Unfinished Tales. Of Numenor and Middle-earth. Edited with introduction, commentary, index and maps by Christopher Tolkien. De Luxe (deluxe) edition.
London: HarperCollins, 2013. 8vo. Fifth impression of this De Luxe edition. First published in 1980. Original quarter bound in brown hardcovers, stamped in gold foil on grey boards, and housed in a matching slipcase. Gold silk marker ribbon. Colour frontispiece of J. R. R. Tolkien's painting, 'Glorund Sets Forth to Seek Turin' and his design for a Numenorean tile. Folding map in red and black of 'The West of Middle-earth at the End of the Third Age' specially drawn by Christopher Tolkien for this edition. Bought in the original shrink-wrap which has been removed in order to catalogue the book. As new. Item #8649
Unfinished Tales is a collection of narratives ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth to the end of the War of the Ring, and provides those who have read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with a whole collection of background and new stories.
Price: £75.00