Publicado por Bange C. GmbH, 2001
ISBN 10: 3804416888 ISBN 13: 9783804416888
Librería: Martin Greif Buch und Schallplatte, Eberbach, Alemania
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Softcover. Condición: Gut. 1. Auflage.
Publicado por Stuttgart : Klett-Cotta Verlag, 2010
ISBN 10: 3608937951 ISBN 13: 9783608937954
Librería: BOUQUINIST, München, BY, Alemania
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Condición: Wie neu. Deutsche Erstausgabe. 559 (1) Seiten. 21 cm. Schutzumschlag: Stefan Hilden. Sehr guter Zustand. Frisches Exemplar. Wie ungelesen. Im Nachlass entdeckt und endlich von Tolkiens Sohn Christopher veröffentlicht: J. R. R. Tolkiens Version der großen Sage der nordischen Welt ist eine Sensation für die Nibelungendichtung und ein wunderbares Geschenk für alle Tolkienfans. Gibt es ein Werk, das für uns so wichtig und prägend ist wie Ilias und Odyssee für die Antike? "Ja!", sagt der Erfinder der modernen Fantasy: Die nordische Sage von Sigurd und Gudrún! Der reich kommentierte Band gibt Tolkiens Originalverse neben der deutschen Übersetzung wieder. - John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE [d??n '??nld '?u??l 't?lki?n] (* 3. Januar 1892 in Bloemfontein/Mangaung, heute Südafrika; 2. September 1973 in Bournemouth, England) war ein britischer Schriftsteller und Philologe. Mit dem in der fantastischen Mythenwelt Mittelerde spielenden Roman Der Herr der Ringe (The Lord of the Rings, 1954/55, auf Deutsch erschienen 1969/70) wurde er zu einem der Begründer der modernen Fantasy-Literatur. Biografie: John Ronald Reuel Tolkien wurde im Jahre 1892 als Sohn englischer Eltern, des Bankmanagers Arthur Reuel Tolkien (1857-1896) und dessen Frau Mabel Suffield (18701904), in Bloemfontein im Oranje-Freistaat (heute Südafrika) geboren, wo sich sein Vater aus beruflichen Gründen aufhielt. Seine Familie väterlicherseits stammte ursprünglich aus Niedersachsen, lebte aber schon seit mehreren Generationen in England. Die meisten Vorfahren Tolkiens waren Handwerker. . Aus wikipedia-J._R._R._Tolkien. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 677 Brauner Pappband mit Lesebändchen und Schutzumschlag.
Publicado por Twayne, NY, 1994
ISBN 10: 0805788069 ISBN 13: 9780805788068
Librería: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st. 2nd printing; 150 clean, unmarked pages/index/bibliography.
Publicado por Klett-Cotta, Germany, 1998
ISBN 10: 3608938052 ISBN 13: 9783608938050
Librería: SkylarkerBooks, CARSON CITY, NV, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1ST. Excellent Copy - In German - A First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Near Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean, Not Bumped. Fore Edges Have A Tiny Bit Of Shelf Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Near Fine Condition. Not Chipped Or Crinkled. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks And Enjoy. Book.
Publicado por Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1974, 1974
ISBN 10: 0395184908 ISBN 13: 9780395184905
Librería: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, Estados Unidos de America
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Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. [1st edition, 1st printing] ; xi, 167 pages ; 22 cm ; ISBN: 0395184908; 9780395184905 LCCN: 74-1240 ; LC: PR6039.O32; Dewey: 828/.9/1209 ; OCLC: 811010 ; "Discusses Tolkien's minor prose, The Hobbit, The lord of the rings trilogy, and The adventures of Tom Bombadil." ; photographic stiff paper wrappers ; Contents: Tolkien's world, an introduction -- I desired dragons : The development of a theory of fantasy -- Tolkien's Leaf : The Hobbit and the discovery of a world -- The Hobbit as swain : A world of myth -- Frodo anti-Faust : The Lord of the Rings as contemporary mythology -- Tolkien's world : The structure and aesthetic of The Lord of the Rings -- The myth allegorized : Tolkien's minor prose -- Last gleanings from the Red Book : Scholarly parody in The Adventures of Tom Bombadil ; VG. Book.
