TCG Letter #2006

Robert Rattenbury is sent a copy of The Hobbit. It is not known specifically who sent it to him, be that Tolkien himself or through GA&U. No other details are known and the Bodleian library do not record him among their correspondence to Tolkien on the Hobbit.^{MS Tolkien 21[1]}

It is assumed that with any manuscript/proofs or copies of books sent that a cover letter or note would also be enclosed. We unfortunately do not currently have an example of those cover notes.