Boston:: Houghton Mifflin,, Date: 1981.. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in a Fine unclipped dust jacket. The selection of the writer's correspondence contains 354 letters, dating between October 1914, when Tolkien was an undergraduate at Oxford, and 29 August 1973, four days before his death. Two notable exchanges concern Nazi Germany and war.in letters 29 and 30, it appears that a German translation of The Hobbit was being negotiated in 1938. The German firm enquired whether Tolkien was of Arisch (Aryan) origin. Tolkien was infuriated by this, and wrote two drafts of possible replies for his publisher to choose.[1] The first one is not present � in it Tolkien is assumed to have refused to give any declaration whatsoever of his racial origins. The second, surviving, draft included: Thank you for your letter ... I regret that I am not clear as to what you intend by arisch. I am not of Aryan extraction: that is Indo-Iranian; as far as I am aware none of my ancestors spoke Hindustani, Persian, Gypsy, or any related dialects. But if I am to understand that you are enquiring whether I am of Jewish origin, I can only reply that I regret that I appear to have no ancestors of that gifted people.A former signals officer at the Battle of the Somme, Tolkien frequently expressed his great dislike for war, whatever the cause. This is evident in a great many letters which he wrote during the Second World War to his son Christopher, which often invoke a ...

ISBN10: 0048260053, ISBN13: 9780048260055, [publisher: George Allen & Unwin] Hardcover First Edition Fine/Near fine. George Allen & Unwin, 1981. First UK edition-first impression. Brown hardback (gilt lettering to the spine) in fine condition, with protected Dj (two small nicks and scratches on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition. Nice and clean pages as new with a small nick on the outer edges. 464pp including Notes, index. A collectable first edition.
[Southampton, HANTS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1981]
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ISBN10: 0048260053, ISBN13: 9780048260055, [publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd] Hardcover 448 Seiten; 9780048260055.3 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 500
[Stuttgart, Germany] [Publication Year: 1981]

George Allen & Unwin, Date: 1981. Book and dust jacket in excellent condition. Slight rubbling to dust jacket, and remains of a sticker on inside flap. 1981. George Allen & Unwin ISBN 0048260053 9780048260055 [GB]

ISBN10: 0048260053, ISBN13: 9780048260055, [publisher: Allen & Unwin] Hardcover Book is in very good condition. Small previous owner name inside cover.
[Birmingham, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1981]

Edited by Humphrey Carpenter with the assistance of Christopher Tolkein. Date: 1981. George Allen and Unwin Ltd. ISBN 0048260053 9780048260055 [GB]

'Allen & Unwin Australia', Date: 2000. 'Hardback'. 'Good'. 'Good condition. There are scuffs and light creases to the edges and corners of the dust cover with a 1cm tear to the top of the spine and an 8mm tear to the top of the front. The colour of the spine of the dust cover is faded and there are some light marks on the page edges but otherwise in very good condition with pages crisp and clean.' 2000. 'Allen & Unwin Australia' ISBN 0048260053 9780048260055 [GB]

ISBN10: 0048260053, ISBN13: 9780048260055, [publisher: Allen & Unwin] Hardcover Both book and dust jacket look barely read. A very small amount of fading to the spine and a very small amount of crumpling to the top of the spine. Heavy book may incur extra postal charges if ordered from overseas.
[Bungay, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1981]
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George Allen & Unwin. J37 1981, Hardcover with dust jacket, good copy George Allen & Unwin ISBN 0048260053 9780048260055 [NL]

ISBN10: 0048260053, ISBN13: 9780048260055, [publisher: Allen & Unwin] Hardcover The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
[Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1981]

ISBN10: 0048260053, ISBN13: 9780048260055, [publisher: Allen & Unwin] Hardcover The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
[Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1981]