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TCG Letter #690


From
J.R.R. Tolkien
To
Mary Fairburn
Date
4 September 1968
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Transcript
Complete
A letter to Mary Fairburn about her illustrations for The Lord of the Rings - he has not yet shown her drawings to Rayner Unwin. He doesn't think an illustrated edition is forthcoming, but he would like to purchase some of her paintings.



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References
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Chronology (2017), p. 768
Borne on the Wind, p. 436
Paul Tankard, "An unknown vision of Middle-earth" The Times Literary Supplement 14 September 2012.


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