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Re: Books from Tolkien's Personal Library??

Subject: Re: Books from Tolkien's Personal Library??
by Beren on 2008/10/26 6:39:52

Ok i'm now looking at the list of books sold by Loome Theological Booksellers and I find the following:

T37. Willoms, R.M. Early Middle English Literature. London: Metheun & Co, 1939. x + 309 pp. (original publisher's cloth, some foxing) Review copy. In ink, on front past-down endpaper, in another hand (possibly his son Christopher's): "[JRRT]" ----- $100.00

T11. Doutrepont, Auguste. La Clef d'amors. Texte critique [...] In ink, on front free endpaper, in Tolkien's hand: "J.R.R. Tolkien." ------ $ 650.00

T4. Brandl, Alois: Anglica. Untersuchungen zur englischen Philologie. Alois Brandl zum [...] In ink, on front free endpaper, in Tolkien's hand: "J.R.R. Tolkien", Corrections, in ink and pencil, in the margin of the Inhalt page. ----- $ 700.00

T1. Appel, Carl. provenzalische Chrestomathie mit Abriss der Fomenlehre und Glossar. Fünfte verbesserte Auflage. Leipzig: O.R. Reisland. 1920 xl + 344 pp. (original publisher's cloth) In ink, on front free endpaper, in Tolkien's hand "J.R.R. Tolkien". ----- $600.00

So yes they are all on the list and sold back then. You can see the original prices of that time.