The Lord of the Rings Book and Bookend Gift Set [SPECIAL EDITION] (Hardcover)

by J.R.R. Tolkien (Author)

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Product Description
Presented here in hardcover with a beautiful jacket chosen through a global fan poll, J.R.R. Tolkien's epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, has been hailed throughout the world as one of the greatest adventure stories ever written. Millions of readers have celebrated this exciting tale of hobbits, wizards, men, dwarves, and elves in a land called Middle-earth. Now millions of filmgoers have embraced the blockbuster motion picture trilogy that has fired the imaginations of a new generation.
Returning to Hobbiton after an absence of many years, the wizard Gandalf quickly sought out Bag End, the home of his old and dear friend the hobbit Bilbo Baggins. It was the morning of Bilbo's one hundred and eleventh birthday, and a party of special magnificence was planned for that night. The old hobbit had been plagued by the incessant attentions of unwanted visitors, well-wishers, and distant relations, prompting him to hang out a sign on his front gate warning "No admittance except on party business." It was in this grumpy state of mind that Bilbo, completely unprepared for the joyous reunion that awaited him, stomped to the door to answer Gandalf's knock.
These unique, limited-edition bookend sculptures have been hand-cast in heavyweight polystone and hand-painted to the highest standards by the artists of Sideshow/Weta, a unique partnership between museum-quality collectibles manufacturer Sideshow, Inc. and Weta Workshop of New Zealand, the artisans responsible for the conceptualization, prosthetics, makeup effects, weapons, armor, and miniatures for Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

About the Author
J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973), beloved throughout the world as the creator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. His chief interest was the linguistic aspects of the early English written tradition, but even as he studied these classics he was creating a set of his own.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1216 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin; 113 edition (November 19, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0618401210
• ISBN-13: 978-0618401215
• Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.7 x 9.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #550,277 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Value!, October 23, 2003

By	A. Grable - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This set is definitely worth the money. The hardback book, similar to the one released in July '03, sells here at Amazon for $26.60, so the cost of the bookends is about $26. Sideshow used to sell the bookends alone for $60!

Get this while you can!

37 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The right bookends for the right book, October 29, 2003

By	E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Ring" trilogy wholeheartedly embraced the film adaptation when it premiered almost three years ago. Now Weta Workshops (who did all the special effects, prosthetics, armor and makeup for the films) have produced a gorgeous bookend set along with the hardcover book.

Chosen by a special poll, the special hardcover edition is pretty nice to look at, but let's face it, the bookends are the best part. They're handpainted and very detailed, capturing the moment when Gandalf waits to be let in, only to be rebuffed by "We don't want any more visitors, well-wishers, or distant relations!"

One bookend has Bilbo moving to the door, and the other has Gandalf knocking with his staff on Bilbo's round green door. Fans of the movie will be pleased to know that they really do look like Ian Holm and Ian McKellen. Collectors of Tolkien merchandise will be delighted to put "The Hobbit," "Silmarillion," and other Middle-Earth books beside the trilogy, between these bookends.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Set, October 15, 2003

By	Jeffrey Laino (Washington Township, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

Truly a beautiful set, bookends are marvelously detailed and the book's jacket (unique to this edition) is also superb. Definitely worth the price, especially considering its a limited edition of sorts.