Publicado por Harper Collins, 1995
Librería: Green Meadow Books, Penzance, Reino Unido
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Soft cover. Condición: As New. John Howe Ilustrador. First edition. Splendid images by John Howe. Superb little book, Bilbo's Hobbit Hole opens, and then. the Door to Middle-Earth, and a large coloured map is revealed! Just wonderful. Still sealed in shrink wrap.
Publicado por Harper Collins, 1997
Librería: Green Meadow Books, Penzance, Reino Unido
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Soft cover. Condición: Fine. ALAN LEE, JOHN HOWE, TED NASMITH, ROGER GARLAND, PAULINE BAYNES, COR BLOCK AND OTHERS! Ilustrador. First edition. A Book of Twenty Postcards by a super selection of artists. A magnificent collection. Glazed card wraps as issued. Scarce, especially in such perfect condition.
Publicado por Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1977, 1977
ISBN 10: 0395253608 ISBN 13: 9780395253601
Librería: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 1st Edition. [1st edition] ; 1st printing ; 287 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, genealogical table ; 24 cm ; ISBN: 0395253608; 9780395253601 ; LCCN: 77-9081 ; LC: PR6039.O32; Dewey: B; NLC: PR6039.O64 ; OCLC: 3068053 ; Contents: A visit -- 1892-1916 : early years. Bloemfontein ; Birmingham ; "Private-lang." and Edith ; "T.C., B.S., etc." ; Oxford ; Reunion ; War ; The breaking of the fellowship -- 1917-1925 : the making of a mythology. Lost tales ; Oxford interlude ; Northern venture -- 1925-1949 (I) : "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit". Oxford life ; Photographs observed ; "He had been inside language" ; Jack ; Northmoor Road ; The storyteller -- 1925-1949 (II) : the third age. Enter Mr. Baggins ; "The new Hobbit" -- 1949-1966 : Success. Slamming the gates ; A big risk ; Cash or kudos -- 1959-1973 : Last years. Headington ; Bournemouth ; Merton Street -- The tree.; "The authorized biography of J.R.R. Tolkien, author of the epic 'The Lord of the Rings.'" ; some wear to dustjacket ; text on flylef, G/G. Book.
Publicado por Harper Collins Publ. UK Okt 2016, 2016
ISBN 10: 0007440839 ISBN 13: 9780007440832
Librería: Wegmann1855, Zwiesel, Alemania
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Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware -A 80th anniversary edition of the classic fantasy novel, which has recently been adapted into a series of films. Includes a replica of the very first edition, in an attractive gift box.
Publicado por HarperCollins, London, 1999
ISBN 10: 0001361287 ISBN 13: 9780001361287
Librería: Turn-The-Page Books, Skyway, WA, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Howe, John Ilustrador. First Edition. Glossy pictorial boards. Shows some light use. All pop-ups work well. Paper engineering by Andrew Baron Size: 4to - over 9" - 12" Tall.
Publicado por HarperCollins, 2023
ISBN 10: 0007440820 ISBN 13: 9780007440825
Librería: Parrot Books, Hemel Hempstead, HERT, Reino Unido
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hardcover. Condición: Fine. First Edition. 2011 First edition.
