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First American hardcover edition of The Shaping of Middle-earth, Houghton Mifflin 1986, Volume IV of the History of Middle-earth.

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The Shaping of Middle-earth – J.R.R. Tolkien – First American Edition, 1986

First American hardcover edition of The Shaping of Middle-earth, Houghton Mifflin 1986, Volume IV of the History of Middle-earth.

The volume documents Tolkien’s transition from the Lost Tales toward The Silmarillion through the Quenta, Ambarkanta, annals and early maps.

Bibliographical details:
– Author: J.R.R. Tolkien; edited by Christopher Tolkien
– Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston
– Edition: First American edition
– Year: 1986
– Format: Hardcover in dust jacket
– ISBN 0-395-42501-8

Condition report:
The purple dust jacket is glossy and complete, showing mild rubbing and small bumps at the corners and spine ends. The book appears clean, square and tightly bound.

A well-preserved first American edition of a pivotal volume in the evolution of Middle-earth.

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