The Later Silmarillion Part Two: The War of the Jewels | The History of Middle-Earth Volume XI

Tolkien, J. R. R.; Christopher Tolkien

ISBN 10: 0395710413 / ISBN 13: 9780395710418

Published by Houghton Mifflin, New York, 1994

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Light wear to dust jacket, corners slightly rubbed. Front panel slightly creased near head of spine. Light wear and soiling to black cloth boards. Light soiling to text block edges, pages crisp and clean.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Later Silmarillion Part Two: The War of the Jewels | The History of Middle-Earth Volume XI
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, New York
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395710413
• ISBN 13: 9780395710418
• Binding: Hardcover, 470 pages
• Condition: Very good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fantasy

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Synopsis

A analysis of J. R. R. Tolkien's classic story of Middle Earth returns readers to the ruinous wars of Elves and Men against Morgoth, provides the full record of the "Grey Annals," and offers a detailed study of Beleriand geography with revised maps.

About the Author

J.R.R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892. After serving in the First World War, he embarked upon a distinguished career as a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University. He is the renowned creator of Middle-earth and author of the great modern classic, The Hobbit, the prelude to his epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings. Other works by J.R.R. Tolkien include The Silmarillion. J.R.R. Tolkien died in 1973 at the age of 81.

Christopher Tolkien, who formerly taught at Oxford University, is J.R.R. Tolkien's son and literary executor. The editor of The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales as well as the twelve-part series The History of Middle-earth, he lives in France.