BROADSIDE: THE MOST WELCOMED PRESS RELEASE THAT BALLANTINE BOOKS HAS EVER RECEIVED! ... FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - THE LORD OF THE RINGS FILM CONTRACT - SIGNED
$1,250 · Offered by Captain Ahab's Rare Books
London and New York: George Allen & Unwin Ltd. / Ballantine Books, 1969. Press release, issued in haste by Ballantine Books, reproducing George Allen & Unwin's UK release dated 16 October, 1969 announcing the sale of the film rights to The Lord of the Rings to American film studio United Artists. The agreement that has been reached has the full approval of Professor Tolkien, and he, like his publishers, looks forward in due course to hearing from
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