1976 The Father Christmas Letters J.R.R. Tolkien Lord Of The Rings Book 1st Ed
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1976 The Father Christmas Letters J.R.R. Tolkien Lord Of The Rings Book 1st Ed The Father Christmas Letters J.R.R. Tolkien Edited by Baillie Tolkien Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd: London 1976 1st Edition 1st Impression Copy In Very Good Condition "The Father Christmas Letters presents one of the most charming and personal aspects of J.R.R. Tolkien's remarkable imagination. Beginning in 1920, when his eldest son John was three years old, Tolkien wrote and illustrated an elaborate series of letters from Father Christmas for his children, continuing the tradition for more than twenty years. Arriving each Christmas with distinctive handwriting, decorated envelopes, invented stamps and wonderfully imaginative illustrations, the letters gradually developed their own mythology centred upon Father Christmas's home at the North Pole and the often-chaotic adventures of his accident-prone companion, the North Polar Bear. Edited by Tolkien's daughter-in-law Baillie Tolkien, the volume reproduces selections from these extraordinary family letters together with Tolkien's original drawings, paintings, decorated manuscripts, envelopes and stamps. The stories range from comic disasters involving the North Polar Bear to battles with troublesome goblins, wayward reindeer and the various mishaps affecting Christmas preparations. Tolkien's characteristic delight in invented languages, elaborate handwriting and detailed imaginary worlds is already strongly evident, making the collection pa
- Publisher: George Allen & Unwin Ltd: London
- Year: 1976
- Binding: Hardcover
- Condition: Very Good
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