The Silmarillion. Edited by Christopher Tolkien by Tolkien, J.R.R - 1977

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1977 8vo. original navy blue cloth gilt (slightly rubbed, some occ. spotting; lacks dustwrapper); pp. 366 (last blank) with 2 maps (one folding). A very good copy of the first UK trade edition printed by Billing & Sons Ltd, with both errors corrected. Third issue thus.. First Edition, Third Issue. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket.

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1977 F-/F-. 8vo. original blue cloth gilt (prev. owner's name to FFE, a trifle rubbed & marked) in dustwrapper priced £4.95 net in UK only (slightly rubbed); pp. 366 (last blank) with 2 maps (one folding). A near fine copy. This edition was printed by Unwin Brothers Limited, with both errors corrected.. Fifth Impression. Hard Cover. F-/F-.

London: Book Club Associates, 1977 F/F-. 8vo. original blue cloth gilt in unpriced dustwrapper (a trifle rubbed); pp. 366 (last blank) with 2 maps (one folding). A near fine copy. This edition was printed by William Clowes & Sons (as per the export edition), with the uncorrected error at p.330. The error at p. 352 has been corrected.. First Edition (Book Club Issue). Hard Cover. F/F-.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1977 F-/VG+. 8vo. original green cloth gilt in dustwrapper (slightly rubbed & nicked); pp. 366 (last blank) with 2 maps (one folding). A near fine copy. From the collection of Geoffrey Farmer, with his bookplate.. Ninth Printing. Hard Cover. F-/VG+.

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1977 VG/VG. 8vo. original navy blue cloth gilt (a trifle rubbed & marked, some scattered spotting, prev. ownership details in pencil to FFE) dustwrapper priced £4.95 net in UK only (a trifle rubbed & nicked, sunning to spine); pp. 366 (last blank) with 2 maps (one folding). A relevant newspaper clipping is tipped to RFE. A very good copy of the first UK trade edition printed by Billing & Sons Ltd, but with both errors uncorrected.. First Edition, Second Issue. Hard Cover. VG/VG.

London: George Allen & Unwin, (1977).. First edition, 8vo, 365, (1) pp. Folding map. Cloth, d.w., not price clipped, both the lower cover and the lower wrapper with a damp stain, only noticeable to the latter on the reverse. Printed by Billings and Sons, with the publisher's price to the upper flap.

Allen & Unwin,, [1977]. 8vo., First Edition Domestic, First Impression, with full-page map in red and black, 5 full-page pedigrees in the text and large folding map in red and black; original navy blue cloth, gilt back, blue top, fore-edge lightly spotted else a very good, bright, clean copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Crisp copy of the first impression (printed by Billing) of the first domestic edition (with price on dustwrapper fold-in). Hammond, p.221.

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1977 VG/VG. 8vo. original blue cloth gilt (slightly rubbed & sunned, scattered spotting) in unpriced dustwrapper (a little rubbed & nicked, splits to lower foldopver (tape repaired on reverse), a few marks); pp. 366 (last blank) with 2 maps (one folding). A very good copy. Allegedly the true first edition, printed by William Clowes & Sons as an export edition for international distribution before the first UK issue, with attendant uncorrected errors.. First Edition, First Export Issue. Hard Cover. VG/VG.

Allen & Unwin,, [1977]. 8vo., First Edition Export, First Impression, with full-page map in red and black, 5 full-page pedigrees in the text and large folding map in red and black; original navy blue cloth, gilt back, top lightly spotted else a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. Bright, crisp copy of the [Clowes] Export edition (preceding domestic edition) with no price on front fold-in and all typographical points (see Hammond, pp. 214-221). Hammond A15a.