Collection by Tolkien, First Edition (5 results)

Cassette. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Tolkien reads from Silmarillion Hobbit etc. Book.

Audio Book (Cassette). Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. THE COMPLETE BROADCASTS J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in 26 episodes. STARRING: Ian Holm Michael Hordern Robert Stephens William Nighy James Grout Simon Cadell John Le Mesurier Jack May Peter Vaughan. 1981 dramatization of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in 26 half-hour stereo installments. The novel had previously been adapted as a 12-part BBC Radio adaptation in 1955 and 1956 (of which no recordings are known to have survived), and a 1979 production by The Mind's Eye for National Public Radio in the USA. Like the novel on which it is based. The Lord of the Rings is the story of an epic struggle between the Dark Lord Sauron of Mordor, the primary villain of the work, and an alliance of heroes who join forces to save the world from falling under his shadow. Three cases containing 12 audio cassettes. Play very well in excellent hard cases.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. The Children of Hurin Special Collection Special Collection by J.R.R. Tolkien. Published by Independently Published in 2007. Hardcover. The best-selling author of The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy comes an action-packed fantasy adventure saga, set in the early days of MIddle-earth, in which humans and elves, dwarves and dragons, orcs and dark sorcerers clash in an epic battle between good and evil. 250,000 first printing. Collectible item in very fine condition.#IMG#https://s3.tebi.io/vintage/986201.jpg.

[Fantasy] DELUXE LIMITED EDITIONS, all later impressions thus. Complete in five volumes. Octavo (24 x 15 x 24cm), pp.[4] 245 [5]; pp.[6] 459 [5]; pp.[4] 372 [4]; pp.[2] 487 [3]; pp.[4] 420 [4]. The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings have a wood engraved frontispiece and chapter head pieces by Fraser and Grathmer to each volume, and The Silmarillion has a frontispiece and head pieces by Mosley. Number 1467 of 1750 sets thus, bound by Smith Settle of Otley, Yorkshire, in quarter Wassa goatskin with hand-woven Indian silk over boards, and gilt titles to spines designed by John Andrew. Top edges gilt, with maps of Middle Earth and the Shire to endpapers, and a large folding map of Beleriand to The Silmarillion. Each presented in the publisher's original brown morocco-covered slipcase, titled and decorated in gilt to one side. Lovely crisp, clean copies showing only the lightest hints of handling. Essentially fine. The Folio Society's illustrated edition by Eric Fraser was the very first illustrated edition of Lord of the Rings when it was originally published in 1977, followed by a matching illustrated edition of The Hobbit in 1979. Mosley's illustrated edition of the Silmarillion did not appear until 1997, and this 2003 deluxe set finally brought them all together in a uniform presentation.

First Edition. A COLLECTION OF 40 SIGNED HOLOGRAPHIC LETTERS SPANNING THE YEARS 1964 THRU 1993; 14 from Edith Tolkien (wife of J.R.R.) dated 1964 thru 1971 and 26 from Priscilla (only daughter of J.R.R. & Edith) dated 1969 thru 1993; most in fine condition, many multi-page; all but two with original envelope when called for and all addressed to long time family friend Professor W. Meredith Thompson of Canada. Some details/highlights: Edith thanks Meredith for naming her the dedicatee of his book and receipt of same; mentions that her and J.R.R. give nicknames to those people they are fond of (indeed in all 14 letters from Edith, she refers to the recipient as "My Dear Merrie Tom"); notes that the pirated edition (Ace paperback publication) of THE LORD OF THE RINGS is causing her husband extra work and delaying work on his next book; the reasons leading up to leaving and selling their Oxford residence; J.R.R.'s fall down the stairs and complicated knee surgery and later thrombosis as well as other serious ailments; referring to various titles by J.R.R., Priscilla mentions and thanks the recipient for the good times spent by him with her parents; how neither of her parents are very practical people despite being so different from each other; the sudden death of her mother, Edith, and the causes and last days as well as who was able to see her and who was not and the funeral services in Bournemouth, but the actual burial in Oxford; how her father held up during these times; the return of her father to Merton College and how he was welcomed with lodging there; his much needed socialization in Oxford; his trip to London with her and brother John to receive the C.B.E.; thanks Meredith for the copy of THE LAST UNICORN but states "although perhaps rather obviously imitative of Tolkien in style, it (does) not contain the interest because (it's) a rather more crude fairy tale;" a trip to Edinburgh, one of her favorite cities, where her father received an honorary degree and held up well with banquets and festivities; how she was helped so much by his (Meredith Thompson) sympathy and kind words concerning her fathers passing; that her father was lonely without his wife but was bolstered by all those back at Oxford and happy to be in familiar surroundings; that just prior to his death he began hemorrhaging while spending time in Bournemouth due to an ulcer but had excellent medical care; how she and brother John were able to spend precious time with her father while still conscious but that brothers Michael & Christopher were alas unable to do so but were there for the funeral; that Christopher was named Literary Executor; that Michael had a near nervous breakdown perhaps precipitated by his fathers death; that brother John was coping well and a great comfort to her; that the younger members of the family were likewise supporting; she extends an invitation for Christmas this year (1973); that she encloses a photo (here present) of her father next to his favorite tree along with two of his grandchildren, among the last photos ever taken of him; that enclosed newspaper cuttings of her fathers death are his to keep (likewise here present): thanking the recipient for his hospitality when she went to see him; that her brother Christopher has to yield his teaching fellowship to begin work on the publication of THE SILMARILLION; the excitement of the on going preparation of the Tolkien biography by Humphrey Carpenter; the recently released Caedmon recordings of her father reading from both THE HOBBIT & LORD OF THE RINGS; cousins living in Canada; slowly going through her fathers papers to give to the Bodleian Library; the 50th anniversary celebration of THE HOBBIT and exhibition of manuscripts and drawings at the Bodleian Library along with window displays at new bookstores; etc. All in all, very chatty, informational and personal letters about the above as well as state of health, vacationing in different places, welfare of children and grandchildren, thank you's for gifts, Parent's Golden Wedding Anniversary, traveling and travel plans, time spent in Bournemouth, schooling, teaching, et.al. A wealth of first hand documentation can be gleaned from these items which have never been offered to the public or have ever been seen by them. Furthermore, to the best of my knowledge, none of these letters have ever been published or utilized in any Tolkien biography.