Pictures by J. R. R. Tolkien
by Tolkien, J. R. R
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine, in brown clothbound boards with gilt logo on front and titling on spine - bright and clean; small watermark on back.
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1979. 1st . hardback. Near fine, in brown clothbound boards with gilt logo on front and titling on spine - bright and clean; small watermark on back. Original slipcase fine. Pages crisp, bright and unmarked. Excellent copy.. 320 x 300. Brings together all the pictures (paintings, drawings, designs) by Tolkien published in six calendars from 1973-1979. Many of the pen and ink pictures were coloured for the calendars and these are reproduced together with the originals on facing pages.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC33359
- Title
- Pictures by J. R. R. Tolkien
- Author
- Tolkien, J. R. R
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine, in brown clothbound boards with gilt logo on front and titling on spine - bright and clean; small watermark on back.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1979
- Pages
- 103
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, fantasy, fiction, Inklings, illustration, Tolkien
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 320 x 300
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Inklings & Yarnspinners
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Maidenhead, Berkshire
About Inklings & Yarnspinners
INKLINGS & YARNSPINNERSA new online bookshop forFIRST & SIGNED EDITIONS, RARE BOOKSA particular focus on:- The Oxford Inklings with their Friends & Influences (C.S. Lewis, Tolkien, Barfield, Williams, Chesterton, Macdonald, Sayers, etc)- Great 20th Century Novelists (e.g. Graham Greene & John le Carré; Anthony Powell & Evelyn Waugh; P. D. James etc)- Great 20th Century Poets (e.g. T. S. Eliot, John Masefield, Walter de la Mare, Seamus Heaney, Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath, Stevie Smith, W. H. Auden, Stephen Spender, Dylan Thomas, etc)- Christian Theology (e.g. from library sales)
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