"A GRAND AND ASTONISHING PROJECT WITH FEW PARALLELS IN THE HISTORY OF LITERATURE"
TOLKIEN, J.R.R.; TOLKIEN, Christopher, editor. The History of Middle-earth. London, 1983-96. Twelve volumes.
First editions of the 12 volumes of Christopher Tolkien's monumental History of Middle-earth, a meticulous chronicling of his father's writing of The Lord of the Rings, the Silmarillion, the Hobbit, and other works related to his supreme, overarching invention: the world, peoples, and mythos of Middle-earth. Each volume with facsimiles of Tolkien's original manuscripts, including his drawings, runic inscriptions, and wonderfully detailed maps, some reproduced in color. $6500.
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