Tolkien J R R 1892 1973 Christopher (9 results)

Cartoné Sin sobrecubierta. Club Círculo de Lectores 304 pp. il. 24 x 16 cm. F - Ficción Y Temas Afines2AB - Inglés.

Cartoné. Planeta DeAgostini 496 pp. 22 x 13 cm F - Ficción Y Temas Afines2AB - Inglés.

American first edition, first printing (per publisher's requisite statements and number line upon copyright page). 365 pages. Hardcover: H 23.25cm x L 15.75cm. Dust jacket rubbed, soiled, and lightly toned; stain at rear panel's upper right; light bumping/creasing and a few nicks at edges; 3cm tear at spine head; front flap retains publisher's printed price at top right. Green cloth; vibrant gilt stamping to front board; vibrant silver and gilt stamping to spine. Stain to text block's purple top edge. Interior pages are clean. Binding retains some crispness. Foldout map tipped-in between page 365 verso and rear free endpaper recto. A good+ copy in a very good- dust jacket. ISBN 0395257301.

[Fantasy] FIRST THUS. Octavo (26 x 18cm), pp.365 [1]. With 18 colour plates by Nasmith, a map to rear, and colour-illustrated maps to endpapers. Publisher's black cloth with silver titles to spine. With the dust-jacket also illustrated by Nasmith, priced at £19.99, or £24.99 after January 1999. A crisp, fine copy. 'The Silmarillion' is the story of the First Age in Tolkien's world, the ancient drama to which Middle Earth characters from 'The Lord of the Rings' look back, and in whose events some of them, such as Elrond and Galadriel, took part. This new illustrated edition follows the first of 1977.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st American edition ; unknown printing ; 385 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm ; ISBN: 0395366143; 9780395366141 ; LC: PR6039.O32; F; Dewey: 823.912 ; OCLC: 21847514 ; "A collection of early stories and original ideas by J.R.R. Tolkien, presented and analyzed by his son Christopher Tolkien. Each tale is accompanied by notes and commentary." ; Contents: The tale of Tinuviel --; Turambar and the foaloke --; The fall of Gondolin --; The nauglafring --; The tale of Earendell --; The history of Eriol or Elfwine and the end of the tales. ; black cloth in red, grey gold dustjacket ; ownership stamp on front endpaper ; else FINE/FINE. Book.

Hardcover. Book Club Edition. pp. xxiv, 483. 8vo. Quarter-brown spine over mustard-yellow boards with red lettering and ornamentation to the spine; map endpaper. Black-and-white maps, charts, etc. Lightest edgewear, contents without blemish with bright, clean, and unmarked pages and firm, sound binding; very good+ and housed in lightly rubbed, unclipped, dustjacket showing light wear along the edges of the panels. Overall, very good+.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION, first printing, domestic issue printed by Billing & Sons. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.365; [3]. Publisher's dark blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, top edge stained blue. Dust-jacket with printed price of £4.95. Large folding map to rear. Internally clean, some toning to edges, small mark to tail bottom edge. Spine ends pushed. Dust-jacket bruised and chipped to top edge, red text to spine unfaded, some white marks to same. An attractive copy. Very good.

[Fantasy] FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, domestic issue, printed by Billing & Sons. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.365 [1]. Folding map to rear. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, top edge blue. With the dust-jacket illustrated with drawings by Tolkien, priced at £4.95. A crisp, fine copy. 'The Silmarillion' is the story of the First Age in Tolkien's world, the ancient drama to which Middle Earth characters from 'The Lord of the Rings' look back, and in whose events some of them, such as Elrond and Galadriel, took part. Hammond & Anderson A15b.

[Fantasy] FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, export issue, printed by Clowes, variant WITHOUT BLUE TOPSTAIN. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.365 [1]. Folding map to rear. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, With the dust-jacket illustrated with drawings by Tolkien, unpriced. Contents clean, no inscriptions. A fine copy. A variant of the export copy, noted in the bibliography p.215, lines 24-5. 'The Silmarillion' is the story of the First Age in Tolkien's world, the ancient drama to which Middle Earth characters from 'The Lord of the Rings' look back, and in whose events some of them, such as Elrond and Galadriel, took part. Hammond & Anderson A15a.