TOLKIEN, J.R.R. Typed letter signed ("J.R.R. Tolkien"), to Nancy Smith. Oxford, 30 May 1966. One page, 4to, on embossed stationery.

Price Realized

$717 (Set Currency)

Estimate

$1,000 - $1,500

Sale Information

Sale 1083 —
FINE PRINTED BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS
24 May 2002
New York, Rockefeller Plaza

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Lot Description

TOLKIEN, J.R.R. Typed letter signed ("J.R.R. Tolkien"), to Nancy Smith. Oxford, 30 May 1966. One page, 4to, on embossed stationery.

Smith had written to Tolkien asking for .... Tolkien responds with a critique of Ford Madox Ford: "I never in fact met Ford Madox Ford, nor, until quite recently, had I ever read a line that he wrote. I must admit that I am too much engaged with my own construction to be fair to other authors, but towards Ford Madox Ford I felt a quite exceptional distaste."

Pre-Lot Text

THE PROPERTY OF NANCY R. SMITH

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