The Silmarillion

1977, 1st printing. J R R Tolkien's account of the Elder Days

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Printing Details

First edition, first printing. Hardback in dustwrapper. 23 × 14.5cm, 365pp + map.

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.

Condition

A good, solid copy. The dustwrapper has not been price-clipped, and is in god clean condition. The book has some spotted foxing and tanning to the pages' fore-edge but the main body of text is in good clean condition, the inner binding is secure and the map is in good order.