Tradera Sotheby’s Valuable Printed Books and Manuscripts – London 13 Dec 2001 (Tolkien)> Övriga Böcker & Tidningar

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"Katalog från Sotheby's auktion i London den 13 december 2001, specialiserad på värdefulla tryckta böcker och manuskript. Katalogen innehåller högupplösta bilder och detaljerade beskrivningar av många sällsynta och värdefulla böcker, inklusive verk av J.R.R. Tolkien. Ett utmärkt referensverk för boksamlare och bibliofiler."

Sotheby's Valuable Printed Books and Manuscripts 13 December 2001 is an auction catalogue from Sotheby's (London). This catalogue includes several Tolkien-related lots, the most notable being:

Lot 546 (p. 256) – Tolkien's annotated personal copy of the two volume Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. Two notes are reproduced in photographs – one is associated with the entry for 'Fairy', while the other is a definition for 'Bag-end'.

Lot 549 (p. 259) – A specially bound first edition set of The Lord of the Rings. The lot description quotes from a letter and note by Tolkien to Peter Alford regarding titles for each of the six books.

Lot 550 (pp. 260–1) – A group of four letters to Peter Alford (14 January 1956, ?Mid-February 1956, 1956-58, 2 April 1958). The lot description includes quotes discussing The Lord of the Rings and a visit to Holland for a 'Hobbit Dinner'. Six pages from the letters are reproduced in a photograph.

Lot 552 (pp. 262–3) – A letter to Pauline Baynes dated 4 June 1949 – The lot description includes extracts mentioning Farmer Giles of Ham and The Lord of the Rings. The first page of the letter is reproduced in a photograph.

Lot 554 (pp. 264–5) – Four letters to Pauline Baynes dating from 23 November 1961 to 3 August 1962 – the lot description includes quotes discussing The Adventures of Tom Bombadil. Five pages from the letters are reproduced in a photograph. (This lot was offered again in a later Sotheby's catalogue, see Lot 789, Sotheby's Literature and Illustration 11-12 July 2002)

Lot 557 (p. 266) – A letter to Anthony D. Howlett dated 28 May 1969 – The lot description includes extracts discussing the name 'Rivendell'. The first page of the letter is reproduced in a photograph.

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