Lost Road Writings Language Legend by Tolkien J R R Edited Christopher Tolkien (2 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. No Cover Art (illustrator). First Edition. ----------(1st Printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, a Very Good example, corners are gently rubbed, some small faint spots on the edges of the text block, a few pages are slightly crinkled or have very small creases to the corner tips, no dustjacket, , 455 pages, ---one of the scarcest of the MIDDLE EARTH series of books, ---contents are: Preface / Part One: The Fall of Númenor and The Lost Road (includes) 1. The Early History of the Legend 2. The Fall of Númenor . The Lost Road (Includes the texts of the poems: Ilu Ilúvatar en Káre Eldain a Fírimoin; King Sheave; The Nameless Land (as published in Realities: An Anthology of Verse); two versions of The Song of Ælfwine / Aelfwine ) /// Part Two: Valinor and Middle-earth Before The Lord of the Rings: 1. The Texts and Their Relations 2. The Later Annals of Valinor 3. The Later Annals of Beleriand 4. The Ainulindalë 5. The Lhammas (Includes The Lhammas itself, with reproductions of two versions of a diagram entitled The Tree of Tongues / It is followed by a shorter but related piece called Lammasethen, which reproduces a further version of The Tree of Tongues and another diagram - The Peoples of the Elves. 6. Quenta Silmarillion / Part Three: The Etymologies Appendix I - The Genealogies Appendix II - The List of Names Appendix III - The Second 'Silmarillion' Map ---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. Not Signed.

HarperCollins 1991. First edition thus. Hardback with DW. Tail of spine very slightly worn. Endpapers very lightly foxed. Wrapper has a couple of small marks to front cover and some light foxing to rear blurb flap. Otherwise a lovely copy.