J.R.R. Tolkien – The Silmarillion – 1978 Book Club Associates Edition

Book Club Associates, London – Hardcover in Dust Jacket – By Arrangement with George Allen & Unwin

A handsome example of the 1978 Book Club Associates (BCA) hardcover edition of The Silmarillion, edited by Christopher Tolkien and published in London by Book Club Associates, by arrangement with George Allen & Unwin (Publishers) Ltd..

This is the BCA issue of Tolkien’s posthumously published mythology of the First Age — the foundational legends of Middle-earth — prepared for publication by Christopher Tolkien and issued shortly after the original 1977 trade publication.

The edition is explicitly stated on the copyright page: “This edition published 1978 by Book Club Associates by arrangement with George Allen & Unwin (Publishers) Ltd.”, with copyright © George Allen & Unwin (Publishers) Ltd., 1977.

Condition

The book is in Very Good to Near Fine condition, with clean pages and light, even toning commensurate with age. No ownership inscriptions; a small pencil price/notation is present to the front free endpaper (as photographed). The original dust jacket is in Very Good condition, showing light edge wear and a small closed tear at the top edge.

An attractive, well-preserved 1978 Book Club Associates edition of The Silmarillion, complete in the original dust jacket.

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