
1994, Ballantine Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - 1st Ballantine Books edition (136)
Cover of: The Return of The King
The Return of The King: Being the third part of The Lord of the Rings
1989-10, Ballantine Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - 50th Anniversary Authorized Edition; 1st Ballantine Books edition, 5th printing
Cover of: The Return of The King
The Return of The King: Being the third part of The Lord of the Rings
1984-04, Ballantine Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - Authorized Edition, Special Silver Jubilee Edition; 1st Ballantine Books edition, 73rd printing
Cover of: The return of the king
The return of the king
1973-03, Ballantine Books
mass market paperback in English - Authorized edition, Thirty-sixth printing
Cover of: The Return of the King
The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of The Lord of the Rings
1970-01, Ballantine Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - 22nd printing

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New York, USA
Series
The Lord of the Rings, #3
Copyright Date
1955, 1965, 1966, 1993, 1994

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https://lccn.loc.gov/2016297233

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Format
Faux Leather

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Open Library
OL26432439M
ISBN 10
0544449746
ISBN 13
9780544449749
LCCN
2016297233
Goodreads
23432767

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Better World Books record

Work Description

THE RETURN OF THE KING, which brings to a close the great epic of war and adventure begun in The Fellowship of the Ring and continued in The Two Towers, is the third and final part of J. R. R. Tolkien's masterpiece, "The Lord of the Rings."

In these three books, which form one continuous narrative, Tolkien created the saga of the Hobbits of Middle-earth and the great War of the Rings. Praised by such writers and poets as W. H. Auden, Richard Hughes and C. S. Lewis, "The Lord of the Rings" - that special world of beauty and terror and meaning - holds a secure place among the books that will live.



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May 20, 2024 Edited by AgentSapphire Merge works
March 3, 2022 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
March 5, 2018 Edited by Lisa Added edition.
March 5, 2018 Edited by Lisa Added new cover
March 5, 2018 Created by Lisa Added new book.