1977 first edition, first printing of The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien, published by George Allen & Unwin, London.

 This is a highly collectible book, especially with the dust jacket, fold-out map, and the Allen & Unwin imprint. Let’s break it down:

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📖 Description:

A first edition, first printing (1977) of The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien, and published by George Allen & Unwin. This volume includes the original fold-out map of Beleriand and the Lands to the North, bound at the rear. The book is bound in navy blue cloth with gilt lettering to the spine, and the original black dust jacket featuring Tolkien’s heraldic designs.

Contents include Ainulindalë (The Music of the Ainur), Valaquenta (Account of the Valar), Quenta Silmarillion (The History of the Silmarils), Akallabêth (The Downfall of Númenor), and Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age.

This edition represents the first publication of Tolkien’s mythological legendarium, overseen by his son Christopher after his death in 1973.