The Return of the Shadow. The History of the Lord of the Rings Part One
Tolkien, J. R. R.; Edited by Christopher Tolkien
Language: English
Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1988
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- Hardcover
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First Printing with complete number line 10-1. Near Fine, faint ink linr fore edge of page block in Fine dust jacket. Volume VI in The History of Middle Earth. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Title
- The Return of the Shadow. The History of the Lord of the Rings Part One
- Author
- Tolkien, J. R. R.; Edited by Christopher Tolkien
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin, Boston
- Publication year
- 1988
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Cloth
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0395498635
- ISBN 13
- 9780395498637
- Edition
- First American Edition.
- Series
- Book 6 of 12: History of Middle-Earth
- Seller catalogs
- Children's Literature, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror
The story in this book ends at the point where J.R.R. Tolkien halted in the story for a long time, as the Company of the Ring, still lacking Legolas and Gimli, stood before the tomb of Balin in the Mines of Moria. The Return of the Shadow is illustrated with reproductions of the first maps and notable pages from the earliest manuscripts.
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From the Back Cover
'The Return of the Shadow' is the first part of the history of the creation of 'The Lord of the Rings', a fascinating study of Tolkien's great masterpiece, from its inception to the end of the first volume, 'The Fellowship of the Ring'.
In 'The Return of the Shadow' (the abandoned title of the first volume of 'The Lord of the Rings') we see how Bilbo's 'magic' ring evolved into the supremely dangerous Ruling Ring of the Dark Lord; and the precise, and astonishingly unforeseen, moment when a Black Rider first rode into the Shire. The character of the hobbit called Trotter (afterwards Strider or Aragorn) is developed, though his true identity seems to be an insoluble problem. Frodo's companions undergo many changes of name and personality; and other major figures appear in unfamiliar guises: a sinister Treebeard, in league with the Enemy, and a ferocious, malevolent Farmer Maggot.
This book comes complete with reproductions of the first maps and facsimile pages from the earlier manuscripts.
”The pure imaginative power of J.R.R.Tolkien shines through...an excellent example of the creative imagination at work.”
BALTIMORE SUN
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