The Return of the Shadow
by Christopher Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien
Sixth volume of the 12-volume series 'The History of Middle-earth'.
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- Unwin Hyman, 1988
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- Houghton Mifflin1988 Other · The History of The Lord of the Rings Not yet valued Log in to want this
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