The Complete History of Middle-earth: Boxed Set

These volumes are the best and cheapest way to obtain all of this material (and it’s a truckload). It’s really more for Tolkien completionists, but there are things here that will interest any Tolkien fan. Christopher Tolkien has been given a lot of blowback over the years, but it’s hard to imagine the editorial work required to get this out the door. This will please any hardcore Tolkien fan, loads of background material, loads of rough drafts.As far as product delivery status, I think this is kind of pointless. Mine arrived in pristine condition, in shrink wrap etc, but it probably helped that it was shipped to me with two unrelated hardcover books, so the normal Amazon box was a little more filled. It was shipped in a standard cardboard box. Mine arrived completely undamaged, but I can see how someone else’s might have some dings. This seems like luck of the draw.Also, yes the pages are thin, necessarily, but they are not that fragile. I don’t think you need to worry about pages being ripped if you are taking reasonable care.

Para todos aqueles que estudam J R R Tolkien, é uma referência indispensável. Sobretudo, por estar no idioma origem.

Es una edición imprescindible para los fans más apasionados de Tolkien, contiene una gran variedad de documentos que dan fe de la evolución del imaginario tolkeniano. La lectura puede ser no tan entretenida para quienes sólo buscan literatura ya acabada como El Señor de los Anillos, pero sí ofrecen una mayor perspectiva de la composición de la obra de Tolkien para quien esté dispuesto al esfuerzo literario.Respecto a la edición, es hermosa en cuanto a detalles, de pasta dura con una caja de colección, cubrepolvos y papel tipo Biblia. El único detalle para los coleccionistas más quisquilloso es que la edición es la del 2003, no la más reciente que da a entender en la descripción. La única diferencia entre ambas ediciones es el encuadernado, más duro en la nueva, pero el contenido es el mismo. Sigue siendo una gran edición para quien quiere la obra con buenos acabados, pero menciono ese detalle para quien quiera específicamente la otra edición.Por último, llegó muy rápido, perfectamente empacada y en excelentes condiciones. Recomiendo ampliamente esta compra.

This is a really gorgeous version. The bible paper gives a fancy touch and the build quality is top notch. however, this book is definitely not for people with vision problems. The font size is on the small side and you will have trouble to read. The size is not for your bed time reading. But for sure, you'll love to read it on your chair. All in all, a must have to every Tolkien fan. Also, a tremendous gift to ANY library.

Un'opera che racchiude in sè più opere ambientate nella Terra di Mezzo. Un caleidoscopio di personaggi, luoghi, narrazioni epiche, avvenimenti della mitologia tolkeniani che costituicono un compendio imprescindibile per tutti coloro che amano il fantasy in ogni suo dettaglio. Alcuni dei volumi presenti sono stati anche editi in italia (come per esempio i primi due, che sono esattamente i Racconti Perduti), ma in questa edizione originale, sono visti come tasselli di un bellissimo mosaico i cui incastri si perdono nello spazio e nel tempo delle ere del mito creato dal grande maestro. Stupendo.