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Lot 45343



Letter link: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Elizabeth Jennings • June? 1964 (#2368)

J. R. R. Tolkien. Tree and Leaf. London: George Allen & Unwin LTD, [1964].

8vo. Publisher's dark green textured cloth, spine stamped in gilt; original dust jacket; quarter morocco folding case.

FIRST EDITION, hardcover copy. PRESENTATION COPY, WITH AN AUTOGRAPH NOTE NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR laid-in: "Dear Elizabeth, Very best wishes. I hope you have some cheer at Christmas. Remember me to C. D. L. I believe I have only once met him and wish it were more often. Yours ever affectionately, Ronald."

The recipient, Elizabeth Joan Jennings (1926-2001), was the daughter of Dr. Henry Cecil Jennings, a close friend of Tolkien beginning during their undergraduate days at Oxford. She was the younger sister of Aileen Jennings, generally held to be the only child ("a girl of 12-13") who read The Hobbit before Mr. Unwin "tried it out." Elizabeth was a notable English poet, the only female member of The Movement, and was awarded the CBE from Queen Elizabeth II in 1992.

"C. D. L." refers to Cecil Day-Lewis (1904-1972), Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1968 until his death in 1972. Jennings and Day-Lewis were great friends.

Condition: Dust jacket unclipped (priced "10s. 6d. net"); spine panel lightly sunned; a few small spots of soiling; occasional light foxing; small tape repair to front flap fold on recto; minor edgewear.

References: Hammond & Anderson A7b.

Provenance: Elizabeth [Jennings] (presentation inscription and ink ownership inscription); acquired from House of Books, Ltd., New York. From the William A. Strutz Library.

Estimate not posted

https://historical.ha.com/itm/books/li ... e-and-leaf/a/6300-45343.s

Timothy and Samuel West - Daily Express

Timothy West, star of stage, screen and television, dies aged 90

The actor, whose work ranged from Shakespeare to EastEnders and the TV series Great Canal Journeys, with his wife Prunella Scales, was a familiar face to audiences from the 1960s onwards

The actor Timothy West, whose career ranged from Shakespeare, Ibsen and Pinter on stage to TV appearances in Brass, EastEnders and Great Canal Journeys (with his wife, Prunella Scales), has died aged 90.

His children Juliet, Samuel and Joseph West said in a statement issued by his agent: “After a long and extraordinary life on and off the stage, our darling father Timothy West died peacefully in his sleep yesterday evening. He was 90 years old.

“Tim was with friends and family at the end. He leaves his wife Prunella Scales, to whom he was married for 61 years, a sister, a daughter, two sons, seven grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. All of us will miss him terribly.

“We would like to thank the incredible NHS staff at St George’s Hospital, Tooting and at Avery Wandsworth for their loving care during his last days.”

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2024 ... d-television-dies-aged-90

Timothy and his son Samuel West produced some excellent Tolkien Audiobooks and he is a great loss to the Tolkien community. RIP

Auction ends on Wed, 4 Dec 2024 12:00 PM GMT

Lot 120

TOLKIEN (J.R.R.)
Typed letter signed ("J.R.R. Tolkien"), to Justin Arundale ("Dear Justin"), thanking him for his letter, and continuing "...I am glad you liked The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, and I am happy to tell you that I have already started writing another book about the First Age in Middle Earth, which will include many of the things you wanted to hear about. I am afraid I am rather slow... It will be called The Silmarillion...", one page, light dust-staining, creased particularly at folds, 4to (224 x 177mm.), Headington, Oxford, 30 May 1963
Footnotes

'I AM GLAD YOU LIKED THE LORD OF THE RINGS AND THE HOBBIT': Tolkien writes to a nine-year-old fan and informs him that he is working on The Silmarillion, albeit slowly.

This letter is not included in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Humphrey Carpenter, 2023, although a subsequent letter from Justin and Tolkien's reply are published in Wayne G. Hammond, J.R.R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography, 2006, nos. 542 and 2287 and on tolkiengateway.net. After receiving Tolkien's letter of May 1963, Justin, impatiently waiting for the book to come out, wrote again to him on the same subject later in the year. Tolkien responded on 18 January 1964, reiterating his belief that The Silmarillion would not be published for some time. The book was eventually published posthumously in 1977.

Provenance: Justin Arundale; by descent to his half-sister, the present owner.

Letter link: Letter from J.R.R. Tolkien to Justin Arundale • 30 May 1963 (#2366)

Estimate GBP 2,000 - 3,000

https://www.bonhams.com/auction/29883/ ... ngton-oxford-30-may-1963/

Lot 121

TOLKIEN (J.R.R)
The Silmarillion, NUMBER 119 OF 1000 COPIES, Collector's Edition, limitation leaf laid down on front free endpaper as issued, one folding map, small mark with tiny hole on p.260 affecting some letters, publisher's red morocco with JRRT monogram blind-stamped in gilt, spine faded with small mark to foot of spine, t.e.g., slipcase, 8vo, George Allen & Unwin, 1977 [but 1978]

Estimate GBP 600 - 800

https://www.bonhams.com/auction/29883/ ... -and-unwin-1977-but-1978/

Auction Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:00 AM GMT

Lot 151

Tolkien (J.R.R.).- The University of Leeds Calendar 1920-21, advertisements, light browning to endpapers, original cloth, some bumping to spine tips and corners, extremities a little rubbed, 8vo, Leeds, 1920.

• Tolkien's name listed on p.91, one of the earliest appearances of the adult Tolkien's name in print. Tolkien's academic career began as a reader at Leeds University in 1920. Library Hub lists copies of this at the BL and Bodleian only.^{Please see this thread for more on this item - https://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/n ... t_id=54362#forumpost54362[1]}

Estimate GBP 500-700

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auc ... 6984f99570ced152e0624ccf3


Lot 152

Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, third impression, ink gift inscription on front free endpaper, original pictorial cloth, fine, dust-jacket, faint spotting, light creasing to upper edge, the odd nick to spine ends, still overall an exceedingly crisp and sharp copy, 4to, 1942.

Estimate GBP 5000-7000

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auc ... 6984f99570ced152e0624ccf3

Greg’s wife Jean posted this to his social media today that he has passed after a short illness.

The light has gone out in my life. At 12:36 pm this afternoon the love of my life, my best friend and soulmate passed away. Greg was 85 years young. He was the sweetest man I ever knew. We worked together for 45 years. We lived together for 33 of those years. We had a beautiful life we were blessed. Greg has been fighting for 5 months to regain his ability to breathe after a serious side effect of a heart medication. He fought very hard to win this battle but in the end he was just too weak. He passed away peacefully in my arms. He knew he was safe and he was loved and he will be missed terribly. I cannot imagine my life without him. He was my guy, yesterday, today, tomorrow and forever. You are my heart and it is broken!

Greg and Tim Hildebrandt, known as the Brothers Hildebrandt (born January 23, 1939), were American twin brothers who worked collaboratively as fantasy and science fiction artists for many years, produced illustrations for comic books, movie posters, children's books, posters, novels, calendars, advertisements, and trading cards. Tim Hildebrandt died on June 11, 2006.

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