Hey, im a big fan of lord of the rings but have never read the books not a big reader. It is about sauron, who is the dark lord that made the one ring, and about the fellowship, which is made up of nine creatures that have the mission of taking the ring back to where it was forged. Buy the lord of the rings books and get the best deals. The lord of the rings fantasy books for sale shop with. The book presents more than 150 of lees celebrated illustrations to show how his imagery for both the. A contents listing with the manuscript of the lord of the rings at marquette university gives them as follows. Lord of the rings by tolkien, first edition, signed abebooks. This is the original concept art submitted to mrs betty ballantine for the 1965 ballantine books first paperbacks of the hobbit and the lord of the rings books in america. After the books, the hollywood got its best movie series based on the lord of the rings directed by peter jackson.
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