The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion & Guide: Chronology: 1 - Tapa dura

Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 996 pages; Description: 1v., 996p. : 1 gen. table ; 23cm. Subjects: Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973 --Encyclopedias. Tolkien, J. R. R. --Chronology --Biography. Middle Earth (Imaginary place) --Encyclopedias. Fantasy literature, English --Encyclopedias. Summary: The Chronology details the parallel evolutions of Tolkien's works and his academic and personal life in minute detail. Spanning the entirety of his long life including nearly sixty years of active labor on his Middle-earth creations, and drawing on such contemporary sources as school records, war service files, biographies, correspondence, the letters of his close friend C. S. Lewis, and the diaries of W. H. Lewis, this book will be an invaluable resource for those who wish to gain a complete understanding of Tolkien's status as a giant of twentieth-century literature.