Lyon and Turnbull - job lot with offprints
12 Jun, 2021
2021-6-12 7:02:18 PM UTC
2021-6-12 7:02:18 PM UTC
Most of the books included in this lot are quite common, but there's an offprint of Middle English "Losenger" hiding in here that might be of interest to some.
Auction will run on Wed, 23rd Jun 2021
Lot 163. TOLKIEN, J.R.R. - 6 VOLUMES, COMPRISING
The Silmarillion. 1977, First edition, 2 copies, dustwrappers, not price clipped, one very slightly faded; Tolkien, J.R.R. Smith of Wooton Major. 1967. First edition, small 8vo, original pictorial boards, very slightly rubbed; Tolkien, J.R.R. Mr Bliss. 1982, dustwrapper not price clipped; Tolkien, J.R.R. Beowulf the Monsters and the Critics. Sir Israel Gollancz Memorial Lecture British Academy, 1936. 1958, 8vo, original wrappers; Tolkien, J.R.R. Middle English "Losenger", 1953, offprint of Essais de Philologie Moderne (1951). Paris: Les Belles Lettres, 1953, 8vo, original wrappers (6)
Estimate
£200 - £300
Auction will run on Wed, 23rd Jun 2021
Lot 163. TOLKIEN, J.R.R. - 6 VOLUMES, COMPRISING
The Silmarillion. 1977, First edition, 2 copies, dustwrappers, not price clipped, one very slightly faded; Tolkien, J.R.R. Smith of Wooton Major. 1967. First edition, small 8vo, original pictorial boards, very slightly rubbed; Tolkien, J.R.R. Mr Bliss. 1982, dustwrapper not price clipped; Tolkien, J.R.R. Beowulf the Monsters and the Critics. Sir Israel Gollancz Memorial Lecture British Academy, 1936. 1958, 8vo, original wrappers; Tolkien, J.R.R. Middle English "Losenger", 1953, offprint of Essais de Philologie Moderne (1951). Paris: Les Belles Lettres, 1953, 8vo, original wrappers (6)
Estimate
£200 - £300
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