Lord of the rings Hobbit Silmarillion Tolkien Limited Edition Folio 2003 No 6

The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit or There and Back Again and The Silmarillion were written by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. The five volumes are part of a limited edition of 1,750 copies printed by the Folio Society in 2002 and 2003. These volumes are all Copy No 6. Each volume is quarter bound with Moroccan Wassa goatskin leather with Indian silk sides over boards with gilt top page blocks and silk ribbons. The Lord of the Rings set, The Hobbit and The Silmarillon are housed in leather slipcases with scalloped edges and.

Elaborately decorated and lettered in gilt. All volumes and slipcases are in like new condition. There are some slight markings on the page edges of each volume, more pronounced on the Hobbit, please see the photographs. Any questions or if you would like further photographs, please ask. The Lord of the Rings, first published in 1954/1955 is more than a great story - it is an international publishing phenomenon. Readers, including Folio members, by a large majority have nominated it as the best book of the 20. Century, and it finds a new resonance in the 21. In recognition of its status as the world's favourite work of fiction, the Folio Society published this magnificent collector's edition. As a fairy tale, full of monsters, wizards and magic, the Lord of the Rings has an obvious appeal, but this alone could not account for the scale of its impact.

Readers have always been beguiled by the exploits of the hobbit Frodo Baggins, the good wizard Gandalf and their company as they journey towards Mordor to do battle with the Dark Lord Sauron. But Tolkien's treatment of the universal theme of the triumph of good over evil is as well subtle, lyrical, disconcerting. It is of its time yet timeless. Written in the aftermath of world war it is bleak and condemnatory, exposing the irreparable destruction of power and greed. Frodo's quest to destroy the One Ring of Power is a quest to destroy evil; but he first must learn that evil is a complex beast, present in the purest as well as the most wretched of hearts.

The three volumes of the Lord of the Rings are set in Barbou with Libra display and printed at The Bath Press, Bath on St Paul's Wove paper. The text and illustrations are those of the original 1977 Folio Edition. The illustrations drawn by Eric Fraser from original designs by Ingahild Grathmer, pseudonym of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. The three volumes are the from the sixth printing in 2001. The Hobbit is often acclaimed as one of the finest children's stories of the 20.

Century but that is only a hint of its importance. First published in 1937 when Tolkien was Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University, the Hobbit was an entirely new kind of book: depicting a vivid, brilliantly imagined fantasy world, drawing its inspiration as much from the mystery of medieval legend as from the traditional elements of fairy tales. The quest of the hero, Bilbo Baggins, whisked from his snug retreat by the wizard Gandalf to help a band of dwarves slay a ferocious dragon, has now passed into legend itself, as the spur to the epic saga of Middle Earth. It is the essential prelude to The Lord of the Rings.

The Hobbit is also set in Barbou with Libra display and was printed at The Bath Press, Bath on Caxton Wove paper. The text and illustrations by Eric Fraser are those of the original 1979 Folio Edition.

This volume is from the seventh printing in 2002. The Silmarillion is a collection of.

And stories in varying styles by. It was edited and published posthumously by his son. In 1977, assisted by the fantasy author.

Requested a sequel, and Tolkien offered a draft of the writings that would later become. Unwin rejected this proposal, calling the draft obscure and "too Celtic", so Tolkien began working on a new story that eventually became. The Lord of the Rings. The Silmarillion has five parts.

Tells in mythic style of the creation of Eä, the world that is. Gives a description of the. Which forms the bulk of the collection, chronicles the history of the events before and during the. Including the wars over three jewels, the.

That gave the book its title. Relates the history of the Downfall of Númenor and its people, which takes place in the. The final part, Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age, is a summary of the events of The Lord of the Rings and those that led to them.

The Silmarillon is set in Fournier with Omnia display. It was printed at The Bath Press, Bathon Clan Bookwove paper. The text and illustrations by Francis Mosley are those of the original 1997 Folio Edition.

This edition is from the fourth printing in 2003.