The Treason of Isengard: The History of Middle-Earth, Vol VII: Vol 7 by Tolkien, J. R. R

Harpercollins Publishers Ltd, 1991. Volume 7. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,900grams, ISBN:0261102192

London: HarperCollins, 1991. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Color frontispiece. Clean and square. Red cloth binding and dust jacket. No tears or major wear to jacket. No price to jacket, but HarperCollins 25 pounds stirling price sticker to front flap. Copyright page says "Published by HarperCollins Publishers, 1991. First published by Unwin Hyman, 1989." Jacket now in archival dj protector. Index, 504 pp.

London: London: HarperCollinsPublishers (Harper Collins) 1991-93 Second Impressions 8vo viii,504pp ISBN 0-261-10219-2, 1993 Two volumes comprising Volumes 6 & 7 of the History of Middle-Earth, but also comprising Parts 1 & 2 of the History of the Lord of the Rings; Fine original cloth, in Near Fine DW's, 2 pages joined at bottom corner due to printing error on Vol. 6, protected in Brodart sleeve.

In The Return of the Shadow, Christopher Tolkien describes, with full citation of the earliest notes, outline plans, and narrative drafts, the intricate evolution of The Fellowship of the Ring. The enlargement of Bilbo's 'magic ring' into the supremely potent and dangerous Ruling Ring of the Dark Lord is traced; the character of a Hobbit called Trotter is developed while his identity remains an insoluble puzzle; the Hobbits, Frodo's companions, undergo intricate permutations of name and personality, and other major figures appear in strange modes: a sinister Treebeard, in league… Read More