Father Christmas Letters.
First Edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's Father Christmas Letters
Father Christmas Letters.
TOLKIEN, J.R.R.
Item Number: 118944
London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1976.
First British edition of this collection of letters from the author of the Lord of the Rings. Quarto, original illustrated boards, illustrated throughout. In fine condition, issued without a dust jacket. Edited by Baillie Tolkien. An exceptional example.
The Father Christmas Letters are a collection of letters written and illustrated by J. R. R. Tolkien between 1920 and 1942 for his children, from Father Christmas. They were edited by Baillie Tolkien, second wife of his youngest son, Christopher. The book was warmly received by critics, and it has been suggested that elements of the stories inspired parts of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
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