J. R. R. Tolkien - The Silmarillion - 1977

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The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien.

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J. R. R. Tolkien The Silmarillion
George Allen & Unwin; 1977; first edition; 365 pages.
Status is good. No names or inscription.

The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion is a collection of J. R. R. Tolkien's mythopoeic works, edited and published.
Posthumously by his son, Christopher Tolkien, in 1977, with assistance from Guy Gavriel.
Kay, who later became a noted fantasy writer. The Silmarillion, along with J. R. R. Tolkien's
Other works form an extensive, though incomplete, narrative that describes the universe.
of Eä, within which are found the lands of Valinor, Beleriand, Númenor, and Middle-earth.
The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings take place in the same fictional universe. After the success of The Hobbit,
Tolkien's publisher requested a sequel. Tolkien sent them an early draft of The Silmarillion.
But through a misunderstanding, the publisher rejected the draft without fully reading it.
The result was that Tolkien began work on 'A Long Expected Party,' the first chapter of
what he described at the time as 'a new story about Hobbits,' which became The Lord of the Rings.
the Rings

J. R. R. Tolkien The Silmarillion
George Allen & Unwin; 1977; first edition; 365 pages.
Status is good. No names or inscription.

The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion is a collection of J. R. R. Tolkien's mythopoeic works, edited and published.
Posthumously by his son, Christopher Tolkien, in 1977, with assistance from Guy Gavriel.
Kay, who later became a noted fantasy writer. The Silmarillion, along with J. R. R. Tolkien's
Other works form an extensive, though incomplete, narrative that describes the universe.
of Eä, within which are found the lands of Valinor, Beleriand, Númenor, and Middle-earth.
The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings take place in the same fictional universe. After the success of The Hobbit,
Tolkien's publisher requested a sequel. Tolkien sent them an early draft of The Silmarillion.
But through a misunderstanding, the publisher rejected the draft without fully reading it.
The result was that Tolkien began work on 'A Long Expected Party,' the first chapter of
what he described at the time as 'a new story about Hobbits,' which became The Lord of the Rings.
the Rings

Details

Number of Books
1
Subject
Science fiction and fantasy
Book Title
The Silmarillion
Author/ Illustrator
J. R. R. Tolkien
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1977
Height
23 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
14.5 cm
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
George Allen & Unwin
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
365
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