The War of the Jewels ( The Later Silmarillion, Part Two / The Legends of Beleriand, Volume 11 of The History of Middle-Earth Series -by J R R Tolkien ( Book Eleven / xi )( Lord of the Rings related)

Tolkien, J R R ( John Ronald Reuel ), Edited By Christopher Tolkien

ISBN 10: 0395710413 / ISBN 13: 9780395710418

Published by Boston, MA / N.Y. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1994, 1st US Edition, Later Printimg, Boston, Massachussetts / New York, NY, 1994

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---------( Later Printing of the First Edition ) ---hardtcover, a Near Fine/Fine example, in a Near Fine/Fine dustjacket which is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, 470 pages, ---this contains: Foreword /Part One: The Grey Annals / Part Two: The Later Quenta Silmarillion ( 9. Of Men / 10. Of the Siege of Angband / 11. Of Beleriand and its Realms [ Includes details of later changes to the Silmarillion Map ] / 12. Of Turgon and the Building of Gondolin / 13. Concerning the Dwarves / 14. Of the Coming of Men into the West / 15. Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin / The Last Chapters ) --- Part Three: The Wanderings of Húrin and Other Writings ( 1. The Wanderings of Húrin / 2. Ælfwine and Dírhaval / 3. Maeglin [ Includes details of further changes to the Silmarillion Map ] / 4. Of the Ents and the Eagles / 5. The Tale of Years ) ---Part Four: Quendi and Eldar Index, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE /// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)--- Size: 5.75w x 9h Inches. Seller Inventory # 170882

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Title: The War of the Jewels ( The Later ...

Publisher: Boston, MA / N.Y. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1994, 1st US Edition, Later Printimg, Boston, Massachussetts / New York, NY

Publication Date: 1994

Binding: Hard Cover

Illustrator: Text Cover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Not Signed

Edition: Later Printing.

Book Type: NOT Price Clipped

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Synopsis:

In Volumes Ten and Eleven of The History of Middle-earth, Christopher Tolkien recounts from the original texts the evolution of his father's work on The Silmarillion, the legendary history of the Elder Days or First Age, from the completion of The Lord of the Rings in 1949 until J.R.R. Tolkien's death. In volume ten, Morgoth's Ring, the narrative was taken only as far as the natural dividing point in the work, when Morgoth destroyed the Trees of Light and fled from Valinor bearing the stolen Silmarils. In The War of the Jewels, the story returns to Middle-earth and the ruinous conflict of the High Elves and the Men who were their allies with the power of the Dark Lord. With the publication in this book of all J.R.R. Tolkien's later narrative writing concerned with the last centuries of the First Age, the long history of The Silmarillion, from its beginnings in The Book of Lost Tales, is completed; the enigmatic state of the work at his death can now be understood. A chief element in The War of the Jewels is a major story of Middle-earth, now published for the first time - a continuation of the great "saga" of Turin Turambar and his sister Nienor, the children of Hurin the Steadfast. This is the tale of the disaster that overtook the forest people of Brethil when Hurin came among them after his release from long years of captivity in Angband, the fortress of Morgoth. The uncompleted text of the Grey Annals, the primary record of the War of the Jewels, is given in full; the geography of Beleriand is studied in detail, with redrawings of the final state of the map; and a long essay on the names and relations of all the peoples of Middle-earth shows more clearly than any writing yetpublished the close connection between language and history in Tolkien's world. The text also provides new information, including some knowledge of the divine powers, the Valar.

Review:

‘Christopher Tolkien shows himself to be his father’s son... Tolkien devotees will rejoice’ The New York Times Book Review

‘Illustrates the development, depth and richness of J R R Tolkien’s personal mythology’ Vector