J. R. R. Tolkien. Khraniteli. Letopis’ pervaia iz epopei "Vlastelin kolets" [The first part of the trilogy of J.R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings]

J. R. R. Tolkien. Khraniteli. Letopis’ pervaia iz epopei "Vlastelin kolets" [The first part of the trilogy The Lord of the Rings] Moscow, Detskaia Literatura, 1982,333 p., 23,5 x 16,4 cm. Translations and retellings of "The Lord of the Rings" in Russian have existed since the 1960s in "samizdat". Zinaida Bobyr (it was she who created the first abridged version of the book), Alexander Gruzenberg, S. Umansky, and Vladimir Muravyov offered their own versions of translations. The first official edition, translated by Vladimir Muravyov and Andrey Kistyakovsky, was published only in 1982. The first part, "The Guardians", was published, the other two parts of the complete novel were not published until 1989.

First edition in Russian of a famous "The Fellowship of the Ring". Title and initials printed in blue and black. A very good copy in the original decorated cloth.