NMLP P-012863 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

The Silmarillion

J.R.R. Tolkien (ed. Christopher Tolkien) · George Allen & Unwin (London) · 1977

Both the UK Allen & Unwin and US Houghton Mifflin editions appeared in 1977. Precedence is disputed: the US Houghton Mifflin printing is reported to have been released in August 1977, slightly ahead of the UK Allen & Unwin publication in September 1977, so the US edition is sometimes argued to be the true first. A de luxe limited issue signed by Christopher Tolkien also exists.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-012863 for "The Silmarillion" by J.R.R. Tolkien (ed. Christopher Tolkien) (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-012863, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).