This is a memoir book where Rayner Unwin recollects his work at the family firm George Allen & Unwin. The book contains two chapters recounting his experiences publishing J.R.R. Tolkien.

The official Tolkien calendar, this year containing 12 stunning paintings from a new generation of artists inspired by the world of Middle-earth.
The official Tolkien calendar has become an established publishing event, eagerly anticipated by Tolkien fans the world over. Previous Tolkien calendars have become much sought after collector's items, and this year's will doubtless be an essential purchase for Middle-earth fans everywhere.
Featuring 12 full-colour paintings of scenes from across the Three Ages of Middle-earth, many of which are unique to this calendar, a new generation of artists explores Tolkien's creation with greater depth than ever before. With a variety of artistic styles on display, this year's calendar is a celebration of the remarkable influence Tolkien has had on artists around the world, inspiring a creative legacy that has endured across the generations.

The fourth volume that contains the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkien's epic tale of war, The Silmarillion. In this fourth volume of The History of Middle-earth, the shaping of the chronological and geographical structure of the legends of Middle-earth and Valinor is spread before us. We are introduced to the hitherto unknown Ambarkanta or "Shape of the World", the only account ever given of the nature of the imagined Universe, ccompanied by maps and diagrams of the world before and after the cataclyusms of The War of the Gods and the Downfall of Numenor. The first map of Beleriend is also reproduced and discussed. In The Annals of Valinor and The Annals of Beleriend we are shown how the chronology of the First Age was moulded: and the tale is told of Aelfwine, the Englishman who voyaged into the True West and came to Tol Eressea, Lonely Isle, where he learned the ancient history of Elves and Men. Also included are the original 'Silmarillion' of 1926, and the Quenta Noldorinwa of 1930 -- the only version of the myths and legends of the First Age that J R R Tolkien completed to their end.

The Return of the Shadow is the first part of the history of the creation of The Lord of the Rings , a fascinating study of Tolkien's great masterpiece, from its inception to the end of the first volume, The Fellowship of the Ring . In The Return of the Shadow (the abandoned title of the first volume of The Lord of the Rings ) we see how Bilbo's 'magic' ring evolved into the supremely dangerous Ruling Ring of the Dark Lord; and the precise, and astonishingly unforeseen, moment when a Black Rider first rode into the Shire. The character of the hobbit called Trotter (afterwards Strider or Aragorn) is developed, though his true identity seems to be an insoluble problem. Frodo's companions undergo many changes of name and personality; and other major figures appear in unfamiliar guises: a sinister Treebeard, in league with the Enemy, and a ferocious, malevolent Farmer Maggot. The book comes complete with reproductions of the first maps and facsimile pages from the earliest manuscripts

To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit, a sumptuous full colour art book containing the complete collection of more than 100 Hobbit sketches, drawings, paintings and maps by J.R.R. Tolkien.
When J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit, he was already an accomplished amateur artist, and drew illustrations for his book while it was still in manuscript. The Hobbit as first printed had ten black and white pictures, two maps, and binding and dust-jacket designs by its author. Later, Tolkien also painted five scenes for colour plates which are some of his best work. His illustrations for The Hobbit add an extra dimension to that remarkable book, and have long influenced how readers imagine Bilbo Baggins and his world.
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit, the complete artwork created by the author for his story has been collected in The Art of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. Including related pictures, more than one hundred sketches, drawings, paintings, maps, and plans are presented here, preliminary and alternate versions and experimental designs as well as finished art. Some of these images are now published for the first time, and others for the first time in colour. Fresh digital scans from the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford and Marquette University in Wisconsin allow Tolkien’s Hobbit pictures to be seen more vividly than ever before.
The Art of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien has been written and edited by Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, two of the leading experts on Tolkien and authors of the acclaimed J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator, The Lord of the Rings: A Reader’s Companion, and The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide.

The world first publication of a previously unknown work of fantasy by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the powerful story of a doomed young man who is sold into slavery and who swears revenge on the magician who killed his father. Kullervo son of Kalervo is perhaps the darkest and most tragic of all J.R.R. Tolkien's characters. 'Hapless Kullervo', as Tolkien called him, is a luckless orphan boy with supernatural powers and a tragic destiny. Brought up in the homestead of the dark magician Untamo, who killed his father, kidnapped his mother, and who tries three times to kill him when still a boy, Kullervo is alone save for the love of his twin sister, Wanona, and guarded by the magical powers of the black dog, Musti. When Kullervo is sold into slavery he swears revenge on the magician, but he will learn that even at the point of vengeance there is no escape from the cruellest of fates. Tolkien himself said that The Story of Kullervo was 'the germ of my attempt to write legends of my own', and was 'a major matter in the legends of the Frist Age'. Tolkien's Kullervo is the clear ancestor of Turin Turambar, tragic incestuous hero of The Silmarillion. In addition to it being a powerful story in its own right, The Story of Kullervo, published here for the first time with the author's drafts, notes and lecture-essays on its source-work, the Kalevala, is a foundation stone in the structure of Tolkien's invented world.

The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world’s greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing new insights into The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.

J.R.R. Tolkien, creator of the languages and history of Middle-earth as recorded in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, was one of the most prolific letter-writers of this century. Over the years he wrote a mass of letters – to his publishers, to members of his family, to friends, and to 'fans' of his books – which often reveal the inner workings of his mind, and which record the history of composition of his works and his reaction to subsequent events.

A selection from Tolkien's correspondence, collected and edited by Tolkien's official biographer, Humphrey Carpenter, and assisted by Christopher Tolkien, was published in 1981. It presented, in Tolkien's own words, a highly detailed portrait of the man in his many aspects: storyteller, scholar, Catholic, parent, friend, and observer of the world around him.

In this revised and expanded edition of The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, it has been possible to go back to the editors’ original typescripts and notes, restoring more than 150 letters that were excised purely to achieve what was then deemed a ‘publishable length’, and present the book as originally intended.

Enthusiasts for his writings will find much that is new, for the letters not only include fresh information about Middle-earth, such as Tolkien’s own plot summary of the entirety of The Lord of the Rings and a vision for publishing his ‘Tales of the Three Ages’, but also many insights into the man and his world. In addition, this new selection will entertain anyone who appreciates the art of letter-writing, of which J.R.R. Tolkien was a master.

The official Tolkien calendar, this year containing 13 stunning paintings inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s THE FALL OF NÚMENOR. Featuring breathtaking artwork by Alan Lee, with two new pieces unique to this calendar.
The official Tolkien calendar has become an established publishing event, eagerly anticipated by Tolkien fans the world over. Previous Tolkien calendars have become much sought after collector’s items, and this year’s will doubtless be an essential purchase for Middle-earth fans everywhere.
This year’s calendar features 13 full-colour paintings of scenes from across the Second Age of Middle-earth. Famously described by Tolkien as a ‘dark age, and not very much of its history is (or need be) told’, for many years readers would need to be content with the tantalizing glimpses of it found within the pages of The Lord of the Rings and its appendices, including the forging of the Rings of Power, the building of the Barad-dûr and the rise of Sauron. Now presented for the first time in calendar form, with two new paintings from the doyen of Tolkien art, Alan Lee, and with an insightful introduction by Brian Sibley, Tolkien fans can discover the Second Age in greater depth than ever before.

不读卡彭特，不识托尔金
迄今为止托尔金最权威的官方授权传记
克里斯托弗·托尔金逐字逐句校对的严谨传记
很多托尔金研究都会引用的重量级传记
包含大量生动细节的有趣传记，“托尔金母亲对他的创作影响深远”“中洲故事是献给英格兰的神话”“霍比屯源于托尔金对英格兰乡村的热爱”等说法最初即来自本书

★《魔戒》《霍比特人》之父J.R.R.托尔金经典奇幻短篇及罕见诗歌，叙事天才尽显
★托尔金独特奇幻创作观《论仙境奇谭》4万5千字全收录，
★同时了解世纪作家信奉的创作理论和与之呼应的创作实践，只要这一本！
★国际插画大师、奥斯卡得主艾伦·李50幅插图精彩呈现
★壳面精致图案双色烫金
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在托尔金的创作世界里，有笔落惊风雨的《魔戒》和庞大瑰丽的中洲世界，也有凝聚了他超凡想象力、学者幽默感和痛切人生体验的短篇小说、诗歌和影响深远的著名讲演。
本书采用了独树一帜的托尔金作品编选法，由两大部分组成：前半正文是他的仙境奇谭创作实践，由4部经典短篇小说和16首诗歌组成；后半附录是他的仙境奇谭理论，对后世影响深远的托尔金最著名讲演《论仙境奇谭》4万5千字全收录，令人一窥当代奇幻鼻祖独一无二的奇幻观、童话观。
这些创作时间横跨40年的经典短篇虽然“身”处中洲世界的边缘，却是托尔金叙事天才的浓缩。它们或源于对遗失了玩具狗的孩子的安慰，如1920年代的《罗弗兰登》；或为了娱乐自己和子女，在深厚学养的基础上垒起一个令人捧腹的故事，如1930年代的《哈莫农夫贾尔斯》；或来自他对人生最深的恐惧和对创作最美的理解，如1940年代的《尼葛的叶子》；或是一个迟暮老人对仙境之门终将关闭、仙境钥匙终要交还的深沉悲伤，如1960年代的《大伍屯的铁匠》。
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【评论】
一个老派故事，但如今听来依然新鲜。当把它大声读给孩子听时，它会变得栩栩如生。——《独立报》
近乎天才的创作。——《听众》
八岁时读过这本书的人，到八十岁无疑会再读一遍。——《新政治家》
令人难忘且成功展示了仙境特质的作品。——《纽约时报》