1st UK Printings Tolkien History of Middle-Earth 12 Vol Start Price USD 1,899.99 Current Price USD 1,899.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, October 06, 2008 End Time Thursday, October 16, 2008 Location Alameda, California See more about '1st UK Printings Tolkien History of Middle-Earth 12 Vol' Description As given on www.tolkienbooks.net, The History of Middle-earth is an account by Christopher Tolkien detailing the genesis of his father's writings concerning Middle-earth. A guide to each volume's contents is at http://www.tolkienbooks.net/html/home-contents.html. The Book of Lost Tales, Part I - 1st Impression 1983 - 5,000 copies printed.  Price-clipped dust jacket in Brodart protector in VG condition.  Hardback book in very good condition with slight sunning on page edges and top spine edge; gilt spine printing in fine condition and internal pages mint with no marks and no inscriptions. Top page edges stained blue by Allen & Unwin Publishers. The Book of Lost Tales, Part II - 1st Impression 1984 - 7,500 copies printed? Price-clipped dust jacket in Brodart protector in VG condition. Hardback book in very good to fine condition with fine gilt spine printing.  Internal pages are in mint condition with no inscriptions and no marks.  Slight abrasion as if from an eraser on the front free endpaper but very hard to see.  Top page edges stained brown by Allen & Unwin Publishers. The Lays of Beleriand - 1st Impression 1985 - 6,000 copies printed.  Price, £14.95, on dust jacket in Brodart protector and in Mint condition.  Hardback book in near fine condition with fine gilt spine printing.  Internal pages are in mint condition with no marks and no inscriptions like new.  Top page edges stained green by Allen & Unwin Publishers. The Shaping of Middle-earth - 1st Impression 1986 - 6,000 copies printed.  Price-clipped dust jacket in Brodart protector in very good condition.  Hardback book with bumped front lower corner and otherwise in very good plus condition with fine gilt spine printing.  Internal pages are unmarked and without inscriptions and in mint condition.  Top page edges stained black by Allen & Unwin Publishers. The Lost Road and Other Writings - 1st Impression 1987 - 6,000 copies printed.  Dust jacket in Brodart protector with retail price £16.95 and with age or sun darkening along the top edge and in good to very good condition.  Hard cover book with age or sun darkening along the top edges with fine gilt spine printing in good plus to very good condition.  Internal pages in unmarked fine condition with no inscriptions.  Unwin Hyman Publishers. The Return of the Shadow - 1st Impression 1988 - 5,000 copies printed.  Price clipped dust jacket in Brodart protector in very good condition.  Hard back book with slight bumping at corners and soiled page edges in good plus to very good condition and fine gilt spine printing.  Internal pages unmarked and without inscriptions and clean very good condition.  Unwin Hyman Publishers. The Treason of Isengard - One impression only 1989 - 8,000 copies printed.  Unclipped, unpriced dustwrapper in Brodart protector in very good plus condition.  Hardback book in very good condition with fine gilt spine printing and slight pushing at spine bottom.  Internal pages unmarked and without inscriptions and in mint condition.  Unwin Hyman Publishers. The War of the Ring - One impression only 1990 - 7,500 copies printed.  Dust jacket in Brodart protector with retail price £17.95 on inside front flap and in very good plus to fine condition.  Hard cover book with slight white mark on back lower edge and minor creasing at spine top and bottom is otherwise in very good plus condition with fine gilt spine printing.  Internal pages are unmarked and without inscriptions and in mint condition.  Unwin Hyman Publishers. Sauron Defeated - 1st Impression 1992 - 5,000 copies printed.  Unpriced dust wrapper in Brodart protector and in mint condition.  Hardback book in mint like new condition with fine gilt spine printing.  Internal pages unmarked and without inscription and in mint unread condition.  HarperCollins Publishers. Morgoth’s Ring - 1st Impression 1993 - 5,978 copies were printed.  'ISBN 0002241951' appears on the verso of the title page. This is a publisher's error.  Unpriced dustwrapper in Brodart protector and in mint condition.  Hard back book in fine condition with a minor bump to the front lower corner with fine gilt spine printing.  Internal pages in unmarked and uninscribed mint condition.  Harper Collins Publishers. The War of the Jewels - One impression only 1994 - 4,568 copies printed.  Unpriced dustwrapper in Brodart protector in very good condition with several slight depressions on the rear back panel which do not penetrate and do not have any colour loss.  Hardback book in fine condition with fine gilt spine printing.  Internal pages are not marked and have no inscriptions and are in fine condition.  HarperCollins Publishers. The Peoples of Middle-earth - One impression only 1996 - 2,525 copies were printed for the trade.  Unpriced dustwrapper in Brodart protector in mint condition.  Hardback book in very good plus condition with slight creasing at spine top and bottom and fine gilt spine printing.  Internal pages unmarked and without inscriptions and in mint condition.  HarperCollins Publishers. Please examine the accompanying photographs and do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. Place a Bid!