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The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings

Boxed Set
By J. R. R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings
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To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Peter Jackson's award-winning film trilogy, immerse yourself in Middle-earth with Tolkien’s classic masterpieces behind the films, reissued with special images from the films on the covers, telling the complete story of Bilbo Baggins, Frodo, Gandalf, Gollum, and the quest to... Read More
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To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Peter Jackson's award-winning film trilogy, immerse yourself in Middle-earth with Tolkien’s classic masterpieces behind the films, reissued with special images from the films on the covers, telling the complete story of Bilbo Baggins, Frodo, Gandalf, Gollum, and the quest to destroy the One Ring.

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To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Peter Jackson's award-winning film trilogy, immerse yourself in Middle-earth with Tolkien’s classic masterpieces behind the films, reissued with special images from the films on the covers, telling the complete story of Bilbo Baggins, Frodo, Gandalf, Gollum, and the quest to destroy the One Ring.

When they were first published, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings became instant classics. 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.

This new 4-book boxed gift set, published to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first of Peter Jackson’s award-winning Lord of the Rings film trilogy, contains the complete work plus its prequel, The Hobbit, reissued with covers featuring iconic film images.

The quartet of books 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.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008802394

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Multiple-component retail product, part(s) enclosed

Date Published: 26 March 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HarperCollins

Edition: Film tie-in edition

Illustration: 10 b/w, illus, (4 x b/w maps)

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 102.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 1140g

Pages: 2064

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About the Author

J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 60 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.

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