The Silmarillion is a published collection of J.R.R Tolkien's works, edited and released posthumously by his son,Christopher Tolkien, with the assistance of fantasy fiction writer Guy Gabriel Kay.

Set primarily in the First Age of Middle-earth, The Silmarillion contains the legend of the creation of the world and an account of the Elder Days. It is the ancient drama remembered by Elrond and Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings, and the harrowing origin of the adventure that ends ages later with Frodo and the One Ring.

At the story's heart are the three Silmarils, jewels that held within them the Light of the Two Trees of Valinor, and Fëanor, the most gifted of elven artificers. When the Two Trees are destroyed, the Silmarils become coveted, setting into motion events that lead to the rebellion of Fëanor and his kindred against the gods, their exile from Valinor, and their hopeless war against the greatest enemy Middle-earth has ever known: Morgoth.

Publisher: George Allen & Unwin

Year: 1977, First Edition, 2nd Impression

Format: Hardcover/Dust Jacket

Condition: Very good dark blue cloth hardcover with gilt lettering on the spine. There is minor foxing on the endpapers and page edges. The dust jacket is in good/very good , clean and not price clipped. The map inside the back cover has a crease (please see photos)

The Silmarillion, 2nd Impression by J.R.R Tolkien (Hardcover/Dust Jacket 1977 )