Publicado por London, UK: George Allen & Unwin ( William Clowes and Sons, Printers ), 1977, 1st Edition, First Printing ( 1st State Dustjacket ), London, England, 1977
ISBN 10: 0048231398 ISBN 13: 9780048231390
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Hard Cover. Condición: Near Fine (see desciption). Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good+ (see description). J R R Tolkien cover Art Ilustrador. First Edition. ----------( 1st Printing of the FIRST EDITION -1st ISSUE export edition ) ---hardcover, a very nice example (actually one of the nicest copy we have had ) with a bit of light rubbing to tips, tight and square, fold-out map at rear is intact, blue stain (as issued) on upper edge of text block is slightly faded, --- in a Very Good+/Near Fine dustjacket, light rubbing to dustjacket, NO fading to the red lettering on the spine, --- jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, fold-out map is intact (short closed tear on one corner), --- as per Currey this is trhe first state as the dustjacket is unpriced being designed for the export market (no price on the flap so each receiving country could price the book according to their currency), page 330, line four [period lacking after Feanor] and page 352, line 39 ["and" is italicized between italicized "Lord of Waters", "King of Sea", as well, the printer's info on the copyright page is correct mentioning 11 on 12 point type and Clowes, black and red map facing page 121, ---five pages of family tree info near back of the book (around page 304 ), ---published after JRRT's death this was edited by Tolkien's son Christopher with the uncredited assistance of Guy Gavriel Kay, ---contents include: Foreword; Ainulindale; Valaquenta; Quenta Silmarillion (The History of the Silmarils ); Akallabeth; Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age; Tables - genealogies ( House of Finwe / Descendants of Olwe and Elwe / House of Beor / House of Hador and The People of Haleth ) The Sundering of the Elves; Notes on Pronunciation; Index of Names; Appendix - Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names,---" The Silmarillion is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing, a work whose origins stretch back to a time long before The Hobbit. -Tolkien considered The Silmarillion his most important work, and, though it was published last and posthumously, this great collection of tales and legends clearly sets the stage for all his other writing. The story of the creation of the world and of the First Age, this is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back and in whose events some of them, such as Elrond and Galadriel, took part. The three Silmarils were jewels created by Feanor, most gifted of the Elves. Within them was imprisoned the Light of the Two Trees of Valinor before the Trees themselves were destroyed by Morgoth, the first Dark Lord. Thereafter, the unsullied Light of Valinor lived on only in the Silmarils, but they were seized by Morgoth and set in his crown, which was guarded in the impenetrable fortress of Angband in the north of Middle-earth. The Silmarillion is the history of the rebellion of Feanor and his kindred against the gods, their exile from Valinor and return to Middle-earth, and their war, hopeless despite all their heroism, against the great Enemy. --This is the story of the First Age, the ancient drama to which characters in "The Lord of the Rings" look back. "---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---size is approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)--- Size: 5.75w x 9h Inches. Not Signed. Flap Not Clipped.
Publicado por London, UK: George Allen & Unwin ( William Clowes and Sons, Printers ), 1977, 1st Edition, First Printing ( 1st State Dustjacket ), London, England, 1977
ISBN 10: 0048231398 ISBN 13: 9780048231390
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Hard Cover. Condición: Near Fine (see desciption). Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good+ (see description). J R R Tolkien cover Art Ilustrador. First Edition. ----------( 1st Printing of the FIRST EDITION -1st ISSUE export edition ) ---hardcover, a very nice example with a bit of light rubbing to tips, a bit of offset to spine of book from the lettering on the spine of the jacket, tight and square, fold-out map at rear is intact, blue stain (as issued) on upper edge of text block is slightly faded, --- in a Very Good+/Near Fine dustjacket, light rubbing to dustjacket, NO fading to the red lettering on the spine, --- jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, fold-out map is intact (short closed tear on one corner), --- as per Currey this is trhe first state as the dustjacket is unpriced being designed for the export market (no price on the flap so each receiving country could price the book according to their currency), page 330, line four [period lacking after Feanor] and page 352, line 39 ["and" is italicized between italicized "Lord of Waters", "King of Sea", as well, the printer's info on the copyright page is correct mentioning 11 on 12 point type and Clowes, black and red map facing page 121, ---five pages of family tree info near back of the book (around page 304 ), ---published after JRRT's death this was edited by Tolkien's son Christopher with the uncredited assistance of Guy Gavriel Kay, ---contents include: Foreword; Ainulindale; Valaquenta; Quenta Silmarillion (The History of the Silmarils ); Akallabeth; Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age; Tables - genealogies ( House of Finwe / Descendants of Olwe and Elwe / House of Beor / House of Hador and The People of Haleth ) The Sundering of the Elves; Notes on Pronunciation; Index of Names; Appendix - Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names,---" The Silmarillion is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing, a work whose origins stretch back to a time long before The Hobbit. -Tolkien considered The Silmarillion his most important work, and, though it was published last and posthumously, this great collection of tales and legends clearly sets the stage for all his other writing. The story of the creation of the world and of the First Age, this is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back and in whose events some of them, such as Elrond and Galadriel, took part. The three Silmarils were jewels created by Feanor, most gifted of the Elves. Within them was imprisoned the Light of the Two Trees of Valinor before the Trees themselves were destroyed by Morgoth, the first Dark Lord. Thereafter, the unsullied Light of Valinor lived on only in the Silmarils, but they were seized by Morgoth and set in his crown, which was guarded in the impenetrable fortress of Angband in the north of Middle-earth. The Silmarillion is the history of the rebellion of Feanor and his kindred against the gods, their exile from Valinor and return to Middle-earth, and their war, hopeless despite all their heroism, against the great Enemy. --This is the story of the First Age, the ancient drama to which characters in "The Lord of the Rings" look back. "---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---size is approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)--- Size: 5.75w x 9h Inches. Not Signed. Flap Not Clipped.
Publicado por Harper Design / Weta, New York, 2014
ISBN 10: 0062265717 ISBN 13: 9780062265715
Librería: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: As New. Alan Lee, Monique Hamon, Gus Hunter, Weta Staff, et al Ilustrador. 1st Edition. New and pristine, with tipped in color print. No indication of later printing (see scan of copyright page). New York: Harper Design / Weta of New Zealand, 2014.'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Chronicles - Art & Design', by Daniel Falconer, with foreword by Bob Buck, Introduction by John Hower. True creator, of course - J.R.R. Tolkien. Art here is by many, including Alan Lee, Monique Hamon, Gus Hunter and numerous Weta staff and others. Landscape format Quarto (9 1/4" tall 12 1/4" wide), illustrated embossed boards trimmed in silver and red, illustrated endpapers, cover center illustration of the battle by Monique Hamon, removable 11 3/4" x 7 1/4" color print ('The Necromancer' / Gus Hunter) tipped in on rear pastedown endpaper (see scan); 257 pp. As New; pristine and immaculate. See all scans. Weta's graphically luxuriant look at the art and design of the tale and the film. Sumptuous, stunning illustration and photography throughout - but you knew that. An example for the collector. Serious eye candy, anywhere. Every page deserves a scan, but that is of course impossible. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. L3.
Publicado por Harpercollins Pub Ltd, London, 2002
ISBN 10: 0007144083 ISBN 13: 9780007144082
Librería: Lower Beverley Better Books, Lyndhurst, ON, Canada
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Soft cover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good Slipcase. John Howe (LoR); David Wyatt (H) cover illustrations Ilustrador. 1st Edition. Box set:' HarperCollins Modern Classics' The Lord of the Rings (The Fellowship of the Ring; The Two Towers; The Return of the King) and The Hobbit. All four volumes are first editions thus. The three' Lord of the Rings' volumes are first printings; The Hobbit is a 10th printing.and has slight bottom rear corner wear. The slipcase has scuffed corners and edges. The books appear to be unread. They are stiff to open and all with uncreased spine. Bookseller's Inventory # 221896.
