The History of Middle-Earth (12 volumes, complete)
A complete set in paperback, all in strong readable condition
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Printing Details
1991–1997. Paperbacks, each 19.5 × 13cm, see below for pagination, edition etc.
The History of Middle-earth is a massive 12-volume editorial project by Christopher Tolkien that tracks the decades-long evolution of his father’s legendary legendarium. Rather than a continuous story, it acts as a literary archaeology project, presenting J.R.R. Tolkien’s earliest drafts, abandoned concepts, and changing visions for the lore, languages, and chronologies of Arda.
1. The Book of Lost Tales 1 (Grafton, 1991). First printing of this edition. Good plus condition, some tanning to the pages.
2. The Book of Lost Tales 2 (Grafton, 1992). First printing of this edition. Good plus condition, some tanning to the pages.
3. The Lays of Beleriand (Unwin Paperbacks, 1989) Reprint. Good condition, light creasing to spine.
4. The Shaping of Middle-Earth (Unwin Paperbacks, 1989) Reprint. Good condition, light creasing to spine.
5. The Lost Road (Grafton, 1992). First printing of this edition. Good plus condition, some tanning to the pages.
6. The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part One. The Return of the Shadow (Unwin Paperbacks, 1992). First printing in this edition. Good condition, light tanning to pages.
7. The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part Two, The Treason of Isengard (HarperCollins, 1993). First printing in this edition. Good plus, light tanning.
8. The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part Three, The War of the Ring (HarperCollins, 1992). First printing in this edition. Slight sun fading to spine, tanning to pages.
9. Sauron Defeated (HarperCollins, 1993). First printing in this edition. Good plus, light tanning.
10. Morgoth's Ring (HarperCollins, 1994). Second printing in this edition. Slight sunning to the spine and tanning to the pages otherwise good.
11. The War of the Jewels (HarperCollins, 1995). First printing in this edition. Sunned to the spine, slight tanning, otherwise good.
12. The Peoples of Middle-Earth (HarperCollins, 1997). First printing in this edition. Heavier creasing to spine but still readable.
Condition
The whole set remains in strong readable condition, all with some degree of age-related tanning to the pages, a few with creasing to the spine.
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Price
£80.00
