{"product_id":"9780008433956-the-silmarillion","title":"The Silmarillion","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eThis deluxe edition is printed in two colours and is fully bound in cloth and stamped in gold foil. Housed in a matching custom-built slipcase decorated with stunning wraparound artwork, it also features two full-colour removable posters that are unique to this edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e            \u003cstrong\u003eThis deluxe edition is printed in two colours and is fully bound in cloth and stamped in gold foil. Housed in a matching custom-built slipcase decorated with stunning wraparound artwork, it also features two full-colour removable posters that are unique to this edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/em\u003e is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien’s imaginative writing, a collection of narratives ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth, through the Second Age and the rise of Sauron, to the end of the War of the Ring.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eThey are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-earth, and the Elves made war upon him in his impenetrable fortress in Angband for the recovery of the Silmarils, three jewels containing the last remaining pure light of Valinor, seized by Morgoth and set in his iron crown.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eAccompanying these tales are several shorter works. The \u003cem\u003eAinulindalë\u003c\/em\u003e is a myth of the Creation and in the \u003cem\u003eValaquenta\u003c\/em\u003e the nature and powers of the gods is described. The \u003cem\u003eAkallabêth\u003c\/em\u003e recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Númenor at the end of the Second Age and \u003cem\u003eOf the Rings of Power\u003c\/em\u003e tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age, as told in \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eTolkien could not publish \u003cem\u003eThe Silmarillion\u003c\/em\u003e in his lifetime, as it grew with him, so he would leave it to his son, Christopher, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eAlso included is a letter by J.R.R. Tolkien written in 1951 which provides a brilliant exposition of the earlier Ages, and almost 50 full-colour paintings by Ted Nasmith, including some which appear here for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e          \u003cp\u003eThis special slipcased edition is fully bound in cloth and stamped in gold foil; it includes two full-colour removable fold-out posters unique to this edition and is housed in a custom slipcase illustrated with a stunning wraparound painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57536494633334,"sku":"9780008433956","price":98.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28917630.jpg?v=1774289091","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780008433956-the-silmarillion","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}