The Lost Tales I (The History of Middle Earth vol 1)
by Tolkien, J. R. R. (ed. Christopher Tolkien)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st edition with unclipped d/j, blue clothbound boards clean with gilt titling on spine bright; pages unmarked and br
- ISBN 10
- 0261102028
- ISBN 13
- 9780261102026
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About This Item
London: HarperCollins, 1991. 1st (2nd imp). hardback. Very good, 1st edition with unclipped d/j, blue clothbound boards clean with gilt titling on spine bright; pages unmarked and bright. Very slight signs of wear.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). The first of a two-book set that contains the early myths and legends which led to the writing of TolkienÕs epic tale of war, The Silmarillion. 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 Silmarillion. Embedded in English legend and English association, they are set in the narrative frame of a great westward voyage over the Ocean by a mariner named Eriol to the lonely Isle where the Elves dwelt; from them he learned their true history, the Lost Tales of Elfinesse. In the Tales are found the earliest accounts of Gods and Elves, Dwarves, Balrogs and Orcs; of the Silmarils and the Two Trees of Valinor; of the geography and cosmology of TolkienÕs invented world.
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- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The Lost Tales I (The History of Middle Earth vol 1)
- Author
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (ed. Christopher Tolkien)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st edition with unclipped d/j, blue clothbound boards clean with gilt titling on spine bright; pages unmarked and br
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st (2nd imp)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0261102028
- ISBN 13
- 9780261102026
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1991
- Pages
- 297
- Keywords
- 1st, fantasy, fiction, Inklings, Tolkien
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- X weight
- 0.51 g
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9\"\" x 6\"\")
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