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The Children of Húrin
by TOLKIEN, J. R. R.; TOLKIEN, Christopher (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0618894640
- ISBN 13
- 9780618894642
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2007. Hardcover. 0618894640 . A fourth printing of the American edition. "The Children of Húrin," per the jacket flap, are tales of Middle-earth from times long before "The Lord of the Rings." This Tolkien project wasn't published until after J. R. R. Tolkien's death in 1973, after being edited and organized by his son, Christopher Tolkien who explains that J. R. R. T. worked on these stories as far back as the First World War. With color illustrations by Alan Lee, and a fold-out map similar to a map prepared by J. R. R. T. --- In full black paper-covered boards with gilt-stamped spine titling. Jacket bears Lee illustrations to front and back panels. --- An about-Fine copy: bright, unmarked and crisp. Unclipped jacket ($26) with also bright and newish but with a couple of tiny green marks to front panel and in removable archival mylar protector. ; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; 313, (6) pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86974
- Title
- The Children of Húrin
- Author
- TOLKIEN, J. R. R.; TOLKIEN, Christopher (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0618894640
- ISBN 13
- 9780618894642
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- 0618894640
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About the Seller
Bluebird Books
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Littleton, Colorado
About Bluebird Books
Bluebird Books is the bookselling business of Eric Mayer, operating from my base in Littleton, Colorado. I specialize in classic fiction and literature, books on birds and natural history, railroadiana, biography, history and many other genres. Bluebird Books features publications by the Modern Library and Everyman's Library. I offer free shipping on books shipped within the US via USPS Media Mail. INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: I recommend that you use Biblio.com for your international orders because they have formed a partnership with Asendia to allow for much more affordable shipping on parcels weighing under 5 lb. (about 2.26 kg).
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Jacket
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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