First in a series of hardback boxed sets celebrating the literary achievement of Christopher Tolkien, featuring double-sided dustjackets. Set 1 contains special editions of THE SILMARILLION and UNFINISHED TALES reproducing the first edition text, together with the two volumes of THE BOOK OF LOST TALES.
Praise for The Silmarillion:
‘At times rises to the greatness of true myth’
Financial Times
Praise for Unfinished Tales:
‘Another monument to the incredible imagination of Tolkien’
Sunday Telegraph
Praise for The Book of Lost Tales:
‘Christopher Tolkien shows himself to be his father’s son… Tolkien devotees will rejoice’
The New York Times Book Review
‘In these Lost Tales we have the scholar joyously gambolling in the thicket of his imagination… a Commentary and Notes greatly enrich the quest’
Daily Telegraph
J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 80 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.