The Silmarillion
| First published | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | George Allen & Unwin |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Collection |
| ISBN | 0048231398 |
| Cover art | J. R. R. Tolkien |
| Pages | 365 |
Notes
Edited by Christopher Tolkien Full date from Currey
• "First published in 1977"
• No other statement of publication or printing
• There is no price on the book or jacket, which the Tolkien Library identifies as an "Export Edition"
• Cover art, designated as "Emblems", is credited to Tolkien on the inside rear flap. Each emblem is named:
- • Lúthien Tinúviel (front cover)
• Fingolfin; Eärendil; Idril Celebrindal; Elwë and Fëanor (back cover)
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Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award | Best International Long Fiction | Winner |
| 1978 | Gandalf Award | Book-Length Fantasy | Winner |
| 1978 | Locus Poll Award | Best Fantasy Novel | Winner |
| 2012 | Locus Online | 20th Century Fantasy Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
Other Editions
| Title | Year | Publisher | Format | Type | Catalog ID | Cover Artist | Pages | |
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| The Silmarillion |
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1977 | George Allen & Unwin | Hardcover | Collection | J. R. R. Tolkien | 365 | |
| The Silmarillion |
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1977 | Houghton Mifflin | Hardcover | Collection | J. R. R. Tolkien | 365 | |
| The Silmarillion |
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1977 | George Allen & Unwin | Hardcover | Collection | J. R. R. Tolkien | 365+[2] | |
| The Silmarillion |
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1978 | BCA by arrangement with George Allen & Unwin | Hardcover | Collection | CN 2505 | J. R. R. Tolkien | 414 |
| The Silmarillion | 1978 | Guild Publishing | Hardcover | Collection | 414 | |||
| The Silmarillion |
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1978 | Houghton Mifflin / SFBC | Hardcover | Collection | 1590 | J. R. R. Tolkien | xii+368 |
| The Silmarillion |
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1979 | Unwin | Paperback | Collection | J. R. R. Tolkien | 441 | |
| The Silmarillion |
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1979 | Unwin Paperbacks | Paperback | Collection | J. R. R. Tolkien | 439+[2] | |
| The Silmarillion |
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1979 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Collection | J. R. R. Tolkien | xiv+458 | |
| The Silmarillion |
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1982 | George Allen & Unwin | Hardcover | Collection | J. R. R. Tolkien | 365 | |
| The Silmarillion |
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1982 | Ballantine Books | Paperback | Collection | Darrell K. Sweet | xvi+458 | |
| The Silmarillion | 1983 | Unwin Paperbacks | Trade Paperback | Collection | 439 | |||
| The Silmarillion | 1983 | Houghton Mifflin | Trade Paperback | Collection | 365 | |||
| The Silmarillion |
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1984 | Ballantine Books | Paperback | Collection | Darrell K. Sweet | xiv+458 | |
| The Silmarillion |
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1986 | Unwin Paperbacks | Trade Paperback | Collection | Roger Garland | 439+ii | |
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1988 | Unwin Paperbacks | Trade Paperback | Collection | Roger Garland | 439+ii | |
| The Silmarillion | 1991 | Grafton | Paperback | Collection | Roger Garland | 441 | ||
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1992 | Grafton | Paperback | Collection | John Howe | 441 | |
| The Silmarillion | 1992 | HarperCollins (UK) | Hardcover | Collection | John Howe | 365 | ||
| The Silmarillion | 1995 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Collection | Darrell K. Sweet | 458 | ||
| The Silmarillion | 1995 | Del Rey / Ballantine | Paperback | Collection | Darrell K. Sweet | 458 | ||
| The Silmarillion |
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1997 | The Folio Society | Hardcover | Collection | Francis Mosley | 420+[3] | |
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1998 | HarperCollins (UK) | Hardcover | Collection | Ted Nasmith | 365+[2] | |
| The Silmarillion | 1998 | Houghton Mifflin | Hardcover | Collection | Ted Nasmith | 365 | ||
| The Silmarillion |
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1999 | Houghton Mifflin | Hardcover | Collection | 365 | ||
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1999 | HarperCollins (UK) | Paperback | Collection | Ted Nasmith | x+445 | |
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1999 | HarperCollins (UK) | Hardcover | Collection | Ted Nasmith | 364 | |
| The Silmarillion | 2001 | Houghton Mifflin / SFBC | Trade Paperback | Collection | 36883 | Ted Nasmith | 365 | |
| The Silmarillion | 2002 | Voyager Classics / HarperCollins | Trade Paperback | Collection | 464 | |||
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2004 | HarperCollins | Hardcover | Collection | Ted Nasmith | 386+xxviii | |
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2004 | Houghton Mifflin | Hardcover | Collection | Ted Nasmith | xxviii+386 | |
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2007 | HarperCollins | Hardcover | Collection | J. R. R. Tolkien | xxv+337 | |
| The Silmarillion | 2008 | Paw Prints | Hardcover | Collection | 365 | |||
| The Silmarillion |
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2008 | HarperCollins | Trade Paperback | Collection | 416 | ||
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2011 | HarperCollins (UK) | eBook | Collection | J. R. R. Tolkien | ||
| The Silmarillion |
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2012 | The Folio Society | Hardcover | Collection | Francis Mosley | 420+[3] | |
| The Silmarillion |
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2012 | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | eBook | Collection | J. R. R. Tolkien | ||
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2013 | HarperCollins (UK) | Paperback | Collection | J. R. R. Tolkien | 384 | |
| The Silmarillion |
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2014 | Mariner Books | Trade Paperback | Collection | J. R. R. Tolkien | 384 | |
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2015 | HarperCollins | digital audio download | Collection | |||
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2019 | HarperCollins (UK) | eBook | Collection | |||
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2021 | HarperCollins (UK) | Hardcover | Collection | 480 | ||
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2021 | HarperCollins (UK) | Hardcover | Collection | 480 | ||
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2022 | William Morrow / HarperCollins | Hardcover | Collection | J. R. R. Tolkien | xlviii+358 | |
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2022 | William Morrow / HarperCollins | eBook | Collection | |||
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2022 | HarperCollins (UK) | Hardcover | Collection | 480 | ||
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2022 | HarperCollins (UK) | Hardcover | Collection | 225 | ||
| The Silmarillion |
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2023 | HarperCollins (UK) | digital audio download | Collection | |||
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2023 | William Morrow / HarperCollins | Hardcover | Collection | 448 | ||
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2024 | William Morrow / HarperCollins | Hardcover | Collection | 384 |