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TCG Letter #815


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Michael Blashka
Date
Mid to late 1960s
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Transcript
Partial
Joy Hill replies to a letter in which she is described as "his chief scribe". The Silmarillion is not yet ready for publication and no date is known.
Notes
Tolkien's note to Joy Hill describes the letter as "cracked" and while she has no need to reply, he himself found it amusing. The correspondent had presented their letter as if sent by a king, treating Tolkien's writing as historical fact.
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References
eBay Sale December 2007 - Tolkien Collector's Guide., Michael Blashka never received this letter from Tolkien
Bloomsbury Sale #NY005 Sale Date: 12 December 2007 Lot 371 Unsold
Bloomsbury Manuscripts and Autograph Letters, Continental and English Literature and History, and Modern First Editions 15 June 2006 Lot 715 Estimate GBP 3000-4000, Catalogue p. 137 (The first page of the letter is reproduced in a photograph.)
Sotheby's 14 January 1993 Lot 134 Sold for GBP £800
The Tolkien Collector, No. 1, p. 10
Sotheby's 14-15 December 1992, lot 134, sold for £800


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