The Hobbit & The Lord Of The Rings Boxed Book Sets

This deluxe edition of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings is the perfect gift for any fan of Tolkien's world, and a great replacement for your battered paperbacks. These tales from the Third Age of Middle-earth contain the definitive version of the text, as edited by Christopher Tolkien. They are illustrated throughout by Alan Lee, the lead concept artist for Peter Jackson's Oscar-winning film adaptation. 

Titles in This Set:

1. The Hobbit

2. The Fellowship of the Ring

3. The Two Towers

4. The Return of the King

Box Set #1: The Silmarillion / Unfinished Tales / Book of Lost Tales, Part One / Book of Lost Tales, Part Two
Box Set #2: The Lays of Beleriand / The Shaping of Middle-earth / The Lost Road
Box Set #3: The Return of the Shadow / The Treason of Isengard / The War of the Ring / Sauron Defeated

The world of Tolkien:  The fantasy world of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth contains a rich assortment of people, cities, powers, and creatures—as well as a deep, intertwined history that spans thousands of years. In these specially designed volumes, best-selling author and Tolkien scholar David Day presents four decades of research and writing on the lands and inhabitants of Middle-earth. A must-have guide to the Tolkien world, this collection provides an A-to-Z dictionary of the vernacular, an atlas describing the various terra firma, histories of battles, dark powers, heroes, the ring legends and the Hobbits that started it all. More than 200 black-and-white and full-color illustrations make the pages a joy to behold as you learn all you’ll need to know about Tolkien’s fantasy realm. (Titles: A Dictionary of Tolkien An Atlas of Tolkien The Battles of Tolkien The Heroes of Tolkien The Dark Powers of Tolkien The Hobbits of Tolkien The Ring Legends of Tolkien)