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George Allen & Unwin. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1980 8vo., burgundy cloth, lettered with emblem in gilt to spine; upper edge stained a matching red; in the matching illustrated dust jacket with cover image representing a Númenórean helmet from an original design by Tolkien; pp. [ix], 2-472, with folding red and black map to rear showing the West of Middle Earth and the end of the Third Age; a near-fine copy, some mild toning and scratching to the upper edge; a touch bumped to spine ends; folding map lightly toned along the horizontal crease; jacket spine lightly sunned, with overlaid blank sticker to price on front flap. First edition. Left uncompleted upon his death in 1973, Tolkien's collection of stories and essays concerning Middle-Earth were, like The Silmarillion, edited and published by his son Christopher. However, unlike The Silmarillion, which required comprehensive revising and editing before publication, the narratives here are presented as Tolkien intended them, with little more… Read More