TOLKIEN, J.R.R.

The Silmarillion.

Name: The Silmarillion.
Brand: TOLKIEN, J.R.R.
SKU: 124216
Price: 300.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

Stock Code 124216

London, George Allen & Unwin, 1977.

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The first edition of Tolkien's tales of The Silmarillion, 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.

First edition, first printing, domestic issue printed by Billings; large 8vo (230 x 150 mm); with map tipped-in at rear, unmarked internally; publisher's dark blue cloth, spine gilt, pictorial dust-jacket, black topstain, some offsetting to endpapers, else near-fine condition; 365pp, [1].

Hammond A15a

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