The Silmarillion Tapa dura - 2004

de J. R. Tolkien

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The Silmarillion narrates the complexity of Middle-earth through a collection of J.R.R Tolkein’s 5 mythopoeic works, illustrating an extensive history and lore in relation to his work, The Hobbit. The collection was originally published as individual works, but was later rejected due to incompleteness. In 1977 The Silmarillion was edited and published posthumously by Tolkien's son Christopher, with assistance from Guy Gavriel Kay, who later became a noted fantasy writer.

Información de la editorial

A beautifully presented revised and reset edition of The Silmarillion, illustrated by celebrated Tolkien artist Ted Nasmith -- designed to match and complement the illustrated Lord of The RingsJ R R Tolkien's SILMARILLION is the core work of the Middle-earth canon. It is in this dense and often neglected masterpiece that the entire cosmology for the background for THE HOBBIT and, particularly, THE LORD OF THE RINGS is documented.This revised and reset volume contains fabulous tales of heroes and monsters, and the history of the Elves and of the Silmarils -- the magical jewels produced by the Children of Iluvatar, or Elves (humans being the Younger Children of Iluvatar); it tells of the creation of Middle-earth, and the coming of Men into the world; it chronicles the early battles between good and evil, forces of light and dark, which foreshadow the great conflict with Sauron, the Dark Lord, in LORD OF THE RINGS.These tales of Middle-earth were published posthumously in 1977. Tolkien worked on THE SILMARILLION all his life -- long before THE HOBBIT or LORD OF THE RINGS -- and his son and literary executor Christopher Tolkien edited the material he left behind into its current form.W

Identificación de primeras ediciones

Houghton Mifflin Company published the 1st US edition of The Silmarillion in 1977, as a hardcover. The First Printing of the First Edition has a full number line, and 'First Printing' on the copyright page. Subsequent printings have 'First Edition,' and not a full number line. The first edition contains Wall Street Journal publication information and Tolkien's Middle-earth fold-out map.

The first UK edition was published by George Allan & Unwin in 1977, as a cloth-covered hard-cover. Edited and Foreword by Christopher Tolkien. True First (Export Edition) with no price on DJ, with William Clowes imprint on copyright page. Emblems on unclipped DJ were designed by Tolkien. The emblem from the front panel ( 'Luthien Tinuviel' ) is also found in gilt at the head of spine. Book has blue boards and gilt text on the spine. Top edge dyed blue.

Detalles

Título The Silmarillion
Autor J. R. Tolkien
Encuadernación Tapa dura
Edición Second Edition
Páginas 386
Volúmenes 1
Idioma ENG
Editorial HarperCollins Publishers, London
Fecha de publicación 2004
Ilustrado Sí
ISBN 9780007173020 / 0007173024
Dimensiones 9.92 x 7.68 x 1.38 pulgadas (25.20 x 19.51 x 3.51 cm)
Nivel de lectura 1150
Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 2006274111
Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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