The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien’s world. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of them such as Elrond and Galadriel took part. The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-Earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor.
Includes a large fold-out map of Beleriand and the lands to the north on end pages.
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Hardback, good condition. Minor shelf wear to jacket edges, slight sun-fading on jacket spine. Price not clipped. Cover is in very good condition, very minor bumps from shelf wear. Page fore-edges are lightly foxed. Otherwise clean and binding is tight. Map is attached and in tact and in very good condition.
Published by George Allen & Unwin, 1977. First edition, fifth impression.
ISBN: 0048231398