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Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The Ruins of Osgiliath was assembled and revised by Alexander Lewis in 1995. Limited to 100 copies, The Ruins of Osgiliath is Number 25 of 100 signed by the editor Alexander Lewis. Limited to fifty copies, this is Number 4 of 50 signed by the editor Alexander Lewis, and the illustrator Ruth Lacon. Preface to the assembled Tale of Gondolin, "The Tale of Gondolin is drawn from the various references to Turgon and his life throughout the Silmarillion, and sewn into the fabric of what was drawn from Unfinished Tales the chapter 'Of Tuor and his coming to Gondolin' which is reproduced as printed therein with little alteration, though where necessary, some of the notes to the Unfinished Tales were worked into the narrative where it was thought to clarify the text." "The Unfinished Tale was written by J.R.R. Tolkien in 1951 and left unaccountably unfinished; it would have given in fine detail all that appears as the brief chapter 23 of the Silmarillion, yet tragically it only reaches Tuor's entry into the Hidden City and it goes no further." "The rest of the Tale is therefore drawn from the account given in the Book of Lost Tales Volume Two. This account was first written in about 1916, or slightly later, and amended in 1920 for presentation as a paper to the Essay Club of Exeter College, Oxford, and then used as a basis for what appears in the Silmarillion (which was written between 1926 and 1930)." The first proof copies of this work were produced in 1987. The author refers to these books as the 'First Edition'. Only two copies were made.one red, leatherbound copy that was presented to Priscilla Tolkien and one clothbound copy for the authors own reference. Both books were A5 size and neither copies were signed or illustrated. The idea for an illustrated and illuminated book, to put the story into - in the style of medieval illuminated books, such as Lindisfarne Gospels etc. - came later on. The designs were presented to Priscilla Tolkien and we were given permission to produce "The Tale of Gondolin" as it now is. "The first copies of the Limited Edition were produced in 1994 & 1995. Number One went to Priscilla Tolkien as a thank you - and other copies went to either Tolkien Society members of members of the Mythopoeic Society in the USA. Demand for the copies diminished and production was halted with only 28 of the 50 copies complete. With the renewed interest in The Lord of the Rings from the Peter Jackson interpretation of the story.we decided to complete the print run and issue the final remaining copies in 2004." Digital photo's available, inquire if interested. Other Tolkien books available, include both the UK and US editions, original cloth bindings, custom fine bindings, and Signed/Numbered/Limited Editions. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Etat : Fine. The Complete Ruins of Osgiliath, Signed Limited Numbered Edition, nr 9 of 12. The Complete Ruins of Osgiliath was assembled and revised by Alexander Lewis in 1992. Limited to 12 copies, The Complete Ruins of Osgiliath is Number 9 of 12 signed by the editor Alexander Lewis Limited to 12 copies (of which 10 were sold and 2 kept by the author), this is Number 9 of 12 signed by the editor Alexander Lewis The first edition of Ruins of Osgiliath was published in three volumes, this edition is a renewed version, bringing all three volumes together in one revised volume and adds more stories and tales than the first release. They were sealed and auctioned off at the centenary conference of the Tolkien Society in 1992. Very rare to find, nearly ever seen online for sale. Only 10 copies were sold. 2 were kept by the author (probably used as a gift to the Tolkien family). This is a collection of short tales which are all based within the historical framework and subcreative environment of Middle-earth. Some of them are based upon and expand certain known events, whilst others use the framework of Middle-earth as a vehicle to tell a story that simply wished to be told. Because of this, these short tales do not lay any claim to be in any way "definitive". They are merely the authors' extrapolations and art at work seeking to uncover or pull into sharper focus events within Middle-earth. There probably have been and will be other thoughts and approaches to some of the events highlighted herein, and they would be as valid as that which is found in the pages of this collection. It is hoped that these short tales entertain - beyond that, there is no intention of the author. The vehicle of this collection is Osgiliath, first city of Condor and its long history from the days of its founding in the Second Age to the time of the War of the Ring, and this thread connects all the tales in this collection. Tales from volume 1 such as The Road Beyond and The Inheritance are stories which do not tell of any specific event in detail - they merely "are" - as Bombadil might have said. The rest; Conspiracy to Rule, The Wringing Bells and The Dark Shadow relate to events within the Tale of the Years. Since the history of Osgiliath is dark and tragic, so these tales are also caught up in that tragedy, and some may find the tales distressing, particularly The Wringing Bells. It is not a tale for the faint-hearted! It is of course fictional and based upon historical events which concern the city of London. The tales of Volume 2 are also sequels or connectants to those of Volume 1, so those of you who have not as yet read Volume 1: Beg, Borrow, or Steal (or as Professor Tolkien suggested to one young admirer of the Lord of the Rings by mail; prefferably buy) the first volume and thereby transform the enjoyment of Volume 2 into something far greater. The tales of Volume 2 do stand on their own however - if it is necessary for them to be read in that fashion. These are yet more short tales based around the long history of Osgiliath, first city of Gondor. The Road to Peril introduces the stalking figure felt by Mareth on the banks of the Anduin. To See in Time is the companion tale to The Inheritance from Volume 1. When the Crescendo Dies Away is an indulgence in music and is somewhat connected to the Kinstrife as is Mosquito the last of the tales, which borrows heavily from the times of the French Revolution for its inspiration. In volume 3, For one who wandered alone takes the reader back to a footnote from one of the tales of volume 1 which at the time seemed to me insufficient. This tale attempts to piece together the strands that were left hanging loose at that juncture and there is a longer note at the end by way of further explanation. Armindil's Lament is a departure for these collections in that it is a poem which was quoted from on the cover of volume 2. It is connected to a character from one of the tales in volume 2. The next three tales are. Signed by Author(s).