J.R.R. Tolkien "The Children of Hurin" Illustrated hardcover

Vorgrik says: Very good condition. I never got into the Silmarillion, to me it was like reading a Sears catalog from 1898 . Yawn. This one is pretty sweet though, got a coherent story and the illustrations really add to the package. Give ol' Chris T some lovin', I doubt JRR ever did.

The Children of Hurin, begun in 1918, was one of three 'Great Tales' J.R.R. Tolkien worked on throughout his life, though he never realized his ambition to see it published. Though familiar to many fans from extracts and references within other Tolkien books, it has long been assumed that the story would forever remain an unfinished tale. Now reconstructed by Christopher Tolkien, painstakingly editing together the complete work from his father's many drafts, this book is the culmination of a tireless thirty-year endeavor by him to bring J.R.R.Tolkien's vast body of unpublished work to a wide audience.