NEW SEALED JRR Tolkien The Silmarillion Illustrated by JRRT Hardcover Deluxe Ed

Description: J. R. R. TolkienThe SilmarillionIllustrated Collector's Edition Special Hardcover Edition with Dust Jacket and Ink Sprayed Edges displaying Tolkien's Runes BRAND NEW & SEALED!! Item Description For the first time ever, a very special edition of the forerunner to The Lord of the Rings, illustrated throughout in color by J.R.R. Tolkien himself and with the complete text printed in two colors. The Silmarillion fills in the background which lies behind the more popular work, and gives the earlier history of Middle-earth, introducing some of the key characters. This new edition is illustrated with J.R.R. Tolkien’s own artwork and will be packaged with the following features: shrink-wrapped for damage protection, a sewn hardback binding with a ribbon placemark, ink-sprayed edges displaying Tolkien’s runes, and will be printed on FSC “forest-friendly” paper. The text will be printed in two colours with full-colour illustrations, and the dustjacket will be stamped in two foils with a circular die-cut. The Silmarilli were three perfect jewels, fashioned by F anor, 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 F anor 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 Ainulindal , a myth of the Creation, and the Valaquenta, in which the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The Akallab th recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of N menor 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 Tolkien's own paintings and drawings, which reveal the breathtaking grandeur and beauty of his vision of the First Age of Middle-earth.ShippingFREE Shipping within the continental USA will be via USPS Media Mail. Priority Mail is available for an extra $10 shipping charge.If you are from an American location that is not part of the continental USA, you will be required to pay for Priority Mail. I have set these locations as Exclusions, but I will be happy to remove the exclusions upon request and agreement to pay for the $10 for Priority Shipping.International Shipping will be via eBay Global Shipping Program. I use Media Mail to send to the Global Shipping center in Kentucky, however, if you wish for it to arrive at the center more quickly, you can add $10 to have it shipped there Priority.All of my books are shipped in sturdy, safe and secure boxes. Return Policy:Returned or exchanged items must be in original condition to qualify for a refund and must be returned within 30 days from the purchase date. Customers are responsible for all return or exchange shipping charges. Once the returned item is received back to me and I can verify condition, I will process the Refund.

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