The Children Of Hurin

J.R.R. Tolien; Edited by Christopher Tolkien

ISBN 10: 0007246226 / ISBN 13: 9780007246229

Published by HarperCollins Publishers, London .UK, 2007

About this Item

The earliest versions of this story go back to the end of the First World War and the years that followed, but after the Lord of the Rings was finished he wrote it anew and greatly enlarged it in complexities of narrative and character. There is some spotting to the endpapers. The boards, textblock and dust jacket are all square, tight and clean. Book price includes 2nd class postage in UK only.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Children Of Hurin
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, London .UK
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0007246226
• ISBN 13: 9780007246229
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Alan Lee
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Edited by Christopher Tolkien. Illustrations by Alan Lee. Epic fantasy novel set in the First Age of Middle Earth, left unfinished at Tolkien s death in 1973. With eight color plates and fold-out map.

About the Author

CHRISTOPHER TOLKIEN is the third son of J.R.R. Tolkien. Appointed by Tolkien to be his literary executor, he has devoted himself to the editing and publication of unpublished writings, notably The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, and The History of Middle-earth.

J.R.R. TOLKIEN (1892–1973) is the creator of Middle-earth and author of such classic and extraordinary works of fiction as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. His books have been translated into more than fifty languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.