Smith of Wootton Major. Illustrated

by Pauline Baynes by J. R R. Tolkien, Pauline Baynes

$48 · Offered by Adrian Harrington Rare Books

First edition

London: George Allen and Unwin Ltd., 1967. Children's Fantasy FIRST EDITION, First Issue. Duodecimo 14 x 10cm , pp.64. Publisher's pictorial boards, issued without dust-jacket. Black ink ownership to fly-leaf, otherwise internally clean. Usual moderate wear to spine and extremities. Very good. What began as a preface to 'The Golden Key' by George MacDonald eventually grew into this charming short story. After Tolkien's preoccupation and lifelong project

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