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A Tolkien Treasury : stories, poems, and illustrations celebrating the author and his world ; with essays by W.H. Auden, Colin Wilson, Edmund Wilson, and others / edited by Alida Becker ; illustrations by Michael Green ; color illustrations by Tim Kirk.
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973--Miscellanea.
- Tolkien, J. R. R.
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973--Bibliography.
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973--Illustrations.
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973--In literature.
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.
- Literature.
- Genre:
- Bibliographies.
- Illustrated works.
- Trivia and miscellanea.
- Penn Provenance:
- Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)
- Physical Description:
- 192 pages, [8] pages of color plates : illustrations (some color), map, portraits ; 31 cm
- Distribution:
- Sydney : Mallard Press,
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Mallard Press, 1990.
- Contents:
- Part I. Tolkien and Middle-earth. J. R. R. