The Silmarillion

Tolkien, J.R.R.

ISBN 10: 0395257301 / ISBN 13: 9780395257302

Published by Hougton Mifflin, 1977

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The Silmarillion by J R R Tolkein, 1st American edition, 1st printing. Published by Houghton Mifflin.1977 hardcover in dustjacket. The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien s world. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of them such as Elrond and Galadriel took part. The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-Earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor. "some light jacket wear, minor marks and spots, clean and tight, very good" BX19.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Silmarillion
• Publisher: Hougton Mifflin
• Publication Date: 1977
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395257301
• ISBN 13: 9780395257302
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • fiction- fantasy

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Synopsis

1st US edition

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