The Silmarillion Prebound - 1985
by J. R. Tolkien; Christopher Tolkien (Editor)
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.
From the jacket flap
"Majestic!...readers of THE HOBBIT and THE LORD OF THE RINGS...will find THE SILMARILLION a cosmology to call their own...medieval romances, fierce fairy tales and fiercer wars that ring with heraldic fury...it overwhelms the reader."
TIME
Those interested in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth should not be without this grand volume that tells the tragic tale of the struggle for control of the Silmarils, a struggle that would determine the history of the world long before the War of the Ring.
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.
Details
- Title The Silmarillion
- Author J. R. Tolkien; Christopher Tolkien (Editor)
- Binding Prebound
- Edition 0002-
- Pages 442
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Perfection Learning
- Date 1985-01-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780812423020 / 081242302X
- Weight 0.64 lbs (0.29 kg)
- Dimensions 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.3 in (17.27 x 10.67 x 3.30 cm)
- Reading level 1150
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Cultural Region: British
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Theometrics: Secular
- Library of Congress subjects Fantasy fiction, Middle Earth (Imaginary place)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99958085
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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