TOLKIEN, J.R.R.

Smith of Wootton Major.

Name: Smith of Wootton Major.
Brand: TOLKIEN, J.R.R.
SKU: 121867
Price: 171.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Illustrations by Pauline Baynes.

Stock Code 121867

London, George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1967.

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This story about a cook and a cake was originally intended as a preface to a new edition of George MacDonald's The Golden Key which Tolkien was invited to write.

First edition, first printing; 12mo (15.5 x 11 cm); ownership inscription in pen to front free endpaper recto, stain to fore-edge of pp14-19; illustrated paper over boards with wrap-around design by Pauline Baynes, issued without dustjacket, a little chipped and rubbed at extremities; 61, [3]pp.

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