Presents a two-volume slipcased set containing a comprehensive companion to Tolkien's life and works ever published, including synopses of all his writings, and a Tolkien gazetteer, who's who and chronology. This work traces Tolkien's progress from his birth in South Africa, to the battlefields of F[...]
A unique insight into the evolution of The Lord of the Rings, detailing how mistakes crept in almost from the first printing, how Tolkien changed the text during his lifetime, posthumous changes made by Christopher Tolkien and a previously unpublished Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings, wri[...]
A unique companion to The Lord of the Rings which relates the textual history of the Nation's Favourite Read; with a previously unpublished Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings, written by Tolkien himself.[...]
In 1925, while on vacation with his family on the Yorkshire coast, four-year-old Michael Tolkien lost his favorite toy, a little lead dog he was reluctant to put down even to play on the beach. To console and distract him, his father, J. R. R. Tolkien, improvised a story - the story of Rover, a real[...]
J.R.R. Tolkien's complete artwork for "The Hobbit," presented for the first time in celebration of the 75th anniversary
When J.R.R. Tolkien wrote "The Hobbit," he was already an accomplished amateur artist, and drew illustrations for his book while it was still in manuscript. "The Hobbit" as fir[...]
This amusing tale by the author of The Hobbit is set in the Thames valley of England in a distant and marvellous past, when giants and dragons still lived. Its hero, Farmer Giles, is actually quite unheroic, but through good luck and the help of his dog Garm, his grey mare, and the magic sword Caudi[...]
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973), renowned author of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion, was an artist in pictures as well as in words. Though he often remarked that he had no talent for drawing, his art has charmed his readers and has been exhibited to large and appreciative audience[...]
A companion reference to the film trilogy and the book presents changes made by the author and his son Christopher to the original novel, references to various illustrations and maps, explanations of unique words, and a primer on Tolkien's invented languages.[...]
Kun J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973) kirjoitti esikoisromaaniaan Hobitti eli Sinne ja takaisin, hänestä oli kehkeytynyt jo varsin etevä amatööritaiteilija. Vuonna 1937 julkaistu ensipainos sisälsi tekijän luomat kymmenen mustavalkopiirrosta ja kaksi karttaa sekä sidoksen ja suojapäällyksen. Ho[...]