The First and Second Ages

The First and Second Ages
Foreword by	Shaun Gunner (second edition)
Editor	Trevor Reynolds
Illustrator	Paula DiSante, Sarah Beach
Publisher	The Tolkien Society
Released	1992[1]
Format	Paperback
Pages	48[1]
ISBN	0-905520-04-1
Series	Peter Roe Memorial Fund
Preceded by	Leaves from the Tree
Followed by	Travel and Communication in Tolkien's Worlds

The First and Second Ages is a collection of the proceedings of the 5th Tolkien Society Workshop, held in Milton Keynes in 1990. It was published by The Tolkien Society in 1992 under the auspices of the Peter Roe Memorial Fund in 1992; it was republished as a second edition in 2020.

[edit] Contents

• "From Fëanor to Doctor Faustus: A "Creator", destroys himself", by John Ellison
• "Before the Moon, Before the Sun: The Big Time in Tolkien's Mythology", by Denis Bridoux
• "Purity and Danger in Middle-earth", by Chris Seeman
• "'Good People' - Elves of the First Age", by Alex Lewis

[edit] Publication history

First edition, from 1992   Second printing   Second edition, from 2020

• The Tolkien Society paperback, first edition (1992), pp. 48. ISBN 0-905520-04-1
• The Tolkien Society paperback, second printing, pp. 48. ISBN 0-905520-04-1
• The Tolkien Society/Luna Press paperback, second edition (4 September 2020), pp. 80. ISBN 978-1-913387-53-2

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Item number: 250894379393 at Ebay.co.uk