

Seller Inventory # AA89780008376109īook Description Book & Merchandise. Readers will be able to follow the complete story of the Hobbits and their part in the quest for the Ring - beginning with Bilbo's fateful visit from Gandalf and culminating in the dramatic climax between Frodo and Gollum atop Mount Doom - while also enjoying over seventy full-page colour paintings and numerous illustrations which accompany this epic tale. Now, the new hardback editions of these beautifully illustrated works have been collected together into one boxed set of four books. And no editions have proved more popular than the two that were illustrated by award-winning artist, Alan Lee - the Centenary edition of The Lord of the Rings and the 60th Anniversary edition of The Hobbit. Between them, nearly 150 million copies have been sold around the world. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, these works of sweeping fantasy have touched the hearts of young and old alike. Since they were first published, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings have been two books people have treasured. Boxed gift set of Tolkien's classic masterpieces, fully illustrated throughout in watercolour by the acclaimed and award-winning artist, Alan Lee, Conceptual Designer on Peter Jackson's THE HOBBIT films.

It offers readers a new opportunity to discover Tolkien"s remarkable world of Middle-earth and to follow the complete story of Bilbo Baggins and the Hobbits" part in the epic quest for the Ring - beginning with Bilbo"s fateful visit from Gandalf and culminating in the dramatic climax between Frodo and Gollum atop Mount Doom.

This new boxed gift set, published to celebrate the release of the first of Peter Jackson"s three-part film adaptation of J.R.R.Tolkien"s The Hobbit, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, contains both titles and features cover images from both films. Treasured by readers young and old, these works of sweeping fantasy, steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness have sold more than 150 million copies around the world. When they were first published, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings became instant classics.

Immerse yourself in Middle-earth with Tolkien"s classic masterpieces behind the films, telling the complete story of Bilbo Baggins and the Hobbits" epic encounters with Gandalf, Gollum, dragons and monsters, in the quest to destroy the One Ring.
