Guide to Tolkien's World: A Bestiary - David Day - Thunder Bay Press First Printing 2002

Thunder Bay Press, 2002; first printing, with the complete 1-5 number line and date sequence ending in 02.

David Day's profusely illustrated reference identifies and describes 129 races, creatures and forms of life from Tolkien's legendarium. The 287-page volume also includes a map, chronologies, genealogies, an index of principal sources and a general index, with black-and-white and colour artwork by eleven European fantasy artists.

This is the large-format English-language edition in illustrated card covers with French flaps, ISBN 1-57145-878-6. The photographs show a square, bright copy with clean-looking pages and only light handling and shelf wear to the covers.

Condition:
Very good or better overall, with light surface and edge wear visible in the photographs; the binding appears firm and the illustrated contents clean.

The photographs show the exact copy offered.

An attractive, richly illustrated guide that opens Tolkien's creatures and landscapes to browsing at a generous scale.