{"product_id":"the-tolkien-reader-stories-poems-and-an-essay-by-the-author-of-the-hobbit-and-the-lord-of-the-rings-j-r-r-tolkien","title":"The Tolkien Reader: Stories, poems, and an essay by the author of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” J. R. R. Tolkien","description":"\u003cp\u003e6W J. R. R. Tolkien. New York: Ballantine Books, 1966. First Edition Thus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\u003cspan data-subtree=\"aimfl\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eJ.R.R. Tolkien’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wfWfIf fxyaSe\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"jAOkJc\" role=\"button\" id=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjP-fWAjeeUAxUJKEQIHSJMDLsQ3egRegYIAAgDEAE\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);' tabindex=\"0\"\u003eThe Tolkien Reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, first published in New York by Ballantine Books in September 1966, stands as a seminal, authoritative anthology that famously introduced American readers to the author's broader literary, academic, and philosophical genius outside of his core novels.\u003c\/span\u003e Released at the absolute zenith of the 1960s campus Tolkien craze to combat unauthorized paperback piracy, this curated volume compiles several of the professor's scarcer, hard-to-find shorter works into a single accessible compendium. The collection includes the multi-part \u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eTree and Leaf\u003c\/em\u003e—which features his foundational, revolutionary academic essay \"On Fairy-Stories\" alongside the deeply moving, allegorical short story \"Leaf by Niggle\"—the mock-medieval dragon fable \u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eFarmer Giles of Ham\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eThe Adventures of Tom Bombadil\u003c\/em\u003e, a whimsical selection of verse expanding upon the lore of Middle-earth. It also contains his lesser-known historical verse play \u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eThe Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son\u003c\/em\u003e and an introductory essay titled \"Tolkien's Magic Ring\" penned by acclaimed fantasy author Peter S. Beagle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrisp paperback. Some creasing to spine. First printing featuring publisher code U7038 and 95¢ original price on upper cover. Vibrant wrap-around cover art executed by illustrator \u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", \"Helvetica Neue\", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eBarbara Remington\u003c\/span\u003e alongside interior decorations by Pauline Baynes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moons Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56559113207974,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0173\/6563\/1040\/files\/D497A80C-9B00-48F1-8C1D-C67868D10DE3.jpg?v=1780354743","url":"https:\/\/moons-rare-books.myshopify.com\/products\/the-tolkien-reader-stories-poems-and-an-essay-by-the-author-of-the-hobbit-and-the-lord-of-the-rings-j-r-r-tolkien","provider":"Moons Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}