An edition of The Silmarillion (1977)

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The Silmarillion
J.R.R. Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien
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An edition of The Silmarillion (1977)

The Silmarillion

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  • ★★★ ★ 4.0 (114 ratings)
  • 824 Want to read
  • 47 Currently reading
  • 177 Have read

A number-one New York Times bestseller when it was originally published, The Silmarillion is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing, a work whose origins stretch back to a time long before The Hobbit.

Publish Date
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Language
English
Pages
365

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Previews available in: Spanish Dutch Chinese Russian English

Subjects

Fantasy fiction, Short stories, Middle Earth (Imaginary place), Elves, Fiction, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, fantasy, epic, Middle earth (imaginary place), fiction, English Fantasy fiction, English literature, Engelse fiksie, fantasy, Bilbo Baggins (Fictitious character), silmaril, Fiction, fairy tales, folk tales, legends & mythology, Fiction, fantasy, dragons & mythical creatures, Fiction, fantasy, action & adventure, English fiction

People

Maglor, Maedhros, Fëanor, Eru, Morgoth, Fingolfin, Lúthien, Eärendil, Túrin

Places

Middle Earth, Valinor, Númenor, Fictional pre-historical world, Middle Earth (Imaginary place)

Times

The First Age, Fictional pre-history, First Age

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Edition Availability
Cover of: El Silmarillion
El Silmarillion
2022, Minotauro
mass market paperback in Spanish
Cover of: De Silmarillion
De Silmarillion
2021, Boekerij
in Dutch - Vijftiende druk.
Cover of: 精灵宝钻
精灵宝钻
2004, Yilin Press
in Chinese
Cover of: Сильмариллион
Сильмариллион
2003, AST - Terra Fantastica
Hardcover in Russian
Cover of: The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion
1999, HarperCollins
in English - New ed. / edited by Christopher Tolkien.
Cover of: The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion
1999, Houghton Mifflin Company
in English
Cover of: The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion
1979, Ballantine Books
in English
Cover of: The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion
1978, Book Club Associates
in English
Cover of: The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion
1977, Houghton Mifflin Company
in English
Cover of: The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion
1977, Allen & Unwin
in English
Cover of: The Silmarillion
The Silmarillion
1977, Book Club Associates
in English

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Book Details

Edition Notes

Includes index.

Published in
London, Boston

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.9/12
Library of Congress
PZ3.T576 Si, PR6039.O32 Si

The Physical Object

Pagination
365 p., [1] leaf of plates :
Number of pages
365

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL4612445M
ISBN 10
0048231398
LCCN
77376277
LibraryThing
3203319
Goodreads
953403

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL27495W

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September 3, 2025 Edited by MARC Bot remove likely corrupt MARC source
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