Publicado por London, UK: Harper Collins / HarperCollins, 2007, 1st Edition, First Printing, London, England, 2007
ISBN 10: 0007235550 ISBN 13: 9780007235551
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Hard Cover. Condición: Near Fine (see desciption). Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good (see description). J R R Tolkien cover Art Ilustrador. First Edition. ----------( 1st Printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, a Near Fine example, ---in an attractive Very Good dustjacket, a couple of small marks on front and rear panels, a bit of light rubbing to edges and tips, looks quite nice overall especially with the jacket in a hi-quality mylar protector, faint crease on spine of jacket (see scan), ---467 pages, illustarted with JRRT drawings and illustrations in pencil, b&w as well as some colour, ---"The Hobbit was first published on 21 September 1937. It has gone on to be one of the most treasured stories of all time, often dismissed as a children's book but enjoyed as much by adults as children. Like its successor, The Lord of the Rings, this is a story that "grew in the telling", and many characters and story threads present in the published text were completely different when Tolkien first read his story aloud to his young sons as part of their "fireside reads". The book presents for the first time the complete text of the original manuscript of The Hobbit. As well as recording the many changes made to the story both before and after publication, it examines - chapter-by-chapter - why those changes were made and how they reflect Tolkien's ever-growing concept of Middle-earth. The original account of where Bilbo meets Gollum and steals the ring from him is reprinted here in its proper context for the first time in over fifty years, as are many little-known illustrations and previously unpublished maps for the story by Tolkien himself. Also featured are extensive annotations and essays on the date of composition, the influence of Tolkien's professional and early mythological writings, the imaginary geography, and Tolkien's later revisions. Finally, this edition makes available for the first time the text of Tolkien's attempt to recast The Hobbit into the style of The Lord of the Rings"---, , any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)--- Size: 5.75w x 9h Inches. Not Signed. NOT Price Clipped.
Publicado por Harper Collins, UK, 2022
Librería: Analecta Books, Barry, VOG, Reino Unido
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Hardcover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: None issued. JRR Tolkien Ilustrador. 1st Edition. Two limited editions, First edition, first printing - in new/unread condition. Still sealed in original shrinkwrap. For the first time ever, a beautiful slipcased edition of the enchanting prelude to The Lord of the Rings, illustrated throughout with over 50 sketches, drawings, paintings and maps by J.R.R. Tolkien himself, with the complete text printed in two colours and with many bonus features unique to this edition. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an unexpected journey 'there and back again'. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon? Written for J.R.R. Tolkien's own children, The Hobbit was published on 21 September 1937. With a beautiful cover design, a handful of black & white drawings and two maps by the author himself, the book became an instant success and was reprinted shortly afterwards with five colour plates. Tolkien's own selection of finished paintings and drawings have become inseparable from his text, adorning editions of The Hobbit for more than 85 years. But the published art has afforded only a glimpse of Tolkien's creative process, and many additional sketches, coloured drawings and maps ? although exhibited and published elsewhere ? have never appeared within the pages of The Hobbit. In this unique enhanced edition of Tolkien's enchanting classic tale, the full panoply of his art is reproduced for the first time, presenting more than 50 illustrations to accompany Bilbo Baggins on his adventure 'there and back again'. Unique to this edition are two poster-size, fold-out maps revealing all the detail of Thror's Map and Wilderland, an illustrated 88-page booklet, and a printed art card reproducing Tolkien's original dustjacket painting. It is additionally quarterbound in green leather, with raised ribs on the spine, stamped in three foils on black cloth boards, and housed in a custom-built clothbound slipcase. The pages are edged in gold and include a ribbon marker. The History of the Hobbit by John Rateliff - FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING -Brand new deluxe edition of this definitive companion to The Hobbit, quarter-bound, stamped in gold foil with a unique design inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's own artwork, featuring a ribbon marker and housed in a matching custom-built slipcase. The Hobbit was first published on 21 September 1937. Like its sequel, The Lord of the Rings, it is a story that 'grew in the telling', and many characters and plot threads in the published text are quite different from the story J.R.R. Tolkien first wrote to read aloud to his young sons as one of their 'fireside reads'. Together in one volume, The History of the Hobbit presents the complete text of the unpublished manuscript of The Hobbit, accompanied by John Rateliff's lively and informative account of how the book came to be written and published. Recording the numerous changes made to the story both before and after publication, he examines ? chapter by chapter ? why those changes were made and how they reflect Tolkien's ever-growing concept of Middle-earth. As well as reproducing the original version of one of the world's most popular novels ? both on its own merits and as the foundation for The Lord of the Rings ? this book includes many little-known illustrations and draft maps for The Hobbit by Tolkien himself. Also featured are extensive commentaries on the dates of composition, how Tolkien's professional and early mythological writings influenced the story, the imaginary geography he created, and how Tolkien came to revise the book years after publication to accommodate events in The Lord of the Rings. Endorsed by Christopher Tolkien.
