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TOLKIEN**, J. R. R: : LETTERS FROM FATHER CHRISTMAS - Edited by Baillie Tolkien.**

LONDON COLLINS CHILDREN'S BOOKS,1995.

ISBN 000137463X.

UK,slim,rectangular 16mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn thus.[Originally and first published in the UK,by George Allen & Unwin in 1976,also without a dw/dj then.A dw/dj was only issued with the later, subsequent US edition.Additional and unpublished material copyright of Tolkien Trust,1995.This the 1995 issue,so 1st edn thus.Complete number line 1 3 5 7 10 8 6 4 2.] VG++.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj - as issued.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork, by J.R.R Tolkien,illustrated boards, with black,red+white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and sharp corners.Top+fore-edges generally clean; contents generally bright,tight,clean - some grubbing/smudging to foot of internal spine's gutter to front pastedown & title page,a 1/2" closed tear to bottom edge of page of 1st letter (letter+envelope unaffected) and some slight off-set marking to the recto of the page facing the last facsimile envelope - no intentional dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered illustrated boards with bright, crisp printed red+black ink letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate colour pictorial illustrated endpapers.UK,slim rectangular 16mo HB,1st edn thus,42pp [unpaginated] includes colour vignette illustrated title page,editor's introduction,10 facsimile letters and envelope (all facsimile letter inserts all called for and present - so complete) - each with a facing colour illustration and text,and the last printed text letter from Father Christmas himself. From the intro: Can you imagine writing to Father Christmas and actually getting a reply? For over twenty years the children of J.R. R. Tolkien got letters from the North Pole - from Father Christmas himself and from his remarkable assistant,the North Polar Bear,and his secretary,the elf Ilbereth.The letters arrived mysteriously, sometimes dusted with fresh snow,in the fireplace,with the presents,even,rarely, with the postman.They told of events at the North Pole,hilarious or alarming, accompanied by wonderful drawings. The original letters are preserved in the Bodleian Library,Oxford.A selection has previously been published in a book,and now they come to life again for a new generation of children. A series of letters J.R.R. Tolkien wrote and illustrated (as Father Christmas) for his children,beginning in 1925 and continuing for over 20 years.A really superb edn in collectable condition. Want more J.R.R. TOLKIEN titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS2,1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die,and/or CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogues. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or postage FREE.That offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to USA can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,slim,rectangular 16mo HB,1st thus.
Not SIGNED.

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