J.R.R. Tolkien – Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth – George Allen & Unwin

Hardcover Edition – Original Dust Jacket – Edited by Christopher Tolkien

A classic hardcover edition of Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited with introduction, commentary, index, and maps by Christopher Tolkien. This important posthumous work expands upon the histories of the First, Second, and Third Ages, and forms an essential companion to The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings.

This copy is the George Allen & Unwin hardcover edition, published in London, with the title-page imprint reading George Allen & Unwin. The copyright page states: © George Allen & Unwin (Publishers) Ltd, 1980.

The publication history page records:
- First published in 1980
- Reprinted (twice) 1980
- Reprinted (twice) 1981
- Reprinted 1982

This copy therefore represents an early reprint of the first edition, printed within the first two years of publication.

The book is bound in the publisher’s original brown cloth boards, with gilt lettering to the spine, and is housed in the original pictorial dust jacket featuring Tolkien’s distinctive abstract design. The dust jacket is not price-clipped. The volume retains its original endpapers and typographic layout.

Condition

The book is in Very Good+ condition overall. The boards are clean and firm, with light shelf wear at the extremities. The pages are clean and unmarked, with a gentle, even toning typical of the period. The dust jacket shows light surface wear and minor edge rubbing, with no major losses.

An early George Allen & Unwin hardcover of Unfinished Tales, a cornerstone volume for any serious Tolkien collection.

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