The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
SKU: B-000413

The Silmarillion

Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Special Features: Inscribed, Dust Jacket, First Edition, Hardcover
Condition: The dust jacket has a crease, two chips, and a small water mark to the underside. The closed book page edge has foxing. The front inner cover has foxing, and has a name written. The front and back first and last two pages have foxing. At least six pages have small page edge spots. One page has thumbing.

Fantasy

Secondhand copy — please check photos and condition notes.
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A very collectable first-edition hardback of The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien, the cornerstone volume that opens the vast First Age mythology behind The Lord of the Rings. This 1977 George Allen & Unwin release preserves Tolkien’s sweeping epic of the Silmarils in its original dust jacket, making it a prized anchor for any high-fantasy shelf.

The book carries a neat ink inscription (not author-signed) on the front inner cover, adding a personal touch that antiquarian readers enjoy. Light foxing appears on the page edges and endpapers, while the closed page block shows gentle age-toning—common in late-seventies UK printing. Six or so leaves carry small spots, and one page has minor thumbing, but the text remains crisp and fully readable.

Externally the unclipped jacket displays well: a spine crease, two tiny chips at the tips, and a faint watermark to the underside that does not seep through. Beneath it, the navy cloth boards are square and firm, the gold stamping still bright. A vintage fantasy novel that looks handsome on display yet invites careful reading.

Perfect for Tolkien collectors searching a true first of the Middle-earth legendarium, or gift-givers wanting to share the Elvish sagas that set the stage for The Hobbit and beyond. Supplies of inscribed 1977 copies dwindle each year—secure this one while you can.