Return Shadow by Tolkien (151 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Very Good. 1 Edition. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Condition: Good. 1st. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A tan to the pages.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Black boards with gilt lettering to spine. Clean pages. Firm binding. Jacket is not price clipped. Jacket has a small repaired tear to the rear top edge. All pictures are of the actual book that is for sale. Professional seller. Books are dispatched in cardboard packaging and dust jackets are placed in removable protective covers.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Thus. The book is in excellent condition.

8vo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover, black cloth covered boards with gilt titles to spine in Near Fine condition, dustwrapper with some light shelfwear, small dent to rear hinge area internally repaired but otherwise in Very Good condition. 2002 edition, pp 1959, b&w illustrations, indices.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1998 1st thus boxed set [paperback]. Includes: The History of Middle-Earth Vols 6,7,8 being: The Return of the Shadow 1994 2nd printing, The Treason of Isengard 1993 2nd printing, and The War of the Ring 1997 2nd printing; plus The End of the Third Age 1998 1st printing. All four books contained in pictorial slip case. B/w illustrations. Condition: Very good. Light reading creases and sunning to the spines. The slipcase has light shelfwear. Size: 8 x 5 x 4.5 inches / 20 x 13 x 11 cm. 497/476/504/159pp. Combined weight: 1.28kg.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Full number line down to and incuding 1. In black cloth with gilt to spine. Sharp corners, clean interior and tight binding - appears unread. In unclipped jacket. 1st Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Full number line down to and incuding 1.In black cloth with gilt to spine. With publisher's press release material laid in. Pale foxing to page ends. Jacket is unclipped ($19.95) with light wear to heel of spine. 1st Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1990. Book has light rubbing to black cloth covers, mild bumps to top/bottom of spine, mild smudges to textblocks, a slight gap between top area binding and spine cover. otherwise in very good condition, strong binding, bright pages with unmarked text; an overall sturdy copy with clean interiors. Dust jacket has mild rubbing and smudges, smudges to edges of flaps, light wear to top and bottom edges. in very good condition, now in archival cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, Sixth Printing. Not price-clipped ($29.95 price intact). Published by Houghton Mifflin, 1988. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new. An excellent copy of the 6th book in Christopher Tolkien's History of Middle Earth series. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American Edition. First Printing with complete number line 10-1. Near Fine, faint ink linr fore edge of page block in Fine dust jacket. Volume VI in The History of Middle Earth. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. First American edition. 22.5 x 15 cm. Octavo. 497pp. Color map frontispiece. Black cloth in dust jacket. Original price of $19.95 present on front flap. Binding is tight and firm. Jacket illustration by Alan Lee. The History of Middle-Earth Volume VI.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Volume VI of The History of Middle-Earth. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. First American printing. Bumped at the base of the spine, else near fine in a near fine dust jacket. ; 497 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very Good Hardcover with Very Good dustjacket, color map frontispiece, first edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Complete set of first edition, first impressions. The first five volumes were published by George Allen & Unwin, the next three by Unwin Hyman, and the last four by Harpercollins. These were published from 1983 to 1996. Generally lovely condition, there is some sun fading to the jacket spines, most noticeably on volume 9, volume 2 has some marks to the inside of the jacket, some jackets with a little wear to spine ends or extremities, overall very tidy. Clean and bright books, square, firm bindings, generally sharp corners, clean pages, some light age toning to pages, more noticeable to the last two volumes, volume one has some very minor spots to the edge of the page block. No inscriptions. Very good condition, a consistent set with equal wear. Vol 1,3,5,6,7,8,10 are priced to the jacket flap, vol 2,4,11,12 with no price, vol 9 is price clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. MIXED UK EDITIONS. Vol. 1: The Book of Tales part I, Guild Publishing, second impression, 1986; Vol. 2: The Book of Tales part II, Guild Publishing, second impression, 1986; Vol. 3: The Lays of Beleriand, Unwin Hyman, fourth impression, 1988; Vol. 4: The Shaping of Middle-Earth, Guild Publishing, third impression, 1987; Vol. 5: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Unwin Hyman, reprinted 1988; Vol. 6: The Return of the Shadow, Unwin Hyman, reprinted 1988; Vol. 7: The Treason of Isengard, Unwin Hyman, first edition, 1989; Vol. 8: The War of the Ring, Harper Collins, second impression, 1993; Vol. 9: Sauron Defeated, Harper Collins, first edition, 1992; Vol. 10: Morgoth's Ring, Harper Collins, first edition, 1993; Vol. 11: The War of the Jewels, Harper Collins, first edition, 1994; Vol. 12: The Peoples of Middle Earth, Harper Collins, first edition, 1996. Hardcovers with dust jackets. Octavos (23 x 14.5 cm). English text, edited by Christopher Tolkien. Bound in publisher's original covers and supplied with the original and complete dust jackets. Condition: NEAR FINE. Contents complete. Bindings tight, secure and square. Cover very well-preserved, vol. 2 with a small abrasion to upper board. Contents fresh and clean, without previous ownership markings. Some volumes with trivial spots to page edges. Dust jackets excellent. A handsome complete set.

First U.S. edition. Octavo, Hardcover. Provides insight into the evolution of the sequel to the Hobbit-The Fellowship of the Ring. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (7855).

first edition. Fine book, Fine jacket,

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine first edition first printing hardcover, no writing or marks. Black cloth, gold lettering. Jacket Fine, not price-clipped, no edge wear. The History of Middle Earth, Volume Vi, edited by Christopher Tolkien. 497pp. M04510.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American edition. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. Octavo. 497pp. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Fine in a Fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 8vo (large). New Edition. Black cloth, [8] 455; vii, 482; vi, 482pp. Illustrated, with two engraved colour frontispieces in volume two and three. Light bruising on spine ends, else near fine in a fine, unclipped d/w in publisher slipcase. A masterful work of literary archeology undertaken by Christopher Tolkien, editing his father's manuscripts. These three volumes are comprised of the final three parts of the histories of Middle-earth.

Paperback. Condition: New. 12 volume complete set. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

First edition, first impression (5,000 copies printed). Original cloth board with lettering and rule in gilt to the spine, dustjacket, colour frontis plate (an early map of the Shire), b&w illus (including a facsimile of the original opening page of "The Lord of the Rings"), index, pp 497. Small bump to the top of the spine. Small mark lowest corner of rear free endpaper. Some creasing and chipping to the edges of dustjacket, not price-clipped (£17.95). Near-fine condition in very good d.j. In this volume, the story reaches "The Lord of the Rings". In "The Return of the Shadow" (an abandoned title for the first volume) Christopher Tolkien traces, with full citation of the earliest notes, outline plans, and narrative drafts, the intricate evolution of "The Fellowship of the Ring". The enlargement of Bilno's 'magic ring' into the Ruling Ring of the Dark Lord is traced, and the precise moment is seen when a Black Rider first rode into the Shire, his significance still unknown. First edition of a vital volume in "The History of Middle-Earth".