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The Silmarillion
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The Silmarillion Paperback - 1992

by Tolkien, J. R. R

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  • Title The Silmarillion
  • Author Tolkien, J. R. R
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition UsedVeryGood The cover is clean but does show some wear.
  • Pages 480
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperCollins, Scarborough, ON, Canada
  • Date January 9, 1992
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 49FUKU003CNE_ns
  • ISBN 9780261102736 / 0261102737
  • Weight 0.58 lbs (0.26 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.94 x 4.45 x 1.21 in (17.63 x 11.30 x 3.07 cm)
  • Reading level 1150
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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About this book

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, The 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. 


First Edition Identification

Houghton Mifflin Company published the 1st US edition of The Silmarillion in 1977, as a hardcover. The First Printing of the First Edition has a full number line, and 'First Printing' on the copyright page. Subsequent printings have 'First Edition,' and not a full number line. The first edition contains Wall Street Journal publication information and Tolkien's Middle-earth fold-out map.

The first UK edition was published by George Allan & Unwin in 1977, as a cloth-covered hard-cover. Edited and Foreword by Christopher Tolkien. True First (Export Edition) with no price on DJ, with William Clowes imprint on copyright page. Emblems on unclipped DJ were designed by Tolkien. The emblem from the front panel ( 'Luthien Tinuviel' ) is also found in gilt at the head of spine. Book has blue boards and gilt text on the spine. Top edge dyed blue. 



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About the author

J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, selling 150 million copies in more than 60 languages worldwide. He died in 1973 at the age of 81. Christopher Tolkien is the third son of J.R.R. Tolkien. Appointed by J.R.R. Tolkien to be his literary executor, he has devoted himself to the publication of his father s unpublished writings, notably The Silmarillion and The History of Middle-earth."