The fellowship of the ring being the first part of The Lord of the rings

In a sleepy village in the Shire, a young hobbit, Frodo Baggins, is entrusted by the wizard Gandalf with an immense task: he must make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Crack of Doom, there to destroy the Ruling Ring of Power, the only thing that prevents the Dark Lord Sauron's evil domi...

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Main Author: Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973
Other Authors: Beagle, Peter S.
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Ballantine Books, ©1994.
Series:Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973. Lord of the rings ; 1.
Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973. Middle-Earth universe.
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Summary:In a sleepy village in the Shire, a young hobbit, Frodo Baggins, is entrusted by the wizard Gandalf with an immense task: he must make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Crack of Doom, there to destroy the Ruling Ring of Power, the only thing that prevents the Dark Lord Sauron's evil dominion.
Item Description:"This is the only complete and authorized paperbound edition, containing all of the original text and maps ..."--Page [ii].
"Introduction ... by Peter Beagle"--Title page verso.
"First Ballantine Books edition October 1965"--Title page verso.
Physical Description:xiii, 458 pages : maps ; 18 cm.
ISBN:0345339703
9780345339706
9780808520764
0808520768
9781439518366
143951836X
Author Notes:John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. After serving in World War I, he embarked upon a distinguished academic career and was recognized as one of the finest philologists in the world. He was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College until his retirement in 1959. He is, however, beloved throughout the world as the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic works as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. He died on September 2, 1973, at the age of eighty-one.