J.R.R. Tolkien Soundbook [Four cassettes and poster]

by J.R.R. Tolkien; Christopher Tolkien; W.H. Auden [essay]

$250 · Offered by Biblio

First edition

New York: Caedmon, 1977. Very Good. New York: Caedmon, 1977. First Edition, cassette issue. Publisher's illustrated clamshell box with four cassettes, cassette tray case, eight page program booklet, and full color poster map from the Silmarillion. Light edgewear and creasing to box; a couple stains to booklet; else Very Good and sound. Cassettes feature readings and songs from the Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, and the Silmarillion. In his essay here praising Tolkien's writing and poetry, Auden shows that he has clearly engaged with Tolkien's world, remarking, "I wish there had been grooves enough to permit the inclusion of something by a Rohan poet.

• Publisher: Caedmon
• Year: 1977
• Edition: First Edition
• Binding: unknown

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