[TOLKIEN, J. R. R.]. The Silmarillion. London: HarperCollins Publishers, 2002.
Hardcover. Deluxe limited edition. Leather-bound in slipcase. Octavo (c. 250 x 155 mm), 384 pages. English text printed on fine paper. Bound in quarter black leather, gilt titles and designs to spine, gilt motif to front cover. Leather slipcase with gilt motif to front. All page edges gilt. Reproduction maps in red and black. Condition: NEW. Factory sealed - shrink wrapped. ISBN: 0007136609, 9780007136605.
Notes: Rare deluxe edition finely bound in quarter black leather with full leather slipcase. 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. Included in the book are several shorter works. The Ainulindale is a myth of the Creation and in the Valaquenta the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The Akallabeth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Numenor at the end of the Second Age and Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age, as narrated in The Lord of the Rings.
