So what was the link between this book and Tolkien again?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RARE-1945-1 ... ks_UK&hash=item1e72aefa0a

- wellinghall

Tolkien read Beowulf a few times; he lived in Oxford for a bit; &... I don't know, did he meet Basil?

How many more connections do you want?

BH

yers, JRR lived next door to Basil in Northmoor Road - he bought Basil's house in 1930; they took down a part of the fence so's to make the move easier...

I wasn't kidding with that part... honest!

BH

The item itself (& price) probably belongs in the "interesting" thread, but the description is pure "wonders" material of the highest order!

Smith of Wootton major by J R R Tolkein h/b 1st 1967

This is a very small book 6 X 4 1/4 inches only 61 pages but it is complete and i have never seen this title before, best quality of vampires is that thay are very trustworthy, their next best quality is that thay are very modest! Overall i would say that vampires are some of the best bloodsuckers on ebay!

BH

Khamul, there isn't much that gets me laughing out loud at the moment, but that one certainly managed to. Thanks!

- wellinghall

Do you mean in your dotage (generally), or just at the moment?

BH

I'm missing something. Tell me I'm missing something...
(i.e. why is someone bidding?)

TOLKIEN: POEMS & STORIES 1/1 DELUXE EDITION - VERY RARE 1ST IMPRESSION + BOX

BH

The item is missing the Tissue Paper, so the bidder would be missing something.

Nice to see there are more people than just me with more money than sense as Khamûl puts it.

Khamul, I meant these days in particular. I was told on Monday of an upcoming round of redundancies at work; of eighteen people in my area, four will be going

- wellinghall