The Silmarillion

Overview:

  • Title: The Silmarillion
  • Author: J. R. R. Tolkien
  • Year: 2022
  • ISBN-10: 9780008537906
  • Publisher: HarperCollins (UK)
  • Price: £125.00
  • Pages: 225
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Collection
  • Title Reference: The Silmarillion
  • Notes: Illustrated deluxe edition; product description states: "... a beautiful slipcased edition of the forerunner to The Lord of the Rings, illustrated throughout in colour by J.R.R. Tolkien himself, with the complete text printed in two colours and with many bonus features unique to this edition. / This deluxe slipcased edition contains the complete text, which is printed in two colours and features, for the very first time, more than 50 colour paintings, illustrations and designs drawn by J.R.R. Tolkien himself as he composed this epic work. / Unique to this edition are two poster-size, fold-out maps revealing all the detail of Beleriand as the tales grew, an illustrated booklet featuring 'A Brief Account of The Silmarillion and its Making' by Christopher Tolkien, and a printed art card reproducing 'Taniquetil'. / It is additionally quarterbound in blue leather, with raised ribs on the spine, stamped in three foils on black cloth boards, and housed in a custom-built clothbound slipcase. The pages are edged in silver and include a ribbon marker." Data from Amazon UK, Blackwells, Waterstones, publisher's site and uk.bookshop.org between 2022-10-17 and 2022-11-12.