Publisher’s presentation edition of The Silmarillion, issued by Methuen Canada. Octavo. Bound in publisher’s blue leather, lettered and decorated gilt. Presentation labels to both the front free endpaper and the title page. Top edge blue. A near fine copy, housed in a custom slipcase. 
 
One of just 500 copies of the Special Limited Edition, available only in Canada.
 
All Methuen customers who ordered The Silmarillion in advance of publication were eligible to receive a “Special Limited Edition” in lieu of the regular edition. Recipients were determined in a draw held on September 15th, 1977 at participating bookstores.