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The Silmarillion
by Tolkien, J R R
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0048231398
- ISBN 13
- 9780048231390
- Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, UK: George Allen & Unwin, 1977. 1st Edition 1st Impression. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition, 1st printing (true first). 366pp, with full page coloured map and fold out coloured map of Beleriand tipped in at rear. Blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine. Top text block edge sprayed blue. 8vo. Cloth very slightly rounded at spine ends. Small mark on front panel. Text block edges a little toned. In its original dust jacket, lightly bumped on edges, not price clipped (with £4.95 pricing on the inner front flap). A very nice, presentable, true first of Tolkien's classic Silmarillion. Dust jacket now protected in an archival-quality Mylar wrapper fitted without the use of tape or adhesives.
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.
Reviews
On Aug 30 2019, a reader said:
Amazing better than hobbit
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Details
- Bookseller
- BookAddiction
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021990
- Title
- The Silmarillion
- Author
- Tolkien, J R R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Impression
- ISBN 10
- 0048231398
- ISBN 13
- 9780048231390
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1977
- Pages
- 365
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Middle-earth, Tolkien, Modern Fiction Firsts, Hobbits
- X weight
- 0 kg
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About the Seller
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nr Canterbury, Kent
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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