Home
Contact
Sign In
Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Cookie Policy
Search
TCG on
TCG on
TolkienGuide.com
Powered by Collectors Since 2006
Sign In
Discuss
View Topics
View Forums
Collect
Guides
Articles
Store
eBay
Old Guide
Archive
Events
Upcoming
Past
Important links:
Guide to Tolkien's Letters
(Nominated for 2026 Tolkien Society Award)
-
Guide to Tolkien Calendars
-
Winner of the 2019 Tolkien Society award for Best Website
Letters
Back to results
X
Search
Next
Previous
TCG Letter #451
From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Dorothy Wood
Date
Between 1960 and 1973
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Unknown
Tolkien wrote a series of twelve letters to his cousin Dorothy Wood.
Notes
We have identified eleven of these so far and Sotheby's auction house quoted from many, some of which no date could be determined.
More details about the other letters from this sale can be seen at:
Letter from
J.R.R. Tolkien
to
Dorothy Wood
• 31 December 1969
(#440)
Letter from
J.R.R. Tolkien
to
Dorothy Wood
• 22 April 1970
(#441)
Letter from
J.R.R. Tolkien and Edith Tolkien
to
Dorothy Wood
• ?4-?9 May 1971
(#442)
Letter from
J.R.R. Tolkien
to
Dorothy Wood
• 26 May 1971
(#443)
Letter from
Priscilla Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien
to
Dorothy Wood
• 30 November 1971
(#444)
Letter from
J.R.R. Tolkien
to
Dorothy Wood
• 2 February 1972
(#445)
Letter from
J.R.R. Tolkien
to
Dorothy Wood
• 3 August 1972
(#446)
Letter from
J.R.R. Tolkien
to
Dorothy Wood
• 17 September 1972
(#447)
Letter from
J.R.R. Tolkien
to
Dorothy Wood
• 7 November 1972
(#448)
Letter from
J.R.R. Tolkien
to
Dorothy Wood
• 24 June 1973
(#449)
Tags
Middle-earth
Publishing
Retirement
The Silmarillion
References
Sotheby's English Literature, History, Children's Books, Illustrations and Photographs, 8 July 2004, Lot. 379, p. 232
tolkienbooks details of Sotheby's listing
Next
Previous
Great Tales of Middle-earth Box Set: The Children of Húrin, Beren and Lúthien, The Fall of Gondolin
On This Day
TCG Review - The Great Tales Never End: Essays in Memory of Christopher Tolkien
from 2022
Events
Jun 6-28
The Hobbit (Greg Banks) Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse, 499 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30308
(USA Event)
Jun 19-28
Performance: The Hobbit Playhouse in the Park 701 Gil Hopson Dr Murray, KY, 42071
(USA Event)
Jun 23-25
Fantasy’s Present Pasts University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, Scotland
(UK Event)
Jun 25-27
Online Southwest Popular/ American Culture Assn. (SWPACA) 2026 Summer Salon
(Online Event)
More...
Recent Posts
Tolkien Letter for Auction at Christies
7
Trotter replied
25 minutes ago
Interesting listings
5439
Mr. Underhill replied
1 hour ago
Collector's editions
52
MK Zarbin replied
2 hours ago
English language Hobbit illustrated by Tove Jansson
11
Urulókë replied
16 hours ago
Saleroom Auctions - June 25
2
northman replied
17 hours ago
New eBay listings submitted
3438
TCGBot replied
19 hours ago
Tolkien Calendar Collecting
239
Arbor replied
23 June
The Old English Exodus
51
Mr. Underhill replied
22 June
The Father Christmas Letters (1985)
5
Deagol replied
22 June
Forum Auctions - July 16
0
SamwiseTheBrave posted
22 June
More...
Jump to Last