A Working Reverse Dictionary: being an alphabetical listing of reverse-spelled morphological elements in the languages of Middle-earth together with volume, page number [vol 1: where related informati

by Compiled by Paul Nolan Hyde

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Simi Valley, CA: [privately published], 1989. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Near Fine. Signed by Author(s). Two volumes, each inscribed by the author. Stated First edition, first printings, March 1989. Velo-bound. A couple small spots of tea splash on fore-edge of one volume, else clean and unmarked. Approximately 500 300 leaves, printed on rectos only. 11 x 8.5 inches. Three copies noted on OCLC (Wheaton, Marquette, Bowling Green). Inscribed by Paul Nolan Hyde on preface pages, Bruce / I hope these / benefit you. I think / now you have everything I / do that is in print. It is a / bit overwhelming, but perhaps / useful after all. / [signature] and Bruce, / I think that / your enthusiasm for Tolkien s / linguistics may have overcome / you. It is not a totally unpleasant / disease. / [signature]. Hyde s reverse dictionary of Tolkien s Middle-earth languages, like his seven-volume A Working Tolkien Glossary that consisted of four copies, is also presumed to have been produced in an extremely small number of copies. The first volume of this reverse dictionary consists of an alphabetical listing of reverse-spelled morphological elements in the languages of Middle-earth, together with volume and page number where related information (such as language, part of speech, translation) is documented, in the following works of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, The Book of Lost Tales, The Lays of Beleriand, The Shaping of Middle-earth, The L

• Publisher: [privately published]
• Year: 1989
• Edition: First Edition
• Printing: first
• Binding: paperback

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