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TCG Letter #834


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Rayner Unwin
Date
12 October 1972
Type
Unknown
Transcript
Partial
A letter regarding the printed appearance of colours of certain pictures in the Ballantine Tolkien Calendar, the Moria Gate illustration, and not liking his real life events being mixed with in-world events.

Notes
Excerpts from the letter have been published in Amon Hen 70 (p. 3), in Christopher Tolkien's article 'Moria Gate...Another Look' and a shorter part of the letter was reprinted in The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology.
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References
J.R.R. Tolkien A Descriptive Bibliography, Dii58, p. 363
Amon Hen 70 (November 1984), p. 3
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), p. 806
1973 Ballantine Books, Tolkien did not approve of the colors in this Calendar


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