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17 August
2024-8-17 1:38:26 PM UTC

The Book of Lost Tales Vol. 1



Domestic State, 1st U.S. Printing Review Copy with publisher's slip. 1984

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The Letters of JRR Tolkien



1st Edition, 1st U.S. Printing Review Copy with publisher's slip, & publisher's blurb about Chirstopher Tolkien and Humphrey Carpenter. 1981

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Roverandom



1st Edition, 1st U.S. Printing Review Copy with publisher's blurb about contents. 1998

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Interestingly, my first printing non-review copy (pictured left) and my review copy (pictured right) are bound differently. The review copy is also slight thinner than the 1st printing trade. Perhaps Findegil might know something about this?

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17 August
2024-8-17 1:42:22 PM UTC
Congratulations on some great additions, love to see review copies.
17 August
2024-8-17 5:50:36 PM UTC
Great stuff 👍🏻
27 August
2024-8-27 1:32:18 PM UTC
I love pre-publication copies. Congratulations again!
14 September
2024-9-14 1:59:13 PM UTC
Some (relatively) recent acquisitions here. I've been pretty busy over the last 5 months (moved house and started a new job) so just getting back into updating things here. Hope y'all enjoy!

The Audience of Beowulf


by Dorothy Whitelock 1st Printing 1951
Tolkien had a copy in his library, in the preface she thanks Dr. Sisam

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Making Knowing and Judging


by W.H. Auden 1st Printing 1956
Tolkien attended this lecture and also had a copy in his library

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The Horn Book Magazine


August 1965 issue
Contains "Loren Eiseley on JRR Tolkien.

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Farmer Giles of Ham


Chivers 1975 Large Print, not reprinted.

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Public Opinion and the Last Peace


by R.B. McCallum, first printing 1944
Contains contemporary views of the interwar period (1919-1938), Tolkien had a copy in his library.

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The Life of Gudmund the Good, Bishop of Holar


by G. Turville-Petre & E.S. Olszewkska, published by the Viking Society 1942
Tolkien also had a copy in his library, and almost certainly helped with the editing.

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These Are My Comrades


by Alan Rook, 1st Printing 1943
Contains World War I poetry, Tolkien had a copy in his library.

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Athelston: A Middle-English Romance


Edited by A. McI. Trounce, published by the Oxford Philological Socety, volume 11
Tolkien is thanked in the preface, and also (you guessed it) had a copy in his library.

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Author of the Century


By Tom Shippey, 1st Printing 2000
Signed by him at an event in Florida in 2006.

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14 September
2024-9-14 2:57:36 PM UTC
Very nice acquisitions!!
15 September
2024-9-15 1:09:19 PM UTC

Lokki wrote:

Very nice acquisitions!!

Thanks for the kind words Lokki!
15 September
2024-9-15 1:26:56 PM UTC
Very nice acquisitions !
15 September
2024-9-15 4:44:30 PM UTC

Emilien wrote:

Very nice acquisitions !

Thanks Emilien!
15 September
2024-9-15 5:56:40 PM UTC
Excellent additions and thanks for sharing! I'm adding a few of these to my list to look for as well.
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