The History of Middle-earth – Complete 12 Volume Hardcover Set – Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin)

Complete 12-volume hardcover set of The History of Middle-earth by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien.

Published by Houghton Mifflin (USA), 1980s–early 1990s printings. A consistent, matching hardcover set.

Includes:

The Book of Lost Tales, Part 1 - early mythology and origins of Middle-earth

The Book of Lost Tales, Part 2 - continuation of the earliest legends

The Lays of Beleriand - poetic versions of major First Age tales

The Shaping of Middle-earth - development of the early legendarium

The Lost Road and Other Writings - Númenor and early concepts

The Return of the Shadow - early drafts of The Lord of the Rings

The Treason of Isengard - continued LOTR development

The War of the Ring - later drafts of LOTR

Sauron Defeated - final drafts and appendices material

Morgoth’s Ring - deep First Age lore and Tolkien’s later writings

The War of the Jewels - continuation of First Age material

The Peoples of Middle-earth - appendices, languages, and background

Condition:

Very good overall.

All volumes include dust jackets.

Light wear consistent with age and normal shelf use.

Volumes 9 and 12 have stickers on the back of the dust jackets

Volume 3 dust jacket has been glued to the book by a previous owner

Volume 10 has a note written inside the front cover and minor wear on page 113

See pictures for further details.

Will ship to the lower 48 states only. Thank you.

All sales final. (Moving sale / downsizing personal library)