The History of Middle-earth: Part II (The History of the Lord of the Rings) – Deluxe India Paper Limited Edition (1 of 1000), 2001

HarperCollins Deluxe Limited Edition, in the original slipcase and publisher’s shrinkwrap, with visible splits in the wrapping.

The History of Middle-earth: Part II – The History of the Lord of the Rings. Deluxe Limited India Paper Edition. 

HarperCollins Publishers, 2001. Deluxe Limited Edition, limited to 1000 copies worldwide. Previously catalogued as the first printing; the sealed internal printing statement has not been examined. 

This substantial collector’s volume brings together Volumes VI–IX of The History of Middle-earth: The Return of the Shadow, The Treason of Isengard, The War of the Ring and Sauron Defeated, edited by Christopher Tolkien — the complete documentary history of the writing of The Lord of the Rings. 

Printed on fine India paper and quarter bound in black leather with gilt titling, publisher device and Tolkien monogram to the spine. 
The front board carries the large gilt Tolkien monogram. 
All edges gilt. 

Housed in the original matching cloth slipcase, also stamped with the gilt Tolkien monogram, uniform with the HarperCollins Deluxe editions of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. 

Condition: Retains the publisher’s original shrinkwrap, with visible splits and holes at the spine ends and along the outer seam. The visible book and slipcase are near fine, with minor edge/corner wear. Previously described as mint and unread; the sealed contents have not been examined.

An increasingly difficult deluxe volume to find in such preserved state.

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