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The Silmarillion
by Tolkien, J.R.R
- Used
- very good
- hardcover
- First
- Condition
- Very Good/Good-
- ISBN 10
- 0395257301
- ISBN 13
- 9780395257302
- Seller
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Salem, Oregon
Item Price
$125.00$75.00
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About This Item
Tolkien, J.R.R. The Silmarillion (1st American Edition,1977 Houghton Mifflin) Used. VG/G- $10.95 unclipped DJ. Includes map. Stated First Printing. Titles list has the "Father Giles of Ham" misprint. Former owner name written on front free endpaper. We have included a stock photo. Our dust jacket shows some wear. Priced accordingly. A clean, solid copy.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Mary Riversong Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 620TolkienSilmarillion
- Title
- The Silmarillion
- Author
- Tolkien, J.R.R
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket condition
- Good-
- Quantity-available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0395257301
- ISBN 13
- 9780395257302
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Size
- 6 1/4 X 9 1/4
- Keywords
- Tolkien, Middle Earth, 20th Century Literature, Anglophilia, Lord of the Rings, Sword and Sorcery, Fantasy, Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, 1st Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- For Sale; Literature; Anglophilia; Sports; music; Young Adult; Fantasy; Medical; Poetry; Social Sciences; Fairy Tales; Romance; Travel; Anthropology; Family; Justice; Mountaineering; Hunting; Military History; Geneology; Fiction; Dust Jacket; Folk Lore; Language Arts; Misprint;
- Size
- 6 1/4 X 9 1/4
Terms of Sale
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Salem, Oregon
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