Bilbo's Last Song puzzle
25 Feb, 2018
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2018-2-25 5:31:59 PM UTC
2018-2-25 5:31:59 PM UTC
Another very small, unimportant question for Findegil.
In the Bibliography A11b (p. 207), talking about the Pauline Baynes version of the poster for Bilbo's Last Song - It says:
I believe this is incorrect - the double sided puzzle was Bilbo Comes to the Hut of the Raft Elves andA Map of Middle-earth There and Back Again (corrected per Wayne's note below), also 1976. See https://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/w ... ex.php?page=IPL+Interview
One thing to note reading back over that interview - he recalled the puzzle for Bilbo's Last Song as being released in 1977, but the copyright on the box is 1976 - the 1977 is possibly a typo on my part or his.
So, the question is - was there actually a double sided puzzle for Bilbo's Last Song as well?
In the Bibliography A11b (p. 207), talking about the Pauline Baynes version of the poster for Bilbo's Last Song - It says:
This version was 'published' in the United States as a double-sided jigsaw puzzle (with A Map of Middle-earth by Pauline Baynes) by International Polygonics, New York, 1976.
I believe this is incorrect - the double sided puzzle was Bilbo Comes to the Hut of the Raft Elves and
One thing to note reading back over that interview - he recalled the puzzle for Bilbo's Last Song as being released in 1977, but the copyright on the box is 1976 - the 1977 is possibly a typo on my part or his.
So, the question is - was there actually a double sided puzzle for Bilbo's Last Song as well?
The Beyond Bree "List of Tolkienalia" says that it listed at $4.99 (pulling information from the American Tolkien Society's "Mathoms List") and it was resold by Tolkien Enterprises at $6.
So there's some third hand un-substantiated (but reasonably solid credentials) information for you.
So there's some third hand un-substantiated (but reasonably solid credentials) information for you.
Thank you Jeremy! Page updated.
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