Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Missouri

The End of the Third Age is comprised of the first section of the hardcover volume published as Sauron Defeated, the ninth volume of The History of Middle-earth. It completes Christopher Tolkien's account of the creation of The Lord of the Rings begun in the earlier volumes, The Return of the Shadow, The Treason of Isengard, and The War of the Ring. The End of the Third Age begins with Sam's rescue of Frodo from the Tower of Kirith Ungol, and giving a very different account of the Scouring of the Shire, this part ends with versions of the hitherto unpublished Epilogue, in which, years after the departure of Bilbo and Frodo from the Grey Havens, Sam attempts to answer his children's questions. The book is illustrated with changing conceptions of Kirith Ungol and Mount Doom, as well as previously unpublished drawings of Orthanc and Dunharrow.

The End of the Third Age

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David Day

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Mississippi

Learn the most popular legends about the Rings of Power! The history of J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth is filled with an ongoing struggle between good and evil, centered on a set of rings forged by Elves and an evil sorcerer. The Ring Legends of Tolkien recounts stories and conflicts surrounding the Rings of Power. Insightful commentary by Tolkien scholar David Day discusses how people, tactics, and weapons were used to obtain and control the rings, and also how the legends of Middle-earth relate to the real-world mythology on which Tolkien based his famous literary creation. Maps and full-color illustrations help bring this rich universe to life, making it an invaluable reference book for Tolkien fans of all ages. This work is unofficial and is not authorized by the Tolkien Estate or HarperCollins Publishers.

Ring Legends of Tolkien

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J. R. R. Tolkien

**This book is unopened, still in the original plastic and will be mailed in the original box. The pictures of the inside are from another copy.**

Since it was first published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings has been a book people
have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, its sweeping
fantasy has touched the hearts of generations of readers, young and old alike. In
2005, J.R.R. Tolkien's text was fully restored - with the co-operation of Christopher
Tolkien - with almost 400 corrections and a fully revised and enlarged index.
For the first time in its history, it is now presented together with the author's own
paintings, drawings and illustrations, making this as close as possible to the version that J.R.R. Tolkien imagined as he wrote his way tO Mordor, and back again.
This deluxe edition includes the complete text and has the following exclusive
features:
Definitive version of the text, printed in two colours on acid-free paper, with gilt
edging and including a ribbon marker
◦ Illustrated with more than 30 full-colour paintings, drawings and illustrations by
J.R.R. Tolkien, all of which appear here for the very first time
Features the original red and black maps drawn by Christopher Tolkien,including
two appearing as large fold-out posters
Appearing for the first time is a removable facsimile of the King's Letter that
appears in the rejected epilogue to The Lord of the Rings, written in tengwar and
sent by King Elessar to Sam, which is printed in black with silver foil
Quarter-bound in red leather and black cloth with raised spine ribs, and stamped
in two foils with the author's Ring device
Housed in a custom-built slipcase bound in red cloth and stamped in gold foil,
with circular die-cut revealing the Eye of Sauron

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Virginia

For the first time ever, a very special edition of the classic masterpiece, illustrated throughout in color by the author himself and with the complete text printed in two colors.

Since it was first published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, its sweeping fantasy and epic adventure has touched the hearts of young and old alike. Over 150 million copies of its many editions have been sold around the world, and occasional collectors' editions become prized and valuable items of publishing.

This one-volume hardback edition contains the complete text, fully corrected and reset, which is printed in red and black and features, for the very first time, thirty color illustrations, maps and sketches drawn by Tolkien himself as he composed this epic work. These include the pages from the Book of Mazarbul, marvellous facsimiles created by Tolkien to accompany the famous 'Bridge of Khazad-dum' chapter. Also appearing are two removable fold-out maps drawn by Christopher Tolkien revealing all the detail of Middle-earth.

Sympathetically packaged to reflect the classic look of the first edition, this new edition of the bestselling hardback will prove irresistible to collectors and new fans alike.

The Lord of the Rings Illustrated Deluxed Edition

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Fool of a Took!

Colorado

Story of Eva, a forty-year-old from Alto Adige. One night Eva receives a phone call from Reggio Calabria, in southern Italy. Vito, a carabiniere who served for years in Alto Adige, is dying and would like to see Eva one last time. Vito served in Alto Adige during the seventies, years of darkness and tension. However, that did not stop the love between Vito, and Gerda, Eva's mother, a young cook from Alto Adige and the sister of a terrorist. Vito is the only man that Eva ever considered a father. Whatever happened to the love between Vito and Gerda?

Eva Sleeps

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A Novel

A bestselling Italian writer makes her American debut with this delightful dramedy of manners, family, romance, and fashion that is set on the island of Sardinia at the end of the nineteenth century--a dazzling and original literary blend of Jane Austen and Adriana Trigiani.

In 1900 Sardinia, a young woman's remarkable talent with a needle earns her a position as a seamstress with a wealthy family. Inside this privileged world far different from her own humble beginnings, the skilled sewer quietly takes measurements, sketches designs, mends hems--and in the silence, hears whispered secrets and stories of all those around her.

Through the watchful young seamstress's eyes, this small Italian city and its residents emerge in all their vitality, vanity, and fragility--flawed yet congenial people who are not quite what they pretend to be. There is the Marchesa Esther, who rides horses and studies mechanics and ancient Greek; Miss Lily Rose, a spirited American journalist who commissions a special corset--with pockets to hide more than just her flaws; the Provera sisters with their expensive Parisian fashions that belie their financial hardships; and Assuntina, the wild child. There are men, young, old, and in between; love affairs and broken hearts; and even a murder (or was it suicide?). And at the center, watching and waiting is the seamstress herself, an intelligent, ambitious girl with a tender heart and her own impossible dream.

An irresistible literary confection rich in atmosphere and period detail and packed with compelling characters. The Seamstress of Sardinia transports us to a long-ago world not so removed from our own--to a society rigidly divided by wealth and shaped by passion, hope, ambition, and love--the elemental forces that drive human lives.

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Angela

Fool of a Took!

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Shelves by Angela

Angela

Fool of a Took!

In translation