Characters from Tolkien
Presents illustrated definitions in alphabetical order of all the imaginary beasts, monsters, races, nations, duties, fauna, and flora of the worlds of middle-earth and the Undying Lands. Also includes a map and a chronology of all the ages.
| Main Author: | Day, David, 1947- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
London :
Chancellor Press,
2002.
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| Summary: |
Presents illustrated definitions in alphabetical order of all the imaginary beasts, monsters, races, nations, duties, fauna, and flora of the worlds of middle-earth and the Undying Lands. Also includes a map and a chronology of all the ages. |
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| Item Description: |
Originally published under title: A Tolkien bestiary.-- New York : Ballantine Books, 1979. Illustrations by Ian Miller [and others]. Includes indexes. |
| Physical Description: |
287 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm |
| ISBN: |
0753705613 9780753705612 |
| Author Notes: |
He has written over 40 books of poetry, ecology, history, fantasy, mythology, and fiction for both adults and children. His first collection of poems, The Cowichan, was published in 1975. His other books include A Tolkien Bestiary, The Doomsday Book of Animals, Castles, The Emperor's Panda, The Quest for King Arthur, Nevermore: A Book of Hours, and Tolkien: A Dictionary. Through the 1980's and 1990's, he was also an environmental columnist for Britain's Daily Mail, Evening Standard, Sunday Times, and Punch magazine. (Bowker Author Biography) |