A Northern Venture Auction 2nd August 2017
22 Jul, 2017
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2017-7-22 7:47:45 AM UTC
2017-7-22 7:47:45 AM UTC
Rare work of poetry by Tolkien to be auctioned at Tennants of Leyburn.
http://tolkienbooks.net/php/details.php?reference=11800
Auction listing : https://www.tennants.co.uk/Catalogue/Lots/387659.aspx
TOLKIEN fans have the chance to snap up an extremely rare piece of the author’s work which is expected to attract international attention.
The rare first impression copy of a volume of poetry containing early works by J.R.R. Tolkien will go under the hammer at Tennants Auctioneers in Leyburn on August 2.
The Swan Press originally printed a first impression of 170 copies in June 1923, followed by a second impression of 200 the following month, containing three original works by the then young academic.
The volume is expected to fetch between £3,000 and £5,000 and is part of Tennants’ August auction of Books, Maps, Prints and Manuscripts.
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news ... d_at_Tennants_of_Leyburn/
http://tolkienbooks.net/php/details.php?reference=11800
Auction listing : https://www.tennants.co.uk/Catalogue/Lots/387659.aspx
TOLKIEN fans have the chance to snap up an extremely rare piece of the author’s work which is expected to attract international attention.
The rare first impression copy of a volume of poetry containing early works by J.R.R. Tolkien will go under the hammer at Tennants Auctioneers in Leyburn on August 2.
The Swan Press originally printed a first impression of 170 copies in June 1923, followed by a second impression of 200 the following month, containing three original works by the then young academic.
The volume is expected to fetch between £3,000 and £5,000 and is part of Tennants’ August auction of Books, Maps, Prints and Manuscripts.
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news ... d_at_Tennants_of_Leyburn/
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