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Title: Foreword (The Lord of the Rings)

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Title: Foreword (The Lord of the Rings) Title Record # 717189
Author: J. R. R. Tolkien
Date: 1966-00-00
Type: ESSAY
Language: English
Note: This is the foreword to the second edition of The Lord of the Rings, with Tolkien's comments on the varied reaction to his work, his motivation for writing the work, and his opinion of allegory. The source for the publicaton date is Wikipedia's Tolkien bibliography page.
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1966 Foreword to the Second Edition
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1985ⓘTranslated by Kersti Juva and Eila Pennanen
 Finnish Esipuhe (Taru sormusten herrasta)

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Lord of the Rings 1968-00-00 J. R. R. Tolkien George Allen & Unwin 0-04-823087-1
30/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 1077
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni Pauline Baynes Checkmark
The Lord of the Rings 1968-00-00 J. R. R. Tolkien George Allen & Unwin 0-04-823087-1
30/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 1077
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni Pauline Baynes  
The Lord of the Rings 1969-00-00 J. R. R. Tolkien George Allen & Unwin 0-04-823091-X   1077
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Pauline Baynes  
The Fellowship of the Ring 1971-00-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Methuen 0-458-90750-2
C$1.50?C$: Canadian dollar
 423
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
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The Lord of the Rings 1971-00-00 J. R. R. Tolkien George Allen & Unwin 0-04-823087-1
£1.75?£: UK pound
 1077
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni Pauline Baynes Checkmark
The Lord of the Rings 1972-00-00 J. R. R. Tolkien George Allen & Unwin 0-04-823087-1
£1.95?£: UK pound
 1077
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni Pauline Baynes Checkmark
The Lord of the Rings 1972-00-00 J. R. R. Tolkien George Allen & Unwin 0-04-823087-1
£2.10?£: UK pound
 1077
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni Pauline Baynes Checkmark
The Lord of the Rings 1973-00-00 J. R. R. Tolkien George Allen & Unwin 0-04-823087-1
£2.10?£: UK pound
 1077
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni Pauline Baynes Checkmark
The Lord of the Rings 1976-00-00 J. R. R. Tolkien George Allen & Unwin 0-04-823087-1
£3.95?£: UK pound
 1077
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
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The Lord of the Rings 1983-00-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Unwin 0-04-823229-7
£5.95?£: UK pound
 1193
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
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The Lord of the Rings 1990-09-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Unwin Hyman 0-04-823091-X
£50.00?£: UK pound
 1193
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni J. R. R. Tolkien Checkmark
The Lord of the Rings 1991-08-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Grafton 0-261-10243-5
£9.99?£: UK pound
 1193
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni Roger Garland  
The Lord of the Rings 1991-09-00 J. R. R. Tolkien HarperCollins (UK) 0-261-10230-3
£30.00?£: UK pound
 1193
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Alan Lee  
The Lord of the Rings 1992-01-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Grafton 0-261-10243-5
£9.99?£: UK pound
 1193
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni John Howe  
The Lord of the Rings 1996-11-00 J. R. R. Tolkien HarperCollins (UK) 0-261-10341-5
£40.00?£: UK pound
 1195
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni Alan Lee  
Taru sormusten herrasta 2001-00-00 J. R. R. Tolkien
Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö?Werner Soederstroem Osakeyhtioe
Werner Soderstrom Osakeyhtio
 951-0-13208-X   981
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Fellowship of the Ring 2002-00-00 J. R. R. Tolkien HarperCollins 0-00-714921-2
$10.99?$: US dollar
 xx+
545
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
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The Lord of the Rings 2003-07-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Houghton Mifflin 0-618-34399-7
$20.00?$: US dollar
 xviii+
1137
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
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The Fellowship of the Ring 2012-08-30 J. R. R. Tolkien HarperCollins (UK) 978-0-00-748831-5
£8.99?£: UK pound
 xxiii+
407+
[8]
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 novel New Line Productions  
The Lord of the Rings 2013-10-29 J. R. R. Tolkien Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 978-0-544-27344-3
$30.00?$: US dollar
 1216
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
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The Lord of the Rings 2014-06-19 J. R. R. Tolkien HarperCollins (UK) 978-0-00-752554-6
£60.00?£: UK pound
 1344
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Lord of the Rings date unknown J. R. R. Tolkien Grafton 0-261-10243-5
£9.99?£: UK pound
 1193
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
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The Lord of the Rings date unknown J. R. R. Tolkien HarperCollins (UK) 0-261-10230-3
£45.00?£: UK pound
 1193
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Lord of the Rings date unknown J. R. R. Tolkien HarperCollins (UK) 0-261-10230-3
£40.00?£: UK pound
 1193
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Alan Lee Checkmark
The Lord of the Rings date unknown J. R. R. Tolkien HarperCollins (UK) 0-261-10230-3
£45.00?£: UK pound
 1193
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
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The Lord of the Rings date unknown J. R. R. Tolkien Houghton Mifflin 0-618-12902-2
$20.00?$: US dollar
 vxiii1137
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
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The Fellowship of the Ring date unknown J. R. R. Tolkien HarperCollins (UK) 978-0-00-748831-5
£8.99?£: UK pound
 xxiii+
407+
[8]
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
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