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The Book of Lost Tales

by J. R. R. Tolkien

ISBN: 0345375211
ISBN-13: 9780345375216
Format: Paperback

Summary

The first volume in the massive History of Middle-earth series, collected and edited by Tolkien's son Christopher, this book includes the original-and in some cases very different-versions of pieces later collected as THE SILMARILLION.

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Bibliographic Details

Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published date: 1992
Size: 4.25 x 6.75 inches
Weight: 0.4 pounds
Pages: 345

Publisher's Notes

The Book of Lost Tales stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor, for the Tales were the first form of the myths and legends that came to be called The Simarillion. Complete with commentary and notes.

Other Editions

Hardcover Illustrated - Houghton Mifflin (1984) - from $1.00
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