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Soft cover. Condición: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 3 unnumbered pages : 12 color plates ; spiral bound ; ISBN 9780045290048, 004529004 OCLC 220620368 ; very large folio format, several difficult to find illustrations by J. R. R. Tolkien, featuring Luthien Tinuviel, Gondolin and the Vale of Tumladen, Lake Mithrim and the heraldic devices, Taniquetil, Nargothrond, Numenorean tile and textiles, Beleg finds Gwindor in Taur-nu-Fuin, Tol Sirion, Elvish scripts, Glaurung sets forth to seek Turin, and the Silmarillion map ; color added by H. E. Riddett in certain illustrations ; Harold Eric (H.E.) Riddett (1905-1990)was an illustrator known for his distinctive color work on J.R.R. Tolkien's works, particularly the 1976 Folio Society edition of The Hobbit, featuring colorful, detailed scenes capturing Middle-earth, a style that added vibrant depth to Tolkien's tales for many collectors and readers. ; illustrations colored by Riddett include "Map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North", "Gondolin and the Vale of Tumladen", and "Nargothrond (II)" ; Elvish calligraphy includes "Errantry" in English with tengwar script. Erranty was a poem by J.R.R. Tolkien, first published in The Oxford Magazine in 1933. It was included in revised and extended form in Tolkien's 1962 collection of short poems, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil. Donald Swann set the poem to music in his 1967 song cycle, The Road Goes Ever On. ; also, "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil" in English written with two different styles of tengwar script. Originally published in English font in The Oxford Magazine in 1934, this poem was later included in a poetry collection of the same title in 1962. Tolkien was inspired to create the character of Tom Bombadil by a Dutch doll belonging to his children, long before the merry fellow's inclusion in 'The Lord of the Rings.' ; very scarce, AS NEW in the original fitted slipcover. Book.