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The Lord of the Rings (50th Anniversary Edition)
by: J.R.R. Tolkien

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Binding: Leather Bound
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.912
EAN: 9780618517657
ISBN: 0618517650
Label: Houghton Mifflin
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 1184
Publication Date: October 21, 2004
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Release Date: October 21, 2004
Sales Rank: 1275
Studio: Houghton Mifflin

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Product Description:
The Fellowship of the Ring, part one of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic masterpiece, ﬁrst reached these shores on October 21, 1954, arriving, as C. S. Lewis proclaimed, 'like lightning from a clear sky.' Fifty years and nearly one hundred million American readers later comes a beautiful new one-volume collector's edition beﬁtting the stature of this crown jewel of our list. With a text fully corrected under the supervision of Christopher Tolkien to meet the author's exacting wishes, two large-format fold-out maps, a ribbon placemarker, gilded page edges, a color insert depicting Tolkien's own paintings of the Book of Mazarbul and exceptionally elegant and sturdy overall packaging housed within an attractive slipcase, this edition is the ﬁnest we've ever produced.

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- The story is a long tale, mostly very good
"The Lord of the Rings" is an epic fantasy of magic and a battle between the forces of evil and those of good. It is a long tale, in three parts, and it is mostly good. However, there are portions in parts two and three that are somewhat boring. Part three is .. I guess the best word is: dark. This is not some cute tale for young children. This is a myth-like, complicated, story for adults.

You see: Bilbo, the Hobbit brought a ring back from his adventure, many years ago. Now, Gandolf finds that "Bilbo's ring" is one of a set of rings and is magically very powerful. Gandolf decides that it must be destroyed. But, there is only one way to destroy it and a long and dangerous journey will be necessary. For the next several hundred pages we trek through that difficult journey.

I am glad that I read the story. It is quite good. However, the tendency to drag along, more and more slowly ... Read More

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- Ripped map corners
This book is so great. I'm just about at the end and haven't found the first typo. The leather cover looks fantastic and comes with a protective box and a ribbon place marker. The only reason I didn't give it a perfect score is because both the maps ripped a tiny little bit when I tried to open them, even though I was very careful. Other than that though, it's great, and should last for many years.

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- Very nice edition to have
This review is only about the `50th anniversary edition' and not about the master work of J.R.R.Tolkien.

I don't see any issues with the quality of the book. Like few other reviewers mentioned, the folded map is glued together and you need to take little care while viewing it for the first time without damage. That is not an issue or a reason to give this excellent edition a poor rating. Most of the deluxe editions won't be friendly to read due to unusual size and weight. People buy them because they adore the content and feel proud to have them in their bookshelves. I find this book very comfortable to read also. The paper quality is awesome, very smooth and silky and gives a very nice feeling when you read.

The UK edition of this book from Harper Collins appears to be of superior quality but the price is 150% more then this US edition. I personally like the US edition more due to the more flexible ... Read More

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- Smites every othe piece of modern fantasy
As far as this edition goes, I had a great experience. It's a steal for just over $50. Bit I'm not here to review this edition, I'm here to review Tolkien's masterpiece. Here it goes:
The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien is in my opinion one of the single greatest books ever written. Tolkien spent nearly ten years writing and compiling the book, and every word of it is so incredibly descriptive and perfect, that the ten years was time well spent. Every sentence of Tolkien's masterpiece is precisely written and full of life. The book comes closer to the saying "a picture's worth a thousand words" than any other book I've ever read, describing every picture he wants you to see as vibrantly as humanly possible. For these reasons, this book is quite faultless, and it never fails to leave out any details.
It's easy to tell that this is a book of a higher order, written completely out of pure devotion to describing ... Read More

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