The Silmarillion
Market value · Unsigned, near fine
$455
Valued from 48 recorded sales in the last 12 months.
What a copy is worth
| Condition | Unsigned |
|---|---|
| Fine | $238 |
| Near fine | $455 |
| Very good | $386 |
| Good | $200 |
| Fair | $165 |
How to identify this edition
These points tell this edition apart from other printings and editions of The Silmarillion.
✓ Copyright page: “First published in 1977” with no impression line below it; printed by Billing & Sons (domestic issue) or William Clowes & Sons (export issue) — both are the first impression
✓ Title page: London · George Allen & Unwin · Boston · Sydney, edited by Christopher Tolkien
✓ Dust jacket: dark blue, Tolkien's own emblem design in a roundel, title in red, “TOLKIEN” in white at the foot
✓ Price: £4.95 on the front flap (domestic issue); the export issue's jacket is unpriced. The price alone doesn't prove a first
✓ Map: folding map of Beleriand at the rear
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