The Lays of Beleriand, J.R.R. Tolkien - True 1st Edition (UK), 2nd Printing

TOLKIEN, J.R.R. The Lays of Beleriand. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1985. First U.K. Edition, Second Impression.

Octavo, original black cloth with gilt spine lettering, in original pictorial dust jacket designed by Christopher Tolkien.

First U.K. edition, second impression of the third volume in The History of Middle-earth series, edited by Christopher Tolkien. The Lays of Beleriand presents two of J.R.R. Tolkien’s great poetic works: The Lay of the Children of Húrin and The Lay of Leithian, the latter recounting the immortal tale of Beren and Lúthien — one of the central legends of the First Age. These alliterative and rhyming verse forms show Tolkien’s deep engagement with the epic traditions of Old English, Old Norse, and medieval romance, and reveal his attempt to give Middle-earth a truly heroic poetic corpus.

Condition: Book is near fine, with slight foxing on the top text block. Dust jacket is likewise near fine with slight rubbing on the edges