5b; 1977; J.R.R. Tolkien; with fore-edge painting by Maisie Matilda 

First edition The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien (1977), with original dust jacket in very good condition. Features a stunning fore-edge painting by artist Maisie Matilda, depicting Valinor. A unique collector's item for Tolkien fans.

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1977. 

First editiion. Octavo. Original publisher's navy cloth, lettered gilt to spine, in the original dust jacket. With a fore-edge painting of Valinor by Maisie Matilda, with the city in the foreground and the two trees of Valinor in the background. Signed by Matilda to the front free end paper; as well as an inscription from a previous owner. A very good copy, in a very good dust jacket, price-clipped, slightly faded to spine, a little wear on edges of the spine.