Silmarillion
by Tolkien, J. R. R
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0261102427
- ISBN 13
- 9780261102422
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About This Item
Original Hardcover. Publisher: Harper Collins UK | 1992 | Original Hardcover | 368 p. | This book is brand new. | Language: Engelska --- Information regarding the book: A new hardback edition with a cover design by Tolkien himself, to complement the popular The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings hardbacks. Includes a new Preface by J.R.R. Tolkien unique to this edition. 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. Included in the book are several shorter works. The Ainulindale is a myth of the Creation and in the Valaquenta the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The Akallabeth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Númenor at the end of the Second Age and Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age, as narrated in The Lord of the Rings. | We have this book in our store house - please allow for a couple of extra days for delivery.
Synopsis
The Silmarillion narrates the complexity of Middle-earth through a collection of J.R.R Tolkein’s 5 mythopoeic works, illustrating an extensive history and lore in relation to his work, T he Hobbit . The collection was originally published as individual works, but was later rejected due to incompleteness. In 1977 The Silmarillion was edited and published posthumously by Tolkien's son Christopher, with assistance from Guy Gavriel Kay, who later became a noted fantasy writer.
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Amazing better than hobbit
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- Bookseller
- h:strom - Text & Kultur AB / Antikvariat & Bokhandel
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIB-15632246
- Title
- Silmarillion
- Author
- Tolkien, J. R. R
- Format/Binding
- Original Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0261102427
- ISBN 13
- 9780261102422
- Publisher
- Harpercollins Publishers Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- 1999
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