The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1977. True first edition.
“It’s like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered...” So begins Samwise Gamgee’s iconic and oft-quoted remark in The Two Towers about the legendary tales that make up the history of Middle Earth. In the telling of Frodo’s own epic story, The Lord of the Rings offers precious little detail on these tales, but they are the foundational myths and legends that inform the world in which it takes place.
Published posthumously, Tolkien’s Silmarillion compiles the core mythology of his Legendarium. Here are the “great stories” to which Samwise refers, which give hope and courage to him and Frodo in their darkest of moments: tales of the Valar, of the Undying Lands of the West, of the origins of Men and Elves, of Beleriand and the First Age, and of the War of Wrath against Morgoth. Edited with love, personal insight, and an expert hand by Tolkien’s son, Christopher, The Silmarillion presents the vast and extraordinary history of Tolkien’s imagined world.
A near-fine copy in near-fine original dust jacket. Minor spot of discoloration to bottom rear of dust jacket, not visible on the front.
The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1977. True first edition.
“It’s like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered...” So begins Samwise Gamgee’s iconic and oft-quoted remark in The Two Towers about the legendary tales that make up the history of Middle Earth. In the telling of Frodo’s own epic story, The Lord of the Rings offers precious little detail on these tales, but they are the foundational myths and legends that inform the world in which it takes place.
Published posthumously, Tolkien’s Silmarillion compiles the core mythology of his Legendarium. Here are the “great stories” to which Samwise refers, which give hope and courage to him and Frodo in their darkest of moments: tales of the Valar, of the Undying Lands of the West, of the origins of Men and Elves, of Beleriand and the First Age, and of the War of Wrath against Morgoth. Edited with love, personal insight, and an expert hand by Tolkien’s son, Christopher, The Silmarillion presents the vast and extraordinary history of Tolkien’s imagined world.
A near-fine copy in near-fine original dust jacket. Minor spot of discoloration to bottom rear of dust jacket, not visible on the front.
The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1977. True first edition.
“It’s like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered...” So begins Samwise Gamgee’s iconic and oft-quoted remark in The Two Towers about the legendary tales that make up the history of Middle Earth. In the telling of Frodo’s own epic story, The Lord of the Rings offers precious little detail on these tales, but they are the foundational myths and legends that inform the world in which it takes place.
Published posthumously, Tolkien’s Silmarillion compiles the core mythology of his Legendarium. Here are the “great stories” to which Samwise refers, which give hope and courage to him and Frodo in their darkest of moments: tales of the Valar, of the Undying Lands of the West, of the origins of Men and Elves, of Beleriand and the First Age, and of the War of Wrath against Morgoth. Edited with love, personal insight, and an expert hand by Tolkien’s son, Christopher, The Silmarillion presents the vast and extraordinary history of Tolkien’s imagined world.
A near-fine copy in near-fine original dust jacket. Minor spot of discoloration to bottom rear of dust jacket, not visible on the front.
