The Ruins of Osgiliath. Tales of First City of Gondor. Alex Lewis. Limited Edition

The rare first of three paperback booklets by Alex Lewis which several years later were published together in revised form in The Ruins of Osgiliath:The Complete Tales of the First City of Gondor. This booklet was published in a signed limited edition of only 100 numbered copies of which this is number 76, signed and hand numbered by Alex Lewis.

The book is a collection of short tales which are all based within the historical framework and subcreative environment of Middle-earth. The book comprises 48 pages, printed on only one side. The pages are numbered 1 to 48 by hand it would seem in the top right corner and each story is also numbered (other than the first story) in the centre of the top margin of the page.

The titles of the five stories can be seen in the pictures. Page 11 has a correction in hand(see pictures). The publication date is taken from the last page of the text and the author's introduction where he states that "A second volume of Ruins of Osgiliath may appear at Oxonmoot 1991 if the response to the present collection is favourable"-see pictures. Alex Lewis was the Chairman of the Tolkien Society at the time. The book is rectangular in format , produced with the spine on the shorter side of that rectangle i.

Measures around 21cm in height and 15cm in width. Printed illustrated front cover beneath clear glassine. White tape spine as issued.

A little very light creasing but generally hardly any signs of wear. Very slight foxing to the page edges. There are no ownership markings other than the author's. All images are of the actual item for sale. The item "The Ruins of Osgiliath.

Tales of First City of Gondor. Limited Edition" is in sale since Saturday, April 17, 2021. This item is in the category "Books, Comics & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectable".

The seller is "christopherbooks" and is located in East Midlands. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Personalised: No
• Year Printed: 1990
• Modified Item: Yes
• Fiction Subject: Fantasy
• Binding: Paperback
• Author: Alex Lewis
• Original/Facsimile: Original
• Modification Description: Signed and numbered by the author.
• Language: English
• Signed: Yes
• Publisher: Khand Smial
• Special Attributes: Signed