Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-earth by J R R Tolkien; edited with introduction, commentary. index and maps by Christopher Tolkien - 1980

HarperCollins, 0000-00-00. hardcover. Used: Good.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,2nd reprint.[Originally and first published,1980,this edn is the 2nd reprint of the two reprinted in that same year.] FINE-./VG+.No owner inscrptn and no clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price - generally believed an export copy for price to then be printed in local currency at country of destination.Bright, crisp,clean,colour pictorial illustration to dark brown background to front panel of dw/dj - the design representing a Numenorean helmet (karma) and is taken from the original coloured drawing by J. R. R. which he entitled 'Helmet of a captain of the Uinendili,helm made of overlapping plates of metal,the 'fish-crest' of leather embossed and coloured'.[The Uinendili of Numenor are described in Part II,section 2 of this book.] with white and white outlined blue lettering to front and spine,rear panel plain background; with some inevitable but minimal shelf-wear,bumping and creasing; opposing diagonal bottom and head of spine corner tips of rear panel with small closed tears and… Read More

VGC. George Allen & Unwin,1980. Reprinted (twice), 1981. Red hardback (gilt illustration and lettering to the spine, small mark on the front cover) with Dj (two small tears, some nicks, scratches and creases on the edges of the Dj cover, two small stain marks inside the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC. Illustrated with a folded map inside the back cover. Nice and clean pages but with some marks, colour mark and ink marks on the outer edges, small colour marks on the edges of the front and back endpapers. The book is in VGC with some shelf wear on the Dj cover. 475pp including Notes, index. Heavy book.

VGC plus. George Allen & Unwin,1980. Reprinted (twice), 1981. Red hardback (gilt illustration and lettering to the spine) with Dj (small nicks, scratches and creases on the edges of the Dj cover) in VGC plus. Illustrated with a folded map inside the back cover. Nice and clean pages with small ink marks on the outer edges, a couple of small creases on the edges of the pages. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear. 475pp including Notes, index. A collectable book. Heavy book.

VGC plus .George Allen & Unwin,1980. First UK edition-first impression. Red hardback (gilt illustration and lettering to the spine) with Dj (small nicks and scratches on the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC plus. Illustrated with a folded map inside the back cover. Nice and clean pages with a small mark on the outer edges, small pencil mark impression on the edges of the front endpaper. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 475pp including Notes, index. Price clipped. A collectable first edition. Heavy book.