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'''Doris Elizabeth Sykes ?Early July 1956''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to Doris Elizabeth Sykes, written in ?Early July [[1956]].<ref name=HS>{{webcite|author=[[Wayne G. Hammond]], [[Christina Scull]]|articleurl=http://www.hammondandscull.com/addenda/chronology.html|articlename=Addenda and Corrigenda to ''The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide'' (2006) Vol. 1: Chronology|dated=16 June 2013|website=HS|accessed=17 October 2013}}</ref><ref name=Christies>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/books-manuscripts/tolkien-john-ronald-reuel-two-autograph-5694877-details.aspx|articlename=TWO AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED ('J.R.R. TOLKIEN') TO DORIS SYKES (Sale 8952, Lot 30)|dated=18 June 2013|website=[http://www.christies.com/ Christies.com/]|accessed=17 October 2013}}</ref> | '''Doris Elizabeth Sykes ?Early July 1956''' is a [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"|letter]] from [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] to Doris Elizabeth Sykes, written in ?Early July [[1956]].<ref name=HS>{{webcite|author=[[Wayne G. Hammond]], [[Christina Scull]]|articleurl=http://www.hammondandscull.com/addenda/chronology.html|articlename=Addenda and Corrigenda to ''The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide'' (2006) Vol. 1: Chronology|dated=16 June 2013|website=HS|accessed=17 October 2013}}</ref><ref name=Christies>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/books-manuscripts/tolkien-john-ronald-reuel-two-autograph-5694877-details.aspx|articlename=TWO AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED ('J.R.R. TOLKIEN') TO DORIS SYKES (Sale 8952, Lot 30)|dated=18 June 2013|website=[http://www.christies.com/ Christies.com/]|accessed=17 October 2013}}</ref> | ||
*'''Subject:''' Discussion of Syke's illustrations inspired by ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.<ref name=HS/> | *'''Subject:''' Discussion of Syke's illustrations inspired by ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. Sykes had sent Tolkien a second set of illustrations.<ref name=HS/> | ||
*'''Description:''' Handwritten.<ref name=Christies/> | *'''Description:''' Handwritten.<ref name=Christies/> | ||
*'''Publication:''' Quotations from the letter and a reproduction were included in ''[[Christie's Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts 18 June 2013]]'' (p. 12).<ref name=HS/> | *'''Publication:''' Quotations from the letter and a reproduction were included in ''[[Christie's Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts 18 June 2013]]'' (p. 12).<ref name=HS/> | ||
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{{quote|Again he expresses appreciation for her art, and asks if she would like her earlier drawings returned. An illustrated Lord of the Rings is still unlikely in the near future.|<ref name=HS/>}} | |||
{{quote|The second letter discusses the drawings further, and offers to send a defective set of the novels (the author lacking any perfect set) for Miss Sykes to carry on her work from, though any prospect of publication remains slight. |<ref name=Christies/>}} | {{quote|The second letter discusses the drawings further, and offers to send a defective set of the novels (the author lacking any perfect set) for Miss Sykes to carry on her work from, though any prospect of publication remains slight. |<ref name=Christies/>}} |
Revision as of 22:29, 17 October 2013
Doris Elizabeth Sykes ?Early July 1956 is a letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Doris Elizabeth Sykes, written in ?Early July 1956.[1][2]
- Subject: Discussion of Syke's illustrations inspired by The Lord of the Rings. Sykes had sent Tolkien a second set of illustrations.[1]
- Description: Handwritten.[2]
- Publication: Quotations from the letter and a reproduction were included in Christie's Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts 18 June 2013 (p. 12).[1]
Contents
- "Again he expresses appreciation for her art, and asks if she would like her earlier drawings returned. An illustrated Lord of the Rings is still unlikely in the near future."
- ― [1]
- "The second letter discusses the drawings further, and offers to send a defective set of the novels (the author lacking any perfect set) for Miss Sykes to carry on her work from, though any prospect of publication remains slight. "
- ― [2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Wayne G. Hammond, Christina Scull, "Addenda and Corrigenda to The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide (2006) Vol. 1: Chronology" dated 16 June 2013, Hammond&Scull.com (accessed 17 October 2013)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "TWO AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED ('J.R.R. TOLKIEN') TO DORIS SYKES (Sale 8952, Lot 30)" dated 18 June 2013, Christies.com/ (accessed 17 October 2013)