Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth.

£275 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

The first edition, first impression of this posthumously published collection of stories and essays by Tolkien, edited by his son Christopher Tolkien. Unfinished Tales provides further information about characters, places, and events mentioned in The Lord of the Rings, including the origin of Gandalf and the Istari, and the founding of the kingdom of Rohan. First edition, first impression; 8vo (23 x 15 cm); folding colour-printed map tipped-in to rear pastedown, light offsetting to rear endpapers; publisher's maroon cloth, spine lettered in gilt, top-edge stained red, near fine; [8], 472pp. Hammond A17a.

• Printing: first
• Binding: Hardcover

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