The Wardrobe Door

The Wardrobe Door

Lewis and Tolkien Book Sale

Door Jam: June 24, 2026

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Aaron Earls
Jun 24, 2026
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Amazon has manufactured its own “holiday” with Prime Day, but it does provide an opportunity for those looking to grow their library of Inkling books. The online retailer has several books from C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien on sale, as well as some volumes written about the two authors.

Here’s the best ones I’ve seen so far.

Lewis books

  • The Chronicles of Narnia box set: paperback ($38.46, 50% off)

  • The Chronicles of Narnia deluxe edition: 7 books in one hardcover ($41.29, 45% off)

  • The Pilgrim’s Regress: ebook ($2.99, 60% off)

  • Till We Have Faces: ebook ($2.99, 69% off)

  • Into the Region of Awe: Mysticism in C.S. Lewis by David Downing: hardcover ($13.15, 64%)

  • A Family Guide to Narnia: Biblical Truths in C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia by Christin Ditchfield: paperback ($9.71, 43% off)

Tolkien books

  • The Lord of the Rings deluxe edition, illustrated by the author: hardcover ($105.14, 58% off)

  • The Lord of the Rings, illustrated single volume: hardcover ($39.46, 56% off)

  • The Lord of the Rings, 3-book box set: paperback ($21.04, 56% off)

  • The Hobbit deluxe edition, illustrated by the author: hardcover ($80.94, 58% off)

  • The Hobbit collector’s edition: hardcover ($18.62, 47% off)

  • The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, deluxe pocket boxed set: hardcover ($24.92, 67% off)

  • The Adventures of Tom Bombadil: Poetry and Stories About the Beloved Lord of the Rings Character: paperback ($8.84, 53% off)

  • The Fall of Númenor: And Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-earth: hardcover ($16.61, 58% off)

  • The Maps of Middle-earth: The Essential Maps of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Fantasy Realm from Númenor and Beleriand to Wilderland and Middle-earth: hardcover ($14.18, 53% off)

  • Tolkien in the Twenty-First Century: The Meaning of Middle-earth Today by Nick Groom: hardcover ($8.97, 72% off)

  • The War for Middle-earth: J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Confront the Gathering Storm, 1933–1945: hardcover ($13.94, 53% off)

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