domenica 7 agosto 2011

The Lord of the Rings, prima edizione pirata ACE BOOKS del 1965

Per conscere la storia di questa edizione pirata, che la rende anche rara e ricercata, vi consiglio di leggere qui.



The Fellowship of the Ring
di J.R.R. Tolkien

ACE Books, New York, n. A4
1° ed. 1965, pp. 448
Copertina: Jack Gaughan
Note: Edizione pirata non autorizzata dall’Autore. Non presenta la mappa della Terra-di-Mezzo



Note di copertina
For many years, the magnificent novel of Middle-earth, the world of the THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, has been the most cherished preserve of a devoted band of readers who number in their ranks most of the major science-fiction writers. For in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien, they acknowledge the master fantasy imagination of our century.
Now for the first time this book has been made available to the general science-fiction and fantasy public in a low-priced edition. The story of Middle-earth and its lands and kingdoms, the story of Frodo and his dangerous mission to return the Ring of Power to the land of the Enemy that made it, is such a tale as cannot be duplicated for wonder and vivd out-of-this-world advernture.
 



The Two Towers
di J.R.R. Tolkien
ACE Books, New York, n. A5
1° ed. 1965, pp.382
Copertina: Jack Gaughan
Note: Edizione pirata non autorizzata dall’Autore. Non presenta la mappa della Terra-di-Mezzo



The Fellowship of the Ring, that wonderfully varied band of courageous adventurers, continues it marvel-laden expedition in this, the second great volume of their epic fantasy. To carry the Ring of Power into the very doors of doom was their aim, but the perils and magical lands that had first to be mastered have made J.R.R. Tolkien’s work the foremost sword-and-sorcery saga of this century.





The Return of the King
di J.R.R. Tolkien

ACE Books, New York, n. A6

1° ed. 1965, pp.446
Copertina: Jack Gaughan
Note: Edizione pirata non autorizzata dall’Autore. Non presenta la mappa della Terra-di-Mezzo



The unforgettable series of fantasy adventures known as the saga of the Lord of the Rings  is completed in this magnificently climactic volume, THE RETURN OF THE KING. Here, in its marvel-packed pages, is the culmination of the fabulous events of Middle-earth that began with the expedition of Frodo the Hobbit to challenge all the forces of Darkness that a world steeped in wizardy could command