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The Children of Hurin
by Tolkien, J. R. R. Edited By Christopher Tolkien
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0007246226
- ISBN 13
- 9780007246229
- Seller
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Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: HarperCollins, 2007. 1st Edition 4th Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Alan Lee. First edition fourth printing. Book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean, gilt perfect.Bumps to bottom board edges and foot of spine. Text block has light toning to edges. Feels lightly read and very nice in the hand. Fine condition. Jacket some very minor crimping to top edge. Overall fine. Includes full colour illustrations by Alan Lee. This copy is not ex-lib, not priced clipped and has no inscriptions. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. This book is fitted with a non adhesive archival quality book protector to make a quality addition to your collection. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A nice example of this collectible first edition first printing book. To browse the rest of our extensive Tolkien listings search using the keyword: Durdjrrt
Synopsis
The Children of Húrin is an epic fantasy novel which forms the completion of a tale by J. R. R. Tolkien. He wrote the original version of the story in late 1910s, revised it several times later, but did not complete it before his death in 1973. His son, Christopher Tolkien, edited the manuscripts to form a consistent narrative, and published it in 2007 as an independent work.
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- Bookseller
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002256
- Title
- The Children of Hurin
- Author
- Tolkien, J. R. R. Edited By Christopher Tolkien
- Illustrator
- Alan Lee
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 4th Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0007246226
- ISBN 13
- 9780007246229
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2007
- Pages
- 313
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Dewey
- 823/.912
- Keywords
- LOTR Lord of the Rings Hobbit JRRT HOME durdjrrt General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fantasy;
- X weight
- 800 g
Terms of Sale
Durdles Books (IOBA)
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About the Seller
Durdles Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2018
Birmingham, West Midlands
About Durdles Books (IOBA)
Durdles Books is an online bookshop that specialises in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Modern Firsts and Genre Fiction. We also have books in many other categories and think our stock is both varied and interesting. We are constantly busy sourcing new stock in great condition, as collectors ourselves we appreciate that there is nothing like finding a lovely copy of a book that is on "the list". We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), so you can be assured of our commitment to good bookselling practices and customer service.
Glossary
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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