First edition, first impression. States 1977 on the title page. Printed by Billing & Sons Ltd, with no full stop after 'Feanor' on line 4 of page 330 and an italicised 'and' in 'Lord of the Waters and King of the Sea' on line 39o or page 352 (points of issue as called for). 365pp, with a large two colour folding map at rear. Blue cloth-covered board with gilt lettering to spine. Top edge sprayed blue. 8vo. Cloth is clean and crisp, just a little pushed in spine ends and corners. Top edge spray a little faded perhaps, hint of spotting on remaining edges. The last page of the foreword and te contents page have a small corner crease and there is a longer, flat crease to the following page which also has a tiny nick on the fore edge else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original, shelf worn, dust wrapper, not price clipped, just a litlte bumped on extreme edges. Dust wrapper now protected in an archival-quality Mylar sleeve, fitted without the use of tape or adhesives.
