If you ordered via BookDepository I don ' t see how you will get another first print because they always have in stock the latest printreprint . Note the correct term here is first print thus first print in this format , not first edition . The first edition of The Silmarillion is that of 1977 . This , I think , is the second edition text put in Deluxe Quarterbound format . <| sep |> Rum , Sodomy and the Lash ! ! All hail Britannia ! !<| sep |> Yeah I have had a number of times i wanted a bigger zoom . 1 <| sep |> Except this tradition was political in its conception . It ' s pretty weird that democrats do it . <| sep |> Pizza , pies and chocolate bars are all fair game . And we don ' t do it for novelty , we do it because enough people actually think we are improving the food this way . If you ever visit , you will see some interesting items on the fish chip or kebab shop menu .