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The History of Middle-Earth (Eight vol. set 1-8): The Book Of Lost Tales Part 1 & Part II-The Lays of Beleriand-The Shaping of Middle-earth-The Lost Road and Other Writings-The Return of the Shadow - The Treason of Isengard - The War of the Ring plus (The Silmarillion & Unfinished Tales)
by Tolkien, J. R. R
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
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About This Item
Near fine/VGC. History of Middle-Earth, eight volume set plus two extra books. George Allen and Unwin/HarperCollins, 1983/1991. First edition-first impressions/later printings. The Book of Lost Tales part 1 published in 1983 and is a First edition-second impression, The Book of Lost Tales part 2 published in 1984 and is a First edition-first impression, The Lays of Beleriand published in 1985 and is a First edition-first impression, The Shaping of Middle-Earth published in 1991 and is a First edition-2nd printing of this HarperCollins edition, The Lost Road and Other Writings published in 1991 and is a First edition-first impression of this HarperCollins edition, The Return of the Shadow published in 1988 and is a First edition-first impression, The Treason of Isengard published in 1989 and is a First edition-first impression, The War of the Ring published in 1990 and is a First edition-first impression. The 2 extra books are: The Silmarillion published in 1977 and is a First edition-fifth impression, Unfinished Tales published in 1980 and is a First edition-3rd reprint. Hardbacks (gilt lettering to the spines, small nicks on the edges of the covers and spines for a couple of the books) with Dj covers ( a couple of small creases, nicks and scratches on the Dj covers), both in near fine/VGC. Illustrated with b/w plates, map. Books 1 to 5 and book 7 are in near fine condition with small ink marks on the outer edges of the pages, books 6 and 8 are in VGC with small marks and ink marks on the outer edges of the pages, small tear and a couple of marks inside the front cover and front endpaper for book 6, two library stamps inside the copyright page and inside the last page of the book, previous owner s ex-libris label inside the front endpaper for book 8. The two extra books are in VGC with small tears on the Dj cover for The Silmarillion, small marks and ink marks on the outer edges of the pages on both books, some creases on the edges of the pages for book Unfinished Tales. Nice and clean set for its age with light shelf wear. Price un-clipped. 4245pp (total) including appendices, index s. Please note: This is heavy set (approx. 7.5 Kg.). A collectable The History of Middle-Earth set. More photos available on request.
Synopsis
At the end of the 1937 J.R.R. Tolkien reluctantly set aside his now greatly elaborated work on the myths and heroic legends of Valinor and Middle-earth and began The Lord of the Rings. This fifth volume of The History of Middle-earth, edited by Christopher Tolkien, completes the presentation of the whole compass of his writing on those themes up to that time. Later forms of the Annuals of Valinor and the Annals of Berleriand had been composed, The Silmarillion was nearing completion in a greatly amplified version, and a new map had been made; the myth of the Music of the Ainur had become a separate work; and the legend of the Downfall of Numenor had already entered in a primitive form, introducing the cardinal ideas of the World Made Round and the Straight Path into the vanished West. Closely associated with this was the abandoned time-travel story, The Lost Road, which was to link the world of Numenor and Middle-earth with the legends of many other times and peoples. A long essay, The Lhammas, had been written on the ever more complex relations of the languages and dialects of Middle-earth; and an etymological dictionary had been undertaken, in which a great number of words and names in the Elvish languages were registered and their formation explained - thus providing by far the most extensive account of their vocabularies that has appeared.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The History of Middle-Earth (Eight vol. set 1-8): The Book Of Lost Tales Part 1 & Part II-The Lays of Beleriand-The Shaping of Middle-earth-The Lost Road and Other Writings-The Return of the Shadow - The Treason of Isengard - The War of the Ring plus (The Silmarillion & Unfinished Tales)
- Author
- Tolkien, J. R. R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition-first impressions/later printings
- Publisher
- George Allen and Unwin/HarperCollins
- Date Published
- 1983-1991
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- The History of Middle-Earth, Tolkien, J. R. R.
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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