This is a superb SIGNED copy of THE CHILDREN OF HURIN by J R R Tolkien edited by CHRISTOPHER TOLKIEN and beautifully illustrated by ALAN LEE. 

NEW and UNREAD SIGNED copies of this title are extremely rare.

This is the First novel in the GREAT TALES trilogy, prior to Beren and Luthien (2017) and The Fall of Gondolin (2018).

This copy is SIGNED by the illustrator, Alan Lee on the title page.

Examples of some of the beautiful paintings and sketches by Alan are shown in the photos.

This edition also includes a fold out map of Beleriand at the rear of the text (see photo).

The book is NEW and UNREAD.

The book has been carefully stored since purchase and the book has only been opened in order to take the photographs for this listing.

This copy is a First Edition, First Printing, UK Hardback, published by Harper Collins in 2007. It was acquired from Goldsboro Books.

The book is in VERY FINE condition.

The dust jacket is also in VERY FINE Condition.

The book is tight and square. The text block is toning evenly with age but it is otherwise bright and clean. There is no spine lean. All corners are sharp and intact. There is no pushing or bruising to the spine. The book and its jacket is bright and clean. There is no sunning or fading.

The jacket is protected by an inert, removable cellophane wrapper. It is not price-clipped

The book will be very well protected in bubble wrap within a sturdy book box and it will be shipped out with great care. The parcel will be sent by a tracked and insured Royal Mail Special Delivery to all UK destinations.

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I have collected quality signed first edition books for over 30 years and I appreciate the importance of an accurate and conservative description of a book's condition and attributes to a potential buyer. Please look carefully at the photos in this listing and ask me any questions that you may have. I want you to be delighted with your purchase from me and to have no surprises whatsoever.

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