Dominic Winter Auction
28 January
2026-1-28 6:12:48 PM UTC
2026-1-28 6:12:48 PM UTC
Lot 451
Tolkien (J. R. R.) The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun, published in The Welsh Review, edited by Gwyn Jones, Vol IV, No. 4, December 1945, pp. 245-66, one or two light spots, original wrappers, small abrasion to rear wrapper, staple rust and small marks, 8vo, plus The Lord of the Rings souvenir booklet commemorating twenty five years of its publication, 1980Estimate GBP 300-400 Sold for GBP 390 including fees
(Quantity: 2)
The first printing of Tolkien's poem The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun, originally written in 1930 by the author and inspired by the medieval Breton lay genre.
https://www.dominicwinter.co.uk/Auctio ... False&sd=0&pp=48&pn=1&g=1
SamwiseTheBrave wrote:
Lot 451Tolkien (J. R. R.) The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun, published in The Welsh Review, edited by Gwyn Jones, Vol IV, No. 4, December 1945, pp. 245-66, one or two light spots, original wrappers, small abrasion to rear wrapper, staple rust and small marks, 8vo, plus The Lord of the Rings souvenir booklet commemorating twenty five years of its publication, 1980Estimate GBP 300-400 Sold for GBP 390 including fees
(Quantity: 2)
The first printing of Tolkien's poem The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun, originally written in 1930 by the author and inspired by the medieval Breton lay genre.
https://www.dominicwinter.co.uk/Auctio ... False&sd=0&pp=48&pn=1&g=1
Seems to be about the right price. Always surprises me that these don't command a higher price (though there do seem to be quite a few of them around).
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