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George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1976. 2nd edition.. Hardback. Printed boards, VG. 64pp, colour frontis, title vignette, 1 colour plate, text illustratons throughout, corners a little rubbed and the green colour on the spine slightly sunned, otherwise a nice copy. Second, more attractive, edition of Tolkien's tale telling of 'The rise & wonderful adventures of Farmer Giles, Lord of Tame, Count of Worminghall and Knight of the Little Kingdom'. The tale is set in a mythological Middle Age Britain, complete with dragon.
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Toklien's second published novel, Farmer Giles of Ham was written in 1937 and published in 1949. It is a light-hearted satire for readers of all ages that tells the tale of a reluctant hero who must save his village from Chrysophylax Dives, a comically villainous dragon. The title page of the original edition expands the title: Farmer Giles of Ham : Aegidii Ahenobarbi Julii Agricole de Hammo Domini de Domito Aule Draconarie Comitis Regni Minimi Regis et Basilei mira facinora et mirabilis exortus : or in the vulgar tongue = The rise and wonderful adventures of Farmer Giles, Lord of Tame, Count of Worminghall and King of the Little Kingdom.
The original UK edition was '‘Embellished’ by Pauline Diana Baynes, an English illustrator who worked on over 100 books, including multiple Tolkien books and the Narnia series for C.S. Lewis.
The original UK edition was '‘Embellished’ by Pauline Diana Baynes, an English illustrator who worked on over 100 books, including multiple Tolkien books and the Narnia series for C.S. Lewis.
First Edition Identification
The first edition of Farmer Giles of Ham was published by George Allen & Unwin on October 20, 1949. The dust jacket is 'embellished' with mythical creatures by Pauline Diana Baynes. 5000 copies were printed.
The first American Edition was published by Houghton Mifflin in 1950. Original price on jacket flap is $2.00 and on copyright page: "First published in the U.S.A. in 1950."
Details
- Title FARMER GILES OF HAM.
- Author J. R. R. Tolkien
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages Book, 64 pp
- Publisher Harper Collins Publishers Stock Account, London
- Date 1976
- ISBN 9780048231314
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Farmer Giles Of Ham
by Tolkien, J R R [ John Ronald Reuel ] & Baynes, Pauline [illustrator]
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