Letter 284a

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
Letter 284a
Recipient	Nan C. Scott
Date	11 March 1966
Subject(s)	Appreciation for Scott's efforts to keep the Ace Books edition of The Lord of the Rings out of American bookstores

Letter 284a is a letter written by J.R.R. Tolkien and published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien: Revised and Expanded edition.

Summary

Tolkien informed Scott of the agreement with Ace Books to pay him a 4% royalty on sales of their unauthorized edition of The Lord of the Rings until they were sold out. He said that his relations with Ace Books were now 'amicable'. He also indicated that he believed this agreement would not have been possible without the campaign that Scott had run.