The Fall of Gondolin (Deluxe Edition in Slipcase)

Deluxe edition in slipcase. This volume is still in its original publisher's shrink wrap. 308pp. Quarter bound in brown paper over grey paper-covered boards, with gilt lettering and embellished with gold foil motif of Tuor. Colour frontispiece, eight colour paintings and fifteen pencil sketches specially commissioned for this edition from award-winning artist, Alan Lee. One red and black fold-out map (of Beleriand) drawn by Christopher Tolkien. Printed on high quality paper and complete with silk ribbon marker. Housed in a matching slipcase, also embellished with stamped gold foil motifs. Tall 8vo. Volume in fine condition. The slipcase is bumped along one rear edge. A new tale of Middle-earth, the third and final of J R R Tolkien's Great Tales. Bringing together Tolkien's manuscripts and other sources, Christopher Tolkien has made a linked narrative of the first real story of Tolkien's imaginary world. Includes a preface and chapter by Christopher Tolkien on the evolution of writing the tale.