The other 8?

[BlackCaptain]

Now I know already of HoMe 1-4: the first two Books of Lost Tales, Lays of Beleriand, and the Shaping of Middle Earth... but I also know (or have heard) that there are 12 books... what are they? Where can I find them? Why on most copies of all HoMe books are there only listed 4 books?

 

[The Tall Hobbit]

The 12 books that make up the History of Middle Earth series are:

#1 The Book of Lost Tales 1
#2 The Book of Lost Tales 2
#3 The Lays of Beleriand
#4 The Shaping of Middle-earth
#5 The Lost Road and Other Writings
#6 The Return of the Shadow
#7 The Treason of Isengard
#8 The War of the Ring
#9 Sauron Defeated
#10 Morgoth's Ring
#11 The War of the Jewels
#12 The Peoples of Middle-earth

A brief description of the contents of each volume can be found at:
http://www.forodrim.org/daeron/md_hm.html

All 12 books are available for purchase at:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/series/-/666/ref=pd_sr_ec_ser_b/102-3339810-3520937.

 

[Mornambar]

You can buy HoME 1-5 in a box set for about $30. The rest of them however are at least $25 a piece.