The Book of Lost Tales was the first major work of imagination by J.R.R. Tolkien, begun in 1916-1917 when he was twenty-five years old and left incomplete several years later. It stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor, for the Lost Tales were the first form of the myths and legends that came to be called The Silmarillion. Embedded in English legend and English...
'For the true devotee of Tolkien 'The Book of Lost Tales' is a treasure trove to match the hoard of the dragon Smaug himself. The pure imaginative power of J.R.R. Tolkien shines through with a light just as dazzling as that of the Two Trees. The serious student of Tolkien will find much delight in this book, and it serves as an excellent example of the...
THE BOOK OF LOST TALES, I, stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor. Here is the whole, glorious history of Middle-earth that J.R.R. Tolkien brought to mythic and dramatic life with his classic fantasy novels of the Ring Cycle.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Second Printing. Printing numbder line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2. The History of Middle Earth series edited by Christopher Tolkien. Some light dusting to the closed page edges. Seller Inventory # 015239
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Thus. London: Harper Collins, 1991. First Harper Collins UK edition of this book original first publishedd 1983 by George Allen and Unwin. 297 pages in bright clean condition. Some b/w illustrations.Dustwrapper is also very bright and clean, not price clipped. A nice example of this book SEE IMAGES. DETAILED IMAGES CAN BE TAKEN ON REQUEST. First Thus. Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 23 x 15 Cms. Hardcover. Seller Inventory # 009459
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1st thus, 1991. A clean, tidy copy in tight binding. Slight damage to upper corners of dust jacket. The History of Middle-Earth, vol. 4. Used - Very Good. VG hardback in VG dust jacket. Seller Inventory # BOOKS316244I
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Second Edition; Second Printing. An attractive HarperCollins edition/second printing in Fine condition in alike unpriced dustjacket; The first volume in J. R. R. Tolkien's "History of Middle Earth" was the first major work of imagination by J. R. R. Tolkien, in 1916, when he was 25 years old, and left incomplete several years later. It stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-Earth and Valinor, for the Lost Tales were the first form of the myths and legends that came to be called The Silmarillion; The History of Middle-Earth; Vol. 1; 8vo. Seller Inventory # 12436
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