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The War of the Ring – J.R.R. Tolkien – First American Edition, 1990
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First American edition of The War of the Ring, Houghton Mifflin 1990, Volume VIII of The History of Middle-earth.

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The War of the Ring – J.R.R. Tolkien – First American Edition, 1990


First American edition of The War of the Ring, Houghton Mifflin 1990, Volume VIII of The History of Middle-earth.



The third composition-history volume follows the developing narrative through Helm’s Deep, Isengard, Minas Tirith and the war in Gondor.

Bibliographical details:
– Author: J.R.R. Tolkien; edited by Christopher Tolkien
– Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston
– Edition: First American edition
– Year: 1990
– Format: Hardcover in illustrated dust jacket
– ISBN 0-395-56008-X

Condition report:
The pale jacket is complete and bright, with light shelf rubbing and small edge and corner marks. The binding and photographed interior appear clean and sound.

A clean first American edition documenting Tolkien’s epic as it approached its final form.

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