The Silmarillion Agatha Christie 60–61 and 124–125)

60–61 and 124–125)

‘The reprinting of the “Horrid Novels” is a major event in the history of fiction

First reprinted by William Heinamann in 1909

James Gleick

tortured and burnt at the stake

The Silmarillion Agatha Christie 60–61 and 124–125)The Silmarillion, by J. R. R. Tolkien. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1977. First edition (British), first printing, the rarer international export edition, printed by William Clowes, lacking the price on the inner front flap of the (unclipped) dust jacket. A domestic issue, printed by Billing & Sons, was published simultaneously. Octavo, 365 pp. Variant bound in dark blue textured paper over boards, stamped on spine in gilt with lettering and heraldic