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*'''Description:''' Typed letter signed ("J.R.R. Tolkien"). One page, 4to, on embossed stationery.<ref>[http://www.christies.com/Lotfinder/lot_details.aspx?from=salesummary&intObjectID=3918798&sid=0838a161-adc2-45f8-aba4-94096c9b69de Christies.com], as of May 28, 2010</ref> | *'''Description:''' Typed letter signed ("J.R.R. Tolkien"). One page, 4to, on embossed stationery.<ref>[http://www.christies.com/Lotfinder/lot_details.aspx?from=salesummary&intObjectID=3918798&sid=0838a161-adc2-45f8-aba4-94096c9b69de Christies.com], as of May 28, 2010</ref> | ||
*'''Authenticity:''' High (from the property of Nancy R. Smith) | *'''Authenticity:''' High (from the property of Nancy R. Smith) | ||
*'''Publication:''' ''[[Christie's Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts 24 May 2002]]'' | *'''Publication:''' Reproduced in full in ''[[Christie's Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts 24 May 2002]]''. | ||
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*[http://www.christies.com/Lotfinder/lot_details.aspx?from=salesummary&intObjectID=3918798&sid=0838a161-adc2-45f8-aba4-94096c9b69de Lot on Christie's] | *[http://www.christies.com/Lotfinder/lot_details.aspx?from=salesummary&intObjectID=3918798&sid=0838a161-adc2-45f8-aba4-94096c9b69de Lot 411 on Christie's] | ||
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Revision as of 19:31, 28 May 2010
Nancy Smith 30 May 1966 is a letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Nancy Smith, written May 30, 1966 in Oxford.
- Contents: In the letter Tolkien briefly discusses Ford Madox Ford and the article in Diplomat magazine ("Tolkien on Tolkien").[1]
- Description: Typed letter signed ("J.R.R. Tolkien"). One page, 4to, on embossed stationery.[2]
- Authenticity: High (from the property of Nancy R. Smith)
- Publication: Reproduced in full in Christie's Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts 24 May 2002.
Excerpts
Smith had written to Tolkien asking for .... Tolkien responds with a critique of Ford Madox Ford: "I never in fact met Ford Madox Ford, nor, until quite recently, had I ever read a line that he wrote. I must admit that I am too much engaged with my own construction to be fair to other authors, but towards Ford Madox Ford I felt a quite exceptional distaste."
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References
- ↑ An Illustrated Tolkien Bibliography at Tolkienbooks.net
- ↑ Christies.com, as of May 28, 2010
