The Silmarillion - First Printing of the First Export Edition 1977

Christopher Tolkien (ed)

ISBN 10: 0048231398 / ISBN 13: 9780048231390

Published by George Allen & Unwin, London, 1977

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23.0 x 15.0cms 365pp very good+ hardcover & dustwrapper with fold-out map.First impression which includes misprints that were corrected in later impressions (''asssembled'' on p. 190 line 17; no full-stop after ''Feanor'' on p. 330 line 4; the word ''and'' between ''Lord of Waters'' and ''King of the Sea'' is in italics on p. 352 line 39. Printed by William Clowes. No price on dustjacket. This impression was distributed before the UK & American domestic editions. This is the story of the First Age when Feanor created the three Silmarils (jewels) which held the Light of the Two Trees of Valimor. It records Feonor''s rebellion his exile his return to Middle Earth and his hopeless war against the great Enemy. This book contains the ''Ainulindale'' or music of the Ainur; the ''Valaquenta'' which explains each god''s nature and powers; the ''Akallabeth'' which recounts Numenor''s fall and ''Of The Rings Of Power''.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Silmarillion - First Printing of the First Export Edition 1977
• Publisher: George Allen & Unwin, London
• Publication Date: 1977
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0048231398
• ISBN 13: 9780048231390
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

An edition of the forerunner to THE LORD OF THE RINGS, which gives an account of the Elder Days when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwells in Middle-Earth, and the High Elves make war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor.

Review

JRR Tolkien is best known for The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings but those who thought these two wonderful adventures marked the height of his imagination have many more delights to come. The Silmarillion represents the source of Tolkien's later work and follows the events of the First Age of Middle Earth. For information, The Lord Of The Rings concerns the end of the Third Age.

The Silmarillion is a gloriously realised story of rebellion, exile, war and the heroism of elves and men. But to gain an insight into the staggering complexity of Tolkien's world, however, the shorter works also included are must-reads. Dealing with the myth of creation, the nature of the Gods, the fall of Númenor and the Rings of Power, they paint a vivid picture not only of Middle Earth but also of the author's soaring imagination.

Tolkien was born of English parents in Bloemfontein, South Africa, in 1892 and died in England in 1973. He worked on The Silmarillion from as early as 1917 but the work was not published until after his death. This edition, richly illustrated by Ted Nasmith, is both collector's item and source of reference and fascination for every follower of Tolkien. --James Barclay