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TCG Letter #750


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
J.D. Gilbert
Date
17 April 1967
Type
Typed Letter Signed
Transcript
Complete
Tolkien recommends that Mr Gilbert reads The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth.
Tags
References
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), p. 731
Bonhams auction, 20 April 2011, Sold for US$4,270 inc. premium
Sotheby's auction, 27 May 1986
Sotheby's auction, London, 19 July 1994, est £400-500
Sliverman Catalogue 15 (July 1996) item 52 offered for GBP 1,100


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