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TCG Letter #2933

From

J.R.R. Tolkien

To

Eileen Elgar

Date

early 1964

Type

Autograph Note

Transcript

New

Tolkien writes a note about the creation of the Dwarves and asks Eileen if she would like a copy of Tree and Leaf when it is published.

Notes

The document is undated, but the date is guessed from Tolkien's comments about his next book Tree and Leaf which came out in May 1964.

As Elgar never learned to lip read, she and Tolkien communicated with notes during his visits. - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3x83nnggwo

It appears that this is one of these notes.

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Dwarves

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J.R.R. Tolkien | The Lord of the Rings, 1961, 3 volumes, signed by the author, with a remarkable autograph note on the Creation of the race of Dwarves Sold for GBP 23,040

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