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The Silmarillion, Folio Society 1st Impression with Publishers Slipcase

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The Silmarillion published by The Folio Society, London 1997, this copy is the 1st printing of 1997

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The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Published by The Folio Society, London 1997, this copy is the 1st printing of 1997.


Set in Fournier with Omnia display.
Printed at The Bath Press, Bath on Caxton Wove paper and bound by them in full vegetable parchment blocked with a design by Francis Mosley.
Edited by Christopher Tolkien,

Consisting of Quenta Silmarillion, together with Ainulindale, and Valaquenta, To which is appended Akallabeth and of The Rings of Power and the Third Age.
J.R.R. tolkien's account of the Elder Days, the tales of the Silmarillion are legends deriving from a much deeper past, when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-Earth, and the High Elves made war upon him to recover the Silmarils.

Originally published in 1977, 4 years after his death, Christopher Tolkien has gathered together and edited, what he considered his life's work. A wonderful edition, bound by the Folio Society, so you know they are nicely made.
A minor rub or two to the slipcase, no bumped corners, Near Fine condition.

Matches the latest version of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings published by the Folio Society. 

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