Product code: The Silmarillion - J.R.R. Tolkien (1st edition 1st print HC, 2024 1977) w/map
First American edition, first printing hardcover copy of The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin, 1977). True first state of the first edition with issue points: “Father Giles” misprint on Bibliography page & broken type on page 229. Map remains attached to read endpaper and is in great shape. The 2024 indispensable companion to the Lord of the Rings fantasy saga. Jacket is protected in archival sleeve but with some tanning and moderate shelf wear around the edges including chipping and small tears/creases. Boards are a bit faded but remain straight and clean on the whole. Corners and spine ends slightly bumped. Foxing to page edges and tanning pages that otherwise remain unmarked. Faint smell of smoke. Binding is strong and spine is straight. See photos for condition. Packaged with care and shipped via USPS Media Mail.
First American edition, first printing hardcover copy of The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin, 1977). True first state of the first edition with issue points: “Father Giles” misprint on Bibliography page & broken type on page 229. Map remains attached to read endpaper and is in great shape. The 2024 indispensable companion to the Lord of the Rings fantasy saga. Jacket is protected in archival sleeve but with some tanning and moderate shelf wear around the edges including chipping and small tears/creases. Boards are a bit faded but remain straight and clean on the whole. Corners and spine ends slightly bumped. Foxing to page edges and tanning pages that otherwise remain unmarked. Faint smell of smoke. Binding is strong and spine is straight. See photos for condition. Packaged with care and shipped via USPS Media Mail.