184pp, illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. Maroon cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some chipping to top edge. . 4to. Shows how the Lord of the Rings is the result of an ancient story-telling tradition that dates back to the dawn of western culture; and how by drawing upon the world's primary myths and legends, Tolkien created his own mythology for the twentieth century.
