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1000 well-funded researchers to get History of Middle-earth in 3 volumes - Lord of the Rings news - J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings

September 07, 2000 at 12:19:00

Editor's Note: Please see our updated information.

A special edition of the 12-book series The History of Middle-earth is being published in 3 volumes, due out in October 2000, April 2001, and October 2001.

The edition is limited to 1000 copies and each volume is being sold for 100 GBP (subject to change, depending on the publisher).

Thornton's Bookstore is offering a discount to anyone who pays by the end of September. For further information, see http://www.thorntonsbooks.co.uk. Thornton's specializes in rare and collectors' editions and often sells high-quality Tolkien merchandise.

The History of Middle-earth series depicts in 12 volumes how J.R.R. Tolkien came to write The Lord of the Rings and the source materials that his son Christopher Tolkien used to compile the published Silmarillion. The series is a must-have for any serious Tolkien researcher.