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Children of Húrin, The – J. R. R. Tolkien
Illustrated by Alan Lee
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Original price was: $60.00.Current price is: $48.00.

Near Fine First Edition, First Printing in a Near Fine dust jacket in its original shrink wrap. Please see below for more details.

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Description

For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of The Children of Húrin by J. R. R. Tolkien in a new archival wrap. First Edition unstated, 2007 Houghton Mifflin First Printing with no subsequent printing. Illustrated by Alan Lee

The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on a straight spine, light spotting on top page block, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright.

The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with clean illustrated covers, sticker residue on the front and mild edge wear. First state jacket with the price on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.

The Children of Húrin is an epic fantasy novel which forms the completion of a tale by J. R. R. Tolkien. He wrote the original version of the story in the late 1910s, revising it several times later, but did not complete it before his death in 1973. His son, Christopher Tolkien, edited the manuscripts to form a consistent plot.

 Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.

Additional information

Weight 2.5 lbs
Dimensions 9 × 6 × 1.75 in
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