Miss Kilbride 24 December 1938
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*'''Subject:''' Personal greetings. News of the hardships suffered that year and of his family, and complaining abut the state of Oxford in the age of Morris Motors.<ref name=Bonhams>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20137/lot/150/|articlename=Auction 20137: Lot 150: Tolkien, J.R.R.|dated=|website=[http://www.bonhams.com/ Bonhams.com]|accessed=2 June 2012}}</ref> | *'''Subject:''' Personal greetings. News of the hardships suffered that year and of his family, and complaining abut the state of Oxford in the age of Morris Motors.<ref name=Bonhams>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20137/lot/150/|articlename=Auction 20137: Lot 150: Tolkien, J.R.R.|dated=|website=[http://www.bonhams.com/ Bonhams.com]|accessed=2 June 2012}}</ref> | ||
| − | *'''Description:''' Postcard (reproducing in colours Josef Madlener's Heilige Familie), one page, closely written in a minute hand.<ref name=Bonhams/> | + | *'''Description:''' Postcard (reproducing in colours [[Josef Madlener]]'s Heilige Familie), one page, closely written in a minute hand.<ref name=Bonhams/> |
*'''Publication:''' A reproduction of and quotes from the letter appeared in the auction catalogue ''[[Bonhams Books, Maps, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs 12 June 2012]]''. | *'''Publication:''' A reproduction of and quotes from the letter appeared in the auction catalogue ''[[Bonhams Books, Maps, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs 12 June 2012]]''. | ||
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Miss Kilbride 24 December 1938 is a letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to his friend and former student Miss (Katherine or Kitty) Kilbride, written on 24 December 1938.[1]
- Subject: Personal greetings. News of the hardships suffered that year and of his family, and complaining abut the state of Oxford in the age of Morris Motors.[2]
- Description: Postcard (reproducing in colours Josef Madlener's Heilige Familie), one page, closely written in a minute hand.[2]
- Publication: A reproduction of and quotes from the letter appeared in the auction catalogue Bonhams Books, Maps, Manuscripts and Historical Photographs 12 June 2012.
[edit] References
- ↑ "Tolkien Handwritten Postcard For Auction - Bonhams 12 June 2012" dated 29 May 2012, Tolkien Collector's Guide (accessed 02 June 2012)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Auction 20137: Lot 150: Tolkien, J.R.R." , Bonhams.com (accessed 02 June 2012)