The Silmarillion Illustrated by Tolkien
23 Mar, 2022
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2022-3-23 3:40:02 AM UTC
2022-3-23 3:40:02 AM UTC
Trade Hardback RRP £45
The Silmarillion illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien, November 8 2022 US, 10 November 2022 UK
UK Deluxe RRP £125
Publisher : HarperCollins; Illustrated Deluxe edition (10 Nov. 2022)
Language : English
Hardcover : 480 pages
ISBN-10 : 0008537909
ISBN-13 : 978-0008537906
Dimensions : 14.9 x 3.3 x 22.8 cm
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0008537909 ... 1&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1
US Deluxe RRP $195
Publisher : William Morrow; Illustrated Deluxe edition (October 3, 2023)
Language : English
Hardcover : 448 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-0063340541
https://www.amazon.com/Silmarillion-Sp ... collsguid-20&linkCode=osi
UK Trade
Publisher : HarperCollins; Illustrated edition (10 Nov. 2022)
Language : English
Hardcover : 480 pages
ISBN-10 : 0008537895
ISBN-13 : 978-0008537890
Dimensions : 14.9 x 3.3 x 22.8 cm
Illustrations note: 5 b/w illus, 49 col plates
https://www.bookdepository.com/Silmari ... &qid=1647997556039&sr=1-4
US Trade
Publisher : William Morrow (8 Nov. 2022)
Language : English
Hardcover : 432 pages
ISBN-10 : 0063280779
ISBN-13 : 978-0063280779
The Silmarillion illustrated by J.R.R. Tolkien, November 8 2022 US, 10 November 2022 UK
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 Fëanor, 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 Fëanor 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 Ainulindalë, a myth of the Creation, and the Valaquenta, in which the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The Akallabêth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Númenor 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.
UK Deluxe RRP £125
This deluxe slipcased edition contains the complete text, which is printed in two colours and features, for the very first time, more than 50 colour paintings, illustrations and designs drawn by J.R.R. Tolkien himself as he composed this epic work.
Unique to this edition are two poster-size, fold-out maps revealing all the detail of Beleriand as the tales grew, an illustrated booklet featuring ‘A Brief Account of The Silmarillion and its Making’ by Christopher Tolkien, and a printed art card reproducing ‘Taniquetil’.
It is additionally quarterbound in blue leather, with raised ribs on the spine, stamped in three foils on black cloth boards, and housed in a custom-built clothbound slipcase. The pages are edged in silver and include a ribbon marker.
Publisher : HarperCollins; Illustrated Deluxe edition (10 Nov. 2022)
Language : English
Hardcover : 480 pages
ISBN-10 : 0008537909
ISBN-13 : 978-0008537906
Dimensions : 14.9 x 3.3 x 22.8 cm
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0008537909 ... 1&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1
US Deluxe RRP $195
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.
A deluxe slipcased edition of the Silmarillion Illustrated edition – the first volume to include J.R.R. Tolkien’s own illustrations – this edition is a beautiful keepsake for ardent fans and collectors.
The Silmarilli were three perfect jewels, fashioned by Fëanor, 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 Fëanor 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 Ainulindalë, a myth of the Creation, and the Valaquenta, in which the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The Alkallb?th recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Númenor 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.
Publisher : William Morrow; Illustrated Deluxe edition (October 3, 2023)
Language : English
Hardcover : 448 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-0063340541
https://www.amazon.com/Silmarillion-Sp ... collsguid-20&linkCode=osi
UK Trade
Publisher : HarperCollins; Illustrated edition (10 Nov. 2022)
Language : English
Hardcover : 480 pages
ISBN-10 : 0008537895
ISBN-13 : 978-0008537890
Dimensions : 14.9 x 3.3 x 22.8 cm
Illustrations note: 5 b/w illus, 49 col plates
https://www.bookdepository.com/Silmari ... &qid=1647997556039&sr=1-4
US Trade
Publisher : William Morrow (8 Nov. 2022)
Language : English
Hardcover : 432 pages
ISBN-10 : 0063280779
ISBN-13 : 978-0063280779
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I hope they remember to change the runes for "Allen and Unwin LTD" on the cover when it comes to The Hobbit 
Trotter wrote:
I can see them also releasing something like this, though I hope not, I prefer the original cover.
Oh no, HarperCollins better not deface the greatest dust jacket of all time.
This release puzzles me, seems like overkill, a money grab, with the release of the Nasmith edition just last year...I'll probably buy it though.
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