Publicado por HarperFestival, 1999
ISBN 10: 0694014362 ISBN 13: 9780694014361
Librería: BooksByLisa, Highland Park, IL, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: New. Howe, John Ilustrador. 1st Edition. Photos available upon request. STORED NEW.
Publicado por Houghton Mifflin, Boston and New York, 2007
ISBN 10: 0618964401 ISBN 13: 9780618964406
Librería: The Tolkien Bookshelf, Billings, MO, Estados Unidos de America
Miembro de asociación: IOBA
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Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. J.R.R. Tolkien Ilustrador. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The History of the Hobbit, a 3 volume box set from Houghton Mifflin, 1st US Edition, 1st impression of 2007. A beautiful boxed set of the definitive examination of how Tolkien came to write his original masterpiece, including the complete unpublished draft and little-known illustrations and unpublished maps, along with a new edition of the classic work itself. These books and publishers slipcase are all in Near Fine condition, with the slipcase showing some scratches to the surface on one panel. Dustjackets are in a protective mylar jacket, and are not price clipped. No previous owners names or any writing noted. Digital photo's available, inquire if interested. Other Tolkien books available, include both the UK and US editions, original cloth bindings, custom fine bindings, and Signed/Numbered/Limited Editions. Near Fine / Near Fine.
Publicado por Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2007
ISBN 10: 0618964401 ISBN 13: 9780618964406
Librería: HKE Books, Riverside, CA, Estados Unidos de America
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Hardcover. Condición: As New. 1st Edition. complete three volume set with box.Clean text. Like brand new book. Most of our orders are shipped within 24 hours.
Publicado por George Allen & Unwin. 1937, 1937
Librería: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, Reino Unido
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Half title, col. front., plates, final ad. leaf; small tear to corner of plate facing p.192 Orig. green cloth, lettered & blocked in black; a little cocked, hinges sl. rubbed, sl. wear to head & tail of spine. Bookseller's ticket of Parker & Son on leading pastedown. 12-line autograph from E. R. Dodds loosely inserted. The second printing, which appeared three months after the first, and was the first printing to feature coloured plates. Eric Robertson Dodds, 1893-1979, was an Irish classical scholar and Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford, where (according to his autobiography) he 'collected a small intercollegiate group of like-minded enthusiasts who called themselves the "Psittakoi" or "Parrots" and read papers to each other. Of their meetings I recall only that one of the speakers was an Exeter man called Tolkien. Whether he talked to us about the habits of hobbits I cannot now remember. I believe the addiction to hobbitry goes a long way back in his life, but to us I suppose it is more likely that he discoursed on Norse sagas.' Dodds gave this copy of The Hobbit to Bill Ure, the son of his colleague and close friend Percy Ure, who he described as 'the gentlest and least self-assertive of men. one of the saints of scholarship'. Dodds himself never had children - a fact which greatly saddened him - and he was kind and attentive to Ure's. Dodds's note is brief but thoughtful and charming: 'The usual urgent last-minute enquiry: what would Jean and Bill like for Christmas? I have found a beautiful dragon-and-goblin story by a professor of Anglo-Saxon called The Hobbit, which I am enjoying very much & want to give to somebody - but I'm afraid the young one now too old for dragons and other forms of escapism?' In the event, his anxieties were ill-founded: he gave the book to Bill, who became a lifelong Tolkien obsessive.