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'''''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:<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://tolkienbooks.net/php/details.php?reference=72200|articlename=Valuable Printed Books and Manuscripts. 2001|dated=|website=TB|accessed=31 March 2014}}</ref> | |||
''''' | *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 [[Letter to Peter Alford (1956-58)|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 ([[Letter to Peter Alford (14 January 1956)|14 January 1956]], [[Letter to Peter Alford (February 1956)|?Mid-February 1956]], [[Letter to Peter Alford (1956-58)|1956-58]], [[Letter to Peter Alford (2 April 1958)|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 [[Letter to Pauline Baynes|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 [[Letter to Anthony D. Howlett|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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Latest revision as of 21:56, 28 May 2014
| Sotheby's Valuable Printed Books and Manuscripts 13 December 2001 | |
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| Publisher | London: Sotheby's |
| Released | 2001 |
| Format | Auction catalogue |
| Pages | 290 |
| ISBN | N/A |
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:[1]
- 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.
References
- ↑ "Valuable Printed Books and Manuscripts. 2001", TolkienBooks.net (accessed 31 March 2014)
