TCG Letter #272 / Carpenter Letter #120

From

J.R.R. Tolkien

Ronald Eames

Date

16 March 1949

Type

Unknown

Transcript

Partial

Tolkien writes to Ronald Eames to report that he is delighted with the illustrations for Farmer Giles of Ham.

Notes

In a portion not found in the published letter, Tolkien remarks that he is struggling to dismiss all but two of them. He is confident that Baynes will do the book justice with her selection. He will return them the next day.

Tags

Farmer Giles of Ham

George Allen and Unwin

Illustrations

Pauline Baynes

Publishing

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Letter from Ronald Eames to J.R.R. Tolkien • 13 October 1948 (#2690)

Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Ronald Eames • 1 November 1948 (#2691)

Letter from Ronald Eames to Pauline Baynes • 3 November 1948 (#2692)

Letter from Ronald Eames to J.R.R. Tolkien • 3 November 1948 (#2693)

Letter from Ronald Eames to J.R.R. Tolkien • 20 November 1948 (#2695)

Letter from Ronald Eames to J.R.R. Tolkien • 6 December 1948 (#2698)

Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Ronald Eames • 10 December 1948 (#2699)

Letter from Ronald Eames to J.R.R. Tolkien • 15 December 1948 (#2700)

Letter from Ronald Eames to J.R.R. Tolkien • 1 March 1949 (#2708)

Letter from Ronald Eames to J.R.R. Tolkien • 11 March 1949 (#2709)

Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Ronald Eames • ?17 March 1949* (#2710)

Letter from Ronald Eames to J.R.R. Tolkien • 21 March 1949 (#2711)

Letter from Ronald Eames to J.R.R. Tolkien • 8 April 1949 (#2712)

Letter from Ronald Eames to J.R.R. Tolkien • 25 April 1949 (#2714)

Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Ronald Eames • 4 May 1949 (#2718)

References

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (1981), p. 133

The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), pp. 367-8

J.R.R. Tolkien: Life and Legend, p. 56 (see item 141-6)

J.R.R. Tolkien A Descriptive Bibliography, Di1, p. 350

Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien, p. 200

The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded ed. (HarperCollins, UK), p. 188

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