The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth: The Definitive Guide to the World of J.R.R. Tolkien [1st UK Edition, 1st Printing]

Robert Foster

ISBN 10: 0007169426 / ISBN 13: 9780007169429

Published by HarperCollins, London, 2003

About this Item

First Edition, First Printing with complete number line to 1. Hardcover. A Fine hardcover book with no previous ownership markings of any kind. In the complete dust jacket with original price of £30 intact. Beautiful illustrations, both colour and black and white by famous Tolkien artist Ted Nasmith. ROBUST SHIPPING. This large heavy book will require additional shipping charges, please email for quote.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth: The Definitive Guide to the World of J.R.R. Tolkien [1st UK Edition, 1st Printing]
• Publisher: HarperCollins, London
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0007169426
• ISBN 13: 9780007169429
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Ted Nasmith
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

About this title

Synopsis

A peerless A–Z guide to the names, places and events in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien, fully illustrated in colour throughout by acclaimed Tolkien artist, Ted Nasmith.

J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion have delighted millions of readers over the years.

Middle-earth, the world in which the stories take place, is as real and complex as our own. Events, geography and names were created with care and loving attention by Tolkien, who wanted every single detail of his books to fit into their total pattern. A belief in perfection, the fun of the sub-creation and the desire to create something totally convincing involved him in map-making, endless charts of dates and events and the development of his many invented languages.

The Complete Guide to Middle-earth was designed to add to the enjoyment of the reader of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion by bringing together in an A–Z sequence facts and information about names, languages, places and events from these central books which will provide an indispensable aid to every reader’s discovery of Tolkien’s world – and the new edition has been enhanced by stunning illustrations, courtesy of celebrated Tolkien artist Ted Nasmith.

About the Author

Robert Foster was Assistant Professor of English at Rutgers College, New Jersey. Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1949, he received his MA and PhD in English and Medieval Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. He was a consultant to the Tolkien Society of America and his Guide to Middle-earth, originally published in 1971, resulted from his work tracing the etymology of names used in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.