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Auction - Item from Tolkien's Library

22 Mar, 2022 (edited)
2022-3-22 6:10:22 AM UTC

W&H Peacock Auctioneers - 1st April 2022

Lot 318 - THE DUBLIN REVIEW, FOURTH QUARTER, 1954. LONDON : BURNS & OATES


The Dublin Review, Fourth Quarter, 1954. London : Burns & Oates. This copy has Tolkien's initials written ( by himself ) in the top R/H corner of the cover together with his own Library Label attached to the Title Page of the Review.

Estimate £20 - £30
Sold for £750


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22 Mar, 2022
2022-3-22 12:54:32 PM UTC
this one will go for quite a bit
22 Mar, 2022
2022-3-22 1:26:01 PM UTC

northman wrote:

this one will go for quite a bit

I do like how they quoted it in old currency
22 Mar, 2022
2022-3-22 3:27:50 PM UTC
Fantastic item...very low auction estimate
22 Mar, 2022
2022-3-22 9:30:47 PM UTC
Worth saying, we don't know if the initials are Tolkien's hand. Highly probable, but no different than any of the other items from Tolkien's library (such as the one that turned up last month) - knowing when the initials were added is problematic.
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