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TCG Letter #1042
From
Joy Hill
To
Phil Rose
Date
Jan 4, 1973
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
Joy Hill responds to a fan query about The Silmarillion, saying that for death duty (tax) reasons, it cannot be published while he is alive.
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The Silmarillion
Taxes
Fan mail response
Middle-earth
Joy Hill
References
Excerpt published in Mythprint, Vol. 7 no. 5 (May 1973), p. 7 (note that the issue incorrectly states v7n4, April on the cover)
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