J.R.R. Tolkien The History Of Middle-Earth Vol 6 - The Return Of The Shadow 1988

Lovely example of this sixth in the series. Some wear/ageing. Reprint. SEE IMAGES\n\nThe first part of The History of The Lord of the Rings, an enthralling account of the writing of the Book of the Century which contains many additional scenes and includes the unpublished Epilogue in its entirety.\nThe Return of the Shadow is the story of the first part of the history of the creation of The Lord of the Rings, a fascinating study of Tolkien\u2019s great masterpiece, from its inception to the end of the first volume, The Fellowship of the Ring.\nIn The Return of the Shadow (the abandoned title of the first volume of The Lord of the Rings) we see how Bilbo\u2019s magic ring evolved into the supremely dangerous Ruling Ring of the Dark Lord; and the precise, and astonishingly unforeseen, moment when a Black Rider first rode in to the Shire. The character of the hobbit called Trotter (afterwards Strider or Aragorn) is developed, and Frodo\u2019s companions undergo many changes of name and g