The first part of the history of the creation of "The Lord of the Rings" is a study of Tolkien's work 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 ...
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The first part of the history of the creation of "The Lord of the Rings" is a study of Tolkien's work 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. The book comes complete with reproductions of the first maps and facsimile pages from the earliest manuscripts.
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Used-Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket. Reprint, 1989. Owner's name on front pastedown; otherwise a clean, tidy copy in tight binding. Dust jacket not price-clipped; protected in removable clear film. The History of Middle-Earth, vol. 6.
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Very good in Very good jacket. VGC. Unwin Hyman, 1988. Second reprint. Black hardback (gilt lettering to the spine, small nicks and light shelf wear on the edges of the cover) with Dj (small tear, chips, nicks and scratches on the edges of the front Dj cover), both in VGC. Illustrated with b/w drawings, colour map. Nice and clean pages with two small ink marks on the outer edges, light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 499pp including List of illustrations, index. Price un-clipped. Heavy book.
Add this copy of Return of the Shadow; History of the Lotr Part One to cart. $98.95, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hialeah, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Houghton Mifflin Co.
