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THE CHILDREN OF HURIN
by Tolkien, J. R. R. (edited by Christopher Tolkien)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0007246226
- ISBN 13
- 9780007246229
- Seller
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Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2007. Book. Illus. by Alan Lee;. Near Fine. Hardcover. Second Printing. 8vo. 313 pp. followed by a fold-out map. Blue boards lettered in gilt on the spine; pale gray endpapers; headband; illustrated with drawings and colour plates by Alan Lee; wraparound dj art also by Alan Lee. Light edge and corner wear on the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. This story collection contains: Preface; Introduction; Narn I Chin Hurin - The Tale of the Children of Hurin; Genealogies: The House of Hador and the People of Haleth; The House of Beor; and The Princes of Noldor; followed by Appendices: The Evolution of the Great Tales; and The Composition of the Text..
Synopsis
The Children of Húrin is an epic fantasy novel which forms the completion of a tale by J. R. R. Tolkien. He wrote the original version of the story in late 1910s, revised it several times later, but did not complete it before his death in 1973. His son, Christopher Tolkien, edited the manuscripts to form a consistent narrative, and published it in 2007 as an independent work.
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- Bookseller
- W. Fraser Sandercombe
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230772
- Title
- THE CHILDREN OF HURIN
- Author
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (edited by Christopher Tolkien)
- Illustrator
- Alan Lee;
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Second Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0007246226
- ISBN 13
- 9780007246229
- Publisher
- Harper Collins Publishers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2007
- Size
- 8vo
- Dewey
- 823/.912
- Keywords
- supernatural literature; lord of the rings; hobbit; tom bombadil; gandalf; movie; film; motion picture; cinema; epic; heroic; wizards; wizardry; magic;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fantasy;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
W. Fraser Sandercombe
Biblio member since 2004
Burlington, Ontario
About W. Fraser Sandercombe
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