Sauron Defeated Book by Tolkien Christopher (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Red coverboards with gilt lettering on spine in excellent condition. Light foxing on top edge. Pages clean, binding tight. Dustjacket has light edgewear, a sunfaded spine and is price clipped. Photo's on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Near fine/VGC. HarperCollins, 1992. First UK edition-first impression. Red hardback (two small nicks on the edges of the cover and spine, gilt lettering to the spine) in near fine condition, with Dj (two small creases, nicks and scratches on the edges of the Dj cover, the spine of the Dj cover is faded, slight damage at the back of the Dj cover) in VGC. Illustrated with b/w drawings. Nice and clean pages with two very small marks on the outer edges. Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 488pp including index. A collectable first edition. Heavy book.

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: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. All are in protective plastic sleeves,all unclipped,different coloured top page edges,other edges bright,all appear unread,first 8 published by George Allen & Unwin, Vol.9 by HarperCollins.Details of each volume as follows : The Book of Lost Tales 1 (0048232386),third Impression 1984,297pp; The Book of Lost Tales Part II (0048232653),Second Impression 1984,385pp ; The Lays of Beleriand (0048232777),First Edition 1985,393pp ; The Shaping of Middle-Earth (0048232793),First Edition 1986,380pp ; The Lost Road and other writings (0048233498),First published 1987,455pp ; The Return of the Shadow -the history of The Lord of The Rings Part One (0044401620),First Edition 1988,497pp ; The Treason of Isangard - The history of The Lord of The Rings Part Two (0044403968),First Edition 1989,504pp ; The War of the Ring - the history of The Lord of the Rings ,Part Three (0044406851),First Edition 1990,476pp ; Sauron Defeated - The End of The Third Age (the history of The Lord of the Rings Part Four) / The Notion Club Papers / The Drowning of Anadune (0261102400) ,First Edition 1992,482pp.

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.