JRR Tolkien - The Silmarillion - 2022 UK Ed., Illustrated by Tolkien, 1st Print

Description: The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien *2022 UK Illustrated Edition / 1st Printing* - Published by HarperCollins; 2022 - Hardcover with unclipped dust-jacket - Illustrated by the author For sale is the 2022 British Illustrated Edition of The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien. It is beautifully illustrated in color with, for the first time, J.R.R. Tolkien’s own artwork. Publisher’s blurb: For the first time ever, a very special edition of the forerunner to The Lord of the Rings, illustrated throughout in colour by J.R.R. Tolkien himself and with the complete text printed in two colours. The Silmarilli were three perfect jewels, fashioned by Feanor, most gifted of the Elves, and within them was imprisoned the last Light of the Two Trees of Valinor. But the first Dark Lord, Morgoth, stole the jewels and set them within his iron crown, guarded in the impenetrable fortress of Angband in the north of Middle-earth. The Silmarillion is the history of the rebellion of Feanor and his kindred against the gods, their exile from Valinor and return to Middle-earth, and their war, hopeless despite all the heroism, against the great Enemy. 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 book also includes several shorter works: the Ainulindale, a myth of the Creation, and the Valaquenta, in which 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. Tolkien could not publish The Silmarillion in his lifetime, as it grew with him, so he would leave it to his son, Christopher Tolkien, to edit the work from many manuscripts and bring his father's great vision to publishable form, so completing the literary achievement of a lifetime. This special edition presents anew this seminal first step towards mapping out the posthumous publishing of Middle-earth, and the beginning of an illustrious forty years and more than twenty books celebrating his father's legacy. This definitive new edition includes, by way of an introduction, a letter written by Tolkien in 1951 which provides a brilliant exposition of the earlier Ages, and for the first time in its history is presented with J.R.R. Tolkien's own paintings and drawings, which reveal the breathtaking grandeur and beauty of his vision of the First Age of Middle-earth. For more collectible Tolkien books please see my other listings at: TolkienBooks See pictures and description for condition and please feel free to ask questions and/or request more pictures. I am happy to combine shipping costs, just be sure to let me know with a message before you complete your purchase. I make it a priority to ship as quickly as possible and always pack very carefully. Expedited shipping available upon request. All items come from a pet and smoke free environment. Thanks for looking! Tolkien Bibliographies U.S. Editions: www.TolkienBooks.USU.K. Editions: www.TolkienBooks.net

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