Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional first edition, early printing hardcover copy of The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien. Illustrated by the author.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong silver title gilt on the spine and strong gilt on the illustrations on both front cover and spine. Also, lightly foxed page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with a block of darkened paper on the first free end paper from newsprint or other insert. No other marks, inscriptions, or any other signs of ownership. The interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Good condition with a stain on the back above the photo, mild surface wear and heavy edge wear, half-inch gaps on both spine ends and seams. First issue jacket with $10.95 price and 0977 date code on the front flap. A brilliant cover illustration by Tolkien that looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
A number-one New York Times bestseller when it was originally published, The Silmarillion is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien’s imaginative writing, a work that he could not publish in his lifetime because it grew with him. Its origins stretch back to a time long before The Hobbit. But The Hobbit was caught up in what Tolkien called “the branching acquisitive theme” he began in The Silmarillion, and eventually The Lord of the Rings emerged from this as well.
Ships promptly in with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
