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By Jlong
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Tolkien Letter Up for Sale

24 Jan, 2012
2012-1-24 4:11:32 AM UTC

Tolkien, J.R.R (1892-1973) a signed letter dated 1963 on Sandfield Road headed paper, with a photograph and ephemera (parcel) £80-100

http://www.richardwinterton.co.uk/sale_dates.htm

Probably one of the most pathetic auction catalogues I've ever seen:
http://www.richardwinterton.co.uk/ima ... 6TH-27TH%20JAN%202012.doc
24 Jan, 2012
2012-1-24 11:08:32 AM UTC
Estimated price £80-100! That's absurdely low for a handwritten letter (if it's the same as the excerpt shown on Winterton's website). I would gladly have tried my luck on it, but it seems like you have to physically be there during the auction..?

Will anyone here be placing a bid?
24 Jan, 2012
2012-1-24 7:18:00 PM UTC
Too good to be true ?

Anyway maybe you can bid through here:

http://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auc ... e-id-2857479/lot-13180903
24 Jan, 2012
2012-1-24 7:33:47 PM UTC
Thank you for the link, I'll make a vain attempt (although I guess I won't be the only one!).
24 Jan, 2012
2012-1-24 7:53:48 PM UTC
I would like to see a picture of the letter. Still haven't found one...
24 Jan, 2012
2012-1-24 8:46:11 PM UTC
Don't all go outbidding each other!
(Surely we could start some sort of racket --dealers, in auction rooms, have been doing this for years...)
[David Dickinson is going to be there!!]

BH
24 Jan, 2012
2012-1-24 10:16:05 PM UTC
Here's a photo

920_4f1f2c3f217e4.jpg 400X300 px

920_4f1f2c88e4fce.jpg 154X182 px
24 Jan, 2012
2012-1-24 10:30:52 PM UTC
Thanks SonOfDolf, but I actually wanted to read it; I collect images of Tolkien's unpublished letters.

I do have to admit that "From Ronald and Edith Tolkien" is not very common in his letters.
1 Feb, 2012 (edited)
2012-2-1 4:52:46 PM UTC
Trotter, thanks for the link to the article! I wasn't able to put such a high bid, sadly...

Did the Tolkein fellow write a similar letter? He must have stalked the Professor closely...

NewsToday article: Mystery surrounds Tolkein letter
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