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J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide (Two Volume Box Set)
by Christina Scull; Wayne G. Hammond
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0618391134
- ISBN 13
- 9780618391134
- Seller
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About This Item
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2006-10-05. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x4x9. Two Volume Set in Slipcase. First printings with full number lines on copyright pages. Hardcovers in jackets with slipcase. Rear upper slipcase edge is a little torn. Otherwise clean and unmarked. Bindings strong. Light wear. Very good condition. Additional photos available upon request. All of our books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box.
Synopsis
Designed to be the essential reference works for all readers and students, these volumes present the most thorough analysis possible of Tolkien's work within the important context of his life. The Reader's Guide includes brief but comprehensive alphabetical entries on a wide range of topics, including a who's who of important persons, a guide to places and institutions, details concerning Tolkien's source material, information about the political and social upheavals through which the author lived, the importance of his social circle, his service as an infantryman in World War I -- even information on the critical reaction to his work and the "Tolkien cult." The Chronology details the parallel evolutions of Tolkien's works and his academic and personal life in minute detail. Spanning the entirety of his long life including nearly sixty years of active labor on his Middle-earth creations, and drawing on such contemporary sources as school records, war service files, biographies, correspondence, the letters of his close friend C. S. Lewis, and the diaries of W. H. Lewis, this book will be an invaluable resource for those who wish to gain a complete understanding of Tolkien's status as a giant of twentieth-century literature.
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- Bookseller
- The Bookman & The Lady
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 231023011
- Title
- J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide (Two Volume Box Set)
- Author
- Christina Scull; Wayne G. Hammond
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0618391134
- ISBN 13
- 9780618391134
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006-10-05
- Size
- 6x4x9
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare & Collectible;
- X weight
- 64 oz
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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