The Road Goes Ever On — J.R.R. Tolkien and Donald Swann — Second Edition Revised, First Printing, Houghton Mifflin, 1978

The first printing of the revised American edition of Tolkien and Swann's celebrated song cycle, expanded with Bilbo's Last Song and preserved in its original illustrated dust jacket.

Published by Houghton Mifflin in Boston in 1978, this is the second edition, revised, and its first printing, identified by the complete number line H 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. The original dust jacket retains its USD 10.00 price and reproduces Tolkien's Tengwar and Elvish script. ISBN 0-395-24758-6.

The volume brings together J.R.R. Tolkien's poems from The Lord of the Rings and The Adventures of Tom Bombadil with Donald Swann's musical settings for voice and piano. The score is surrounded by Tolkien's own calligraphy, Elvish texts and linguistic commentary. This revised edition adds Swann's setting of Bilbo's Last Song, Tolkien's farewell poem at the Grey Havens, together with a new foreword to the second edition.

Condition: A very good copy in its original price-unclipped dust jacket, protected by a clear wrapper. Light age-toning, surface wear and creasing are visible at the jacket edges and flap corners. The photographed endpapers and text openings are clean, with no ownership inscription visible. The photographs show the exact copy offered.

A richly designed meeting of Tolkien's poetry, invented languages and calligraphy with Donald Swann's music, in the expanded revised edition featuring Bilbo's Last Song.