The Return of the King — First edition cover
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The Two Towers — First edition cover
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Cover of The Fellowship of the Ring — First edition 1954
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The Hobbit first edition dustcover — Based on a design by Tolkien
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JRR Tolkien — As a second lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers (in 1916, aged 24)
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Herbert's Inspiration — The Oregon Dunes, near Florence, Oregon, served as an inspiration for the Dune saga
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Dune Cover — 1965 Chilton Books hardcover first edition book cover of Dune by Frank Herbert, with art by John Schoenherr.
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Frank Herbert — 1984, age 63
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The Scarlet Letter —
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Irondeuoit High School —
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Moby Dick — Illustration of the final chase of Moby-Dick
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