The History Of Middle-Earth
by Tolkien, J R R
At the end of the 1937 J.R.R. Tolkien reluctantly set aside his now greatly elaborated work on the myths and heroic legends of Valinor and Middle-earth and began The Lord of the Rings. This fifth volume of The History of Middle-earth, edited by Christopher Tolkien, completes the presentation of the whole compass of his writing on those themes up to that time. Later forms of the Annuals of Valinor and the Annals of Berleriand had been composed, The Silmarillion was nearing completion in a greatly amplified version, and a new map had been made; the myth of the Music of the Ainur had become a separate work; and the legend of the Downfall of Numenor had already entered in a primitive form, introducing the cardinal ideas of the World Made Round and the Straight Path into the vanished West. Closely associated with this was the abandoned time-travel story, The Lost Road, which was to link the world of Numenor and Middle-earth with the legends of many other times and peoples. A long essay, The Lhammas, had been written on the ever more complex relations of the languages and dialects of Middle-earth; and an etymological dictionary had been undertaken, in which a great number of words and names in the Elvish languages were registered and their formation explained - thus providing by far the most extensive account of their vocabularies that has appeared.
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The History of Middle-Earth (Eight vol. set 1-8): The Book Of Lost Tales Part 1 & Part II-The Lays of Beleriand-The Shaping of Middle-earth-The Lost Road and Other Writings-The Return of the Shadow - The Treason of Isengard - The War of the Ring plus (The Silmarillion & Unfinished Tales)
by Tolkien, J. R. R.
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Near fine/VGC. History of Middle-Earth, eight volume set plus two extra books. George Allen and Unwin/HarperCollins, 1983/1991. First edition-first impressions/later printings. The Book of Lost Tales part 1 published in 1983 and is a First edition-second impression, The Book of Lost Tales part 2 published in 1984 and is a First edition-first impression, The Lays of Beleriand published in 1985… Read more about this item Item Price
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The History of Middle-Earth; [together with] Unfinished Tales.
by TOLKIEN, J. R. R.
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London: George Allen & Unwin, Unwin Hyman, or Harper Collins,, 1980-96. A remarkable testimony First editions, first impressions, of this set in which tales, songs, poems, maps, illustrations, genealogical tables, and even linguistic primers for Tolkien's languages give the fullest picture available of one of the most thoroughly imagined worlds ever created in the history of fantasy literature. The… Read more about this item Item Price
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The History of Middle-earth (The History of Middle-earth, Book 1)
by J. R. R. Tolkien
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Multiple-component retail product, part(s) enclosed. New. <p> <strong>First in a series of hardback boxed sets celebrating the literary achievement of Christopher Tolkien, featuring double-sided dustjackets. Set 1 contains special editions of THE SILMARILLION and UNFINISHED TALES reproducing the first edition text, together with the two volumes… Read more about this item Item Price
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The History of Middle-earth (Boxed Set 1)
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the Lost Road" and Other Writings (Part 5) (The History of Middle-Earth)
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The History of Middle-earth (Boxed Set 1): The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, the Book of Lost Tales, Part One & Part Two: Book 1
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