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THE CHILDREN OF HÚRIN Signed Limited Leather-bound Deluxe Edition

The apex of a Tolkien collection. A work of art to treasure
THE CHILDREN OF H�RIN Signed Limited Leather-bound Deluxe Edition

The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien was published for the first time in 2007, the first 'new' tale by J.R.R. Tolkien since The Silmarillion 30 years ago. Edited from Tolkien's various manuscripts by his son, Christopher, and illustrated by Alan Lee, who won an Oscar for his design work on The Lord of the Rings movies, the book was an instant Number 1 bestseller and remained in the Sunday Times Top 10 for four months.

It has already sold more than 1 million copies worldwide in English and is being translated into 42 languages.
Personal touch

Each copy is signed and numbered by Christopher Tolkien & Alan Lee on a bespoke tip-in flyleaf.
Premium production values

The utmost personal care and attention is taken in the production of every single copy to ensure that the aesthetic appearance of the book is of the highest possible quality. Every book is hand bound in the finest quality leather from genuine first edition pages, secured to the spine through hand sewing and meshing in order to ensure lasting durability and strength.

* Strictly limited to just 500 hand-numbered copies
* Fully bound in real Italian leather
* Decorated in gold and red foil
* Raised spine ribs
* Printed on superior acid-free paper
* Hand-sewn binding
* Gold-edged pages
* Marbled endpapers
* Silk ribbon marker

Unique illustrations and fold-out map

The book is 320 pages, and includes 25 pencil illustrations by Alan Lee, plus 9 spectacular full-colour plates inserted at 32-page intervals. It also includes a two-colour fold-out map drawn by Christopher Tolkien himself, who drew the original maps for his father's The Lord of the Rings when it was first published in 1954.
Custom leather clamshell

This special book is housed in a custom-built, hand-assembled clamshell traycase. The clamshell is clad in bonded leather and foil-stamped in gold, lined with real suede, and the package protected in its own shipping carton. This ensures your copy won't get damaged, and provides an attractive way to store and display your purchase.
A unique opportunity