The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien [2002 PAPERBACK] • Del-Rey

The Silmarillion: The Epic History of the Elves by J.R.R. Tolkien edited by Christopher Tolkien. 

MASS MARKET PAPERBACK [2002] DEL-REY

2000's re-print with silver cover design.

Like new and unread with minor cover wear and a mark to underside of text block.

ABOUT THE BOOK

The Silmarillion is Tolkien's first book and his last. Long preceding in its origins The Lord of the Rings, it is the story of the First Age of Tolkien's world, the ancient drama to which characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in which some of them, such as Elrond and Galadriel, took part. The Silmarillion was begun in 1917, and Tolkien worked on it, changed it, and enlarged it throughout his life. Edited by his son, Christopher Tolkien, the book finally appeared four years after the author's death.