The Silmarillion
Language: English
Published by George Allen Unwin, London, 1977
Series: Book 1 of 8 - Lord of the Rings
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Green Oak Books and Collectibles, Airdrie, AB, CanadaGreen Oak Books and Collectibles
AbeBooks seller since December 5, 2024
Condition: Used - Near fine
£ 192.97
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octavo This is the first UK edition of the central work of J R R Tolkien’s mythos. The dust jacket has a little sunning to the spine, making the red in the title appear more orange. Some wrinkling is at the top front. The price of £4.95 is still intact. Protected in a polyester jacket. The book appears to have been read as the spine is slightly crooked, but it can be fixed by setting it under some weight. Tolkien worked on this for 60 years but it was only after he died in 1973 that his son took on the challenge to edit his notes and rough drafts to see it in print. It is the loose basis for the TV show The Rings of Power.
Seller Inventory # 000020
- Title
- The Silmarillion
- Author
- J. R. R. Tolkien
- Publisher
- George Allen Unwin, London
- Publication year
- 1977
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0048231398
- ISBN 13
- 9780048231390
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Dimensions
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Series
- Book 1 of 8: Lord of the Rings
- Seller catalogs
- Fantasy
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Review
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
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Green Oak Books and Collectibles
Airdrie, AB, Canada
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