Forum Auctions

Forum Auctions - Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on paper
28 September 2023 11:00 BST

Lot 406 TOLKIEN (J.R.R.).- THE FAME OF BLESSED THOMAS MORE... WITH AN INTRODUCTORY ESSAY BY PROFESSOR R.

Tolkien (J.R.R.).- The Fame of Blessed Thomas More... With an Introductory Essay by Professor R. W. Chambers, first edition, signed presentation inscription from Chambers to J.R.R. Tolkien dated "Dec. 31, 1929" with a 9-line quotation of Thomas More to front free endpaper, original cloth, toning to spine and covers, 8vo, 1929.

⁂ An excellent association, inscribed to Tolkien by an important early friend and mentor. Chambers (1874-1942) was, like Tolkien, a Catholic as well as a scholar of Old English and influential writer on Beowulf. Tolkien and Chambers remained close friends and correspondents with each sending the other copies of their newly-printed works.

Estimate GBP 500 - 700
Sold for GBP 1,646 including fees

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auc ... utm_content=lot-view-link

Lot 407 TOLKIEN (J.R.R.).- YOUNGER (WILLIAM AND ELIZABETH) BLUE MOON IN PORTUGAL, FIRST EDITION, INITIALED

Tolkien (J.R.R.).- Younger (William and Elizabeth) Blue Moon in Portugal, first edition, initialed presentation inscription from J.R.R. Tolkien to his wife "E.M.T. with love from J.R.R.T 1956" in Tolkien's fine calligraphic hand to endpaper, photographic plates and illustrations, hand-drawn colourful bookmark loosely inserted, bill from the Hotel Miramar, Bournemouth, made out to "Miss E. Jennings" with a few ink notes to verso, folded and loosely inserted, spotting to endpapers, original cloth, light rubbing to extremities, 8vo, 1956.

⁂ A charming inscribed gift from Tolkien to his wife Edith. The Hotel Miramar was a favourite of the Tolkiens' and the bill is most likely made out to the poet Elizabeth Jennings (1926 - 2001), a lifelong friend of the Tolkien family.

Estimate GBP 1,500 - 2,000
Sold for GBP 5,762 including fees

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auc ... utm_content=lot-view-link

Lot 408 TOLKIEN (J.R.R.).- SAYERS (DOROTHY L., EDITOR) GREAT SHORT STORIES OF DETECTION, MYSTERY

Tolkien (J.R.R.).- Sayers (Dorothy L., editor) Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror, seventeenth impression, J.R.R. Tolkien's copy with his ink ownership inscription to endpaper, light marginal browning, original cloth, light browning to spine, light sunning to covers, 8vo, 1960.

⁂ Tolkien's copy of one of Sayers' celebrated anthologies. Tolkien's love of detective and mystery novels is well-documented, the present collection includes works by E.C. Bentley, Austin Freeman, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allen Poe and J. Storer Clouston.

Estimate GBP 1,500 - 2,000
Sold for GBP 2,606 including fees

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auc ... utm_content=lot-view-link

Lot 409 TOLKIEN (J.R.R).- KIAER (EIGIL) BLANDFORD GARDEN FLOWERS IN COLOUR, THIRD IMPRESSION, INITIALED

Tolkien (J.R.R).- Kiaer (Eigil) Blandford Garden Flowers in Colour, third impression, initialed presentation inscription from J.R.R. Tolkien to his wife "E ✱ from R. Nov. 1964" to endpaper, colour illustrations by Verner Hancke, neat ink correction to p.196, original boards, slight toning to spine, dust-jacket, light browning to spine and panel margins, spine ends a little chipped, some pealing to laminate, 8vo, 1963.

⁂ A charming Tolkien-associative item indicative of the couple's shared love of gardening.

Estimate GBP 1,500 - 2,000
Sold for GBP 3,018 including fees

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auc ... utm_content=lot-view-link

Lot 410 TOKIEN(sic) (J.R.R.).- CHRISTIE (AGATHA) A BERTRAM'S HOTEL, FIRST EDITION, J.R.R. TOLKIEN'S COPY

Tokien(sic) (J.R.R.).- Christie (Agatha) A Bertram's Hotel, first edition, J.R.R. Tolkien's copy with his ink ownership inscription to endpaper alongside neat pencil note in his hand "✱ from E" to endpaper, original boards, light vertical crease to spine, dust-jacket, light browning to spine, minor chipping to spine tips and corners, light marking and surface soiling to lower panel, 8vo, 1965.

⁂ Tolkien's copy of a classic Miss Marple mystery, gifted to him by his wife Edith. Tolkien was an avid reader of detective fiction and was particularly keen on the works of Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers and G.K. Chesterton.

Estimate GBP 1,500 - 2,000
Sold for GBP 6,345 including fees

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auc ... utm_content=lot-view-link

Lot 411 TOLKIEN (J.R.R.) THE HOBBIT, FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, 1937

Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, first impression, frontispiece, one plate and 8 illustrations, including 7 full-page, map endpapers printed in red & black, all by the author, 2" tear to lower edge endpapers, 2pp. advertisements, occasional light pen mark or finger-soiling mark to pages, small marginal hole to pp.223/4, pen colouring and writing to fore-edge, original pictorial cloth, light shelf-lean, spine darkened, chipping and fraying to spine ends and corners, light soiling, 8vo, 1937.

Estimate GBP 4,000-6,000
Sold for GBP 17,251 including fees

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auc ... utm_content=lot-view-link