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Click to view full description | 1. | Haber, Karen, ed. Illus. by John Howe. (J.R.R. Tolkien.) (Raymond Feist, Poul Anderson, Esther M. Friesner, Harry Turtledove, Robin Hobb, Terry Pratchett, Ursula Le Guin, Diane Duane, Charles de Lint, Terri Windling, Orson Scott Card, et al.) MEDITATIONS ON MIDDLE-EARTH.
St. Martin's Press, New York, (2001), Ist edition.
235 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2'' H), hard cover in dust jacket. B&w illustrations by John Howe. ''...sixteen bestselling fantasy authors share details of their personal relationships with Tolkien's mythos, for it inspired them all. Had there been no Lord of the Rings, there would also have been no Earthsea books by Ursula K. Le Guin; no Song of Ice and Fire saga from George R.R. Martin; no Tales of Discworld by Terry Pratchett; no Riftwar stories from Raymond Feist; no Legends of Alvin Maker from Orson Scott Card. Each of them was influenced by the master mythmaker, and now each reveals the nature of that influence and their personal relationships with the greatest fantasy novels ever written in the English language...'' Other authors: Poul Anderson; Michael Swanwick; Esther Friesner; Harry Turtledove; Robin Hobb; Diane Duane; Douglas A. Anderson; Charles de Lint; Lisa Goldstein; Glenn Hurdling; and, Terri Windling. Concludes with brief author biographies. This is a new unread book. F/F
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| 2. | Kilby, Clyde S. (J.R.R. Tolkien.) TOLKIEN & THE SILMARILLION.
Harold Shaw, Wheaton, Illinois, (1976).
89 pp, 8vo, HC in dust jacket. ''...Clyde S. Kilby spins his remembrance of a summer's close personal acquaintance with J.R.R. Tolkien into an intimate portrait of the writer whose mythic universe has kindled the imagination of a vast audience. Her e Kilby not only provides a rich diversity of clues to the content of that looked-for magnum opus, 'The Silmarillion', but elaborates on Tolkien's personal and literary relationships with his contemporaries, C.S. Lewis and Charles Williams...'' Sli g ht wrinkling at top of spine. Dust jacket is price-clipped, has light edgewear/rubbing, three small closed tears and light wrinkling at top edge, tiny dint on front hinge, spine slightly sun-faded. VG/G
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| 3. | Lowson, Iain; Marshall, Keith; and O'Brien, Daniel. (J.R.R. Tolkien.) WORLD OF THE RINGS: THE UNAUTHORIZED GUIDE TO THE WORLD OF JRR TOLKIEN.
Reynolds & Hearn, London, (2002).
127 pp, small 8vo (7 3/4'' H), soft cover. ''...the perfect beginner's guide to the world of JRR Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', now the subject of a major trilogy of motion pictures. For those new to Tolkien's Middle-earth, and for those returning to the magical world of Hobbits, Wizards, Elves, Ents and Orcs, the authors have devised a simple-to-use guide to Tolkien's books and their various film and TV adaptations...also looks at Tolkien's life and the multiple layers of legend and history that make up the background of 'The Lord of the Rings', giving guidance on where to find out more - in print and on line...'' Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very minor edge wear and rubbing. VG+
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| 4. | Strachey, Barbara. (J.R.R. Tolkien.) JOURNEY OF FRODO: AN ATLAS OF J.R.R. TOLKIEN'S THE LORD OF THE RINGS.
Unwin, London, (1981), Ist printing.
Oblong small 8vo, (7 1/2'' H x 9 3/4'' D), soft cover. 51 maps (1 per page with description on facing page) in black, white and red. ''...clearly show Frodo's route (together with the paths taken by other principal characters) and provide enough detail to help the reader to envisage the country through which the narrative moves. The maps are based on clear and detailed descriptions given in the text and on the original maps that appeared with the books. Barbara Strachey has also studied Tolkien's own paintings and drawings of the landscape and features of Middle-earth. Each map has extensive notes to explain special points and to give references for the information used.'' Interior - previous owners name/info. and small gift notation on title-page, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - minor edgewear/rubbing, small corner crease on front cover, flat uncreased spine. VG
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| 5. | Tolkien, J.R.R. THE FILM BOOK OF J.R.R. TOLKIEN'S THE LORD OF THE RINGS PART ONE. (FILMBOOK).
Ballantine, New York, (1978), December 1978 reprint.
76 pp, oblong 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. Over 130 color illustrations from the full-length animated film directed by Ralph Bakshi. ''...tells the story of the hobbit Frodo Baggins, who leaves his peaceful home in the Shire and struggles across the mountains and plains of Middle-earth, enduring hardship and danger in his attempt to destroy the One Ring: the ring which must not fall into the hands of Sauron, the Dark Lord.'' Slight color offset on pages adjacent to endpapers, light edge we ar to boards, small remainder mark on bottom of textblock. Dust jacket has moderate edge wear, a few small closed tears with creases (archivally taped), crease down front flap, light rubbing, color offset from boards on inside, now protected in myl ar sleeve. VG/G
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