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The original claim was that it was (as far as the vendor knew) the first time that 'Beorhtnoth' appeared in print. Whether the word appeared on the cover of a book before or since is not in itself very significant. For one thing, the title is abbreviated - from 'The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son'.
As I've said in a previous post, one of my favourites is this -
http://www.tolkienbooks.net/php/details.php?reference=33420
- at only 300 copies, this one is actually rare.
As I've said in a previous post, one of my favourites is this -
http://www.tolkienbooks.net/php/details.php?reference=33420
- at only 300 copies, this one is actually rare.
Trotter wrote:
"I think this is probably correct, Essays and Studies(1953) does not mention the articles on the cover."
Hang on, I'll just get my copy... here we are; the contents are listed on the rear cover of the dustjacket, with 'The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son by JRR Tolkien' in first place.
"I think this is probably correct, Essays and Studies(1953) does not mention the articles on the cover."
Hang on, I'll just get my copy... here we are; the contents are listed on the rear cover of the dustjacket, with 'The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son by JRR Tolkien' in first place.
And this is why I asked the question - such an interesting discussion, and a reminder of a cool limited edition!
[Pay no mind to the sordid history leading up to this.....]
[Pay no mind to the sordid history leading up to this.....]
Sorry Khamul... just last week was cleaning out some book shelves and re-organizing things when I noticed that I had several copies. If I remember well I got them with other purchases I did - probably from Thorntons who gave them away as mathom (now a long long time ago). I think that is how I ended up having more then one copy.
While we're on the subject - the first time Tolkien's paper 'Ancrenne Wisse and Hali Maethad' appeared in print was in 'Essays and Studies' Vol. XIV, 1929. Tolkien's name, and the name of the paper, appear on the front of the dustwrapper, as part of the contents.
Same goes for his papers 'Some Contributions to Middle English Lexicography', and 'The Devil's Coach-horses', which appear in The Review of English Studies, Vol.I, 1924.
Without getting up, I'm pre-tty sure the same is true for his paper 'English and Welsh', in 'Angles and Britons'.
Of course, these facts - if indeed they are all facts - don't mean a lot when it comes to valuations. It's all just sales guff.
Same goes for his papers 'Some Contributions to Middle English Lexicography', and 'The Devil's Coach-horses', which appear in The Review of English Studies, Vol.I, 1924.
Without getting up, I'm pre-tty sure the same is true for his paper 'English and Welsh', in 'Angles and Britons'.
Of course, these facts - if indeed they are all facts - don't mean a lot when it comes to valuations. It's all just sales guff.
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