The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth: From The Hobbit to The Silmarillion

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Title: The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth: From The Hobbit to The Silmarillion
Author: Robert Foster (author)
Year: 1979
ISBN-10: 0345279751
Publisher: Del Rey / Ballantine
Price: $2.75
Pages: xvi+573
Binding: Paperback
Type: Non-fiction
Title Reference: The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth: From The Hobbit to The Silmarillion
Notes: Info from Locus #220 (April 1979). Updated from copy: "Portions of this book have appeared in different form as follows: Niekas 16 (November, 1966) (c) 1966 by Ed Meskys; Niekas 17 (November, 1966), Niekas 18 (Spring, 1967), Niekas 19 (1968), (C) 1966, 1967, 1968 by Niekas Publications; Niekas 20 (Fall, 1968) (c) 1968 by Ed Meskys, Niekas 21 (c) 1969 by Ed Meskys." {{LCCN|77-26825}} "First Ballantine Books Edition: August 1974" "Revised and enlarged edition: March 1978 (hardbound)" "Paperback Format" "First Edition: March 1979" page count updated from Locus 575 to 573 - the last numbered page. Locus was counting the author profile on an unnumbered page.