Tolkien Edited Brian Sibley (4 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Alan Lee (illustrator). First Edition. -----------( 1st Printing of the First UK Edition ) ---hardcover, a Fine example in a Fine dustjacket, feels unread, ribbon marker as issued, 296 pages plus a map of Middle earth, 11 colour playes by Alan Lee plus a double page endpaper colour illustration by Lee as well as numerous duo-tone illustrations (partial page size), plus map rear endpapers showing The West of M-E at the End of the Third Age, maps are by Christopher Tolkien and coloured by Nicolette Caven, ---"J.R.R. Tolkien's writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, collected for the first time in one volume. -----J.R.R. Tolkien famously described the Second Age of Middle-earth as a 'dark age, and not very much of its history is (or need be) told'. And for many years readers would need to be content with the tantalizing glimpses of it found within the pages of The Lord of the Rings and its appendices, including the forging of the Rings of Power, the building of the Barad-dûr and the rise of Sauron. -----It was not until Christopher Tolkien published The Silmarillion after his father's death that a fuller story could be told. Although much of the book's content concerned the First Age of Middle-earth, there were at its close two key works that revealed the tumultuous events concerning the rise and fall of the island of Númenor. Raised out of the Great Sea and gifted to the Men of Middle-earth as a reward for aiding the angelic Valar and the Elves in the defeat and capture of the Dark Lord Morgoth, the kingdom became a seat of influence and wealth; but as the Númenóreans' power increased, the seed of their downfall would inevitably be sown, culminating in the Last Alliance of Elves and Men. -----Even greater insight into the Second Age would be revealed in subsequent publications, first in Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth, then expanded upon in Christopher Tolkien's magisterial twelve-volume The History of Middle-earth, in which he presented and discussed a wealth of further tales written by his father, many in draft form. -----Now, adhering to the timeline of 'The Tale of Years' in the appendices to The Lord of the Rings, editor Brian Sibley has assembled into one comprehensive volume a new chronicle of the Second Age of Middle-earth, told substantially in the words of J.R.R. Tolkien from the various published texts, with new illustrations in watercolour and pencil by the doyen of Tolkien art, Alan Lee."---, 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. Not Signed. NOT Price Clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: fine/fine. First U.S.edition. Octavo. 9" x 6". 296pp Color endpapers and black and white illustrations throughout by Alan Lee. A fine copy in dust jacket.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout with colour reproductions of J. R. R. Tolkien's manuscripts, letters, drawing and maps, as well as photographs of Christopher Tolkien. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the contents clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine dustwrapper, that is free from fading, loss or tears. 'This collection of essays by world-renowned scholars, together with family reminiscences, sheds new light on J.R.R. Tolkien's work, his son Christopher's unique gifts in communicating and interpreting that work and the debt owed to Christopher by many Tolkien scholars who were privileged to work with him.' (publisher's blurb). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First English Edition. Collectible Fine First English Edition Hardcover Fine Dust Jacket 296 pp. Red silk ribbon. Color Map Endpapers. Chronicle of the Second Age. Clean hardcover. First English Edition "1" One of the hansomest editions with Alan Lee illustrations. See our Three Geese In Flight Book Scans of Cover, illustrated Endpapers, and First Editon Number Page.