J R R TOLKIEN, Christopher TOLKIEN / Silmarillion Lord of the Rings 1st Edition

  

[Lord of the Rings] Publication: London: George Allen and Unwin, 1977. Description: [Fantasy] FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, domestic issue. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine, top edge blue. A lovely crisp, clean copy in fine condition.

The Silmarillion' is the story of the First Age in Tolkien's world, the ancient drama to which Middle Earth characters from'The Lord of the Rings' look back, and in whose events some of them, such as Elrond and Galadriel, took part. Adrian Harrington began trading in 1971. As part of Harrington Brothers on London's fashionable King's Road, after 40+ years of bookselling in the capital, Adrian relocated to Royal Tunbridge Wells. Adrian Harrington Rare Books deal in a wide selection of literature, modern first editions, leather bound library sets, children's and illustrated books and fine and rare antiquarian and old books in all fields. Ian Fleming Bibliographer Jon Gilbert curates our world-class stock of James Bond material, including first edition novels, film posters, original scripts and associated ephemera. All books and dust-jackets are supplied in suitable archival quality protectors and orders are professionally packed in bubble wrap and high quality cardboard book packs to ensure that they arrive safely. We endeavour to describe item as accurately as possible using industry standard grades and our feedback speaks for itself. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.