Hardcover Book, The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien, American First Edition, First Printing, Fantasy, Adventure, Fiction

Hardcover Book, The Silmarillion, J.R.R. Tolkien, American First Edition, First Printing, Fantasy, Adventure, Fiction

A hardcover book titled The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien. It is a 1977 American First Edition, First Printing.

The Silmarillion is a collection of mythopoeic stories by the English writer J. R. R. Tolkien, edited and published posthumously by his son Christopher Tolkien in 1977 with assistance from the fantasy author Guy Gavriel Kay. It tells of Eä, a fictional universe that includes the Blessed Realm of Valinor, the once-great region of Beleriand, the sunken island of Númenor, and the continent of Middle-earth, where Tolkien's most popular works—The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings—are set. The Silmarillion has five parts. The first, Ainulindalë, tells of the creation of Eä, the "world that is." The second part, Valaquenta, gives a description of the Valar and Maiar, supernatural powers of Eä. The next section, Quenta Silmarillion, which forms the bulk of the collection, chronicles the history of the events before and during the First Age, including the wars over three jewels, the Silmarils, that gave the book its title. The fourth part, Akallabêth, relates the history of the Downfall of Númenor and its people, which takes place in the Second Age. The final part, Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age, is a brief account of the circumstances which led to and were presented in The Lord of the Rings.

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE FRSL (1892 – 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and academic, best known as the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

Size:
9½ x 6¼ inches
365 Pages
Map is included still attached to the book.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company -- 1977 -- Stated American First Edition, First Printing

This book is in Very Good condition. The pages are clean with no marks. Its spine is tight and intact. The covers are green with gold embossing and do have some staining from improper storage. It has little shelfware. The map in the book is still attached to the back page and it is in perfect condition. The dust cover is in Very Good condition with no rips or tears. It is covered in plastic.

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