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TCG Letter #207
From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Nancy Smith
Date
12 March 1958
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Transcript
Complete
Tolkien provided answers to Nancy's questions on the Index.
Notes
Following the publication of the third volume from Tolkien’s
The Lord of the Rings
, many readers' demands grew for an index or glossary that would help navigate the three volumes. Rayner Unwin entrusted editor and family friend Nancy Smith to the task. During that time she and J.R.R. Tolkien corresponded with each other to work out questions of that index.
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Letter from
J.R.R. Tolkien
to
Nancy Smith
• 27 May 1958
(#338)
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, Letter to Nancy including Tolkien's notes on Nancy's typed questions, sold 16 July 2022 for USD 106,250 including buyers premium
Christie's Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts Lot 409 24 May 2002 Sold for USD 15,535
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017)
, p. 550
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• 28 June 1955
(#1089)
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