Description
A first edition, first printing of ‘The War of the Jewels’ published by HarperCollins in 1994. A fine book in like unclipped (unpriced) dust wrapper a little pushed to the head of the spine.
The War of the Jewels is a posthumously published volume of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The History of Middle-earth series, edited by his son Christopher Tolkien. Released in 1994, it explores the later evolution of The Silmarillion, focusing on the wars in Beleriand and the fate of the Silmarils. It contains expanded narratives about Morgoth’s forces, the Noldorin Elves, and the tragic tales of Túrin Turambar and other legendary figures. The book also details linguistic and cultural developments of Tolkien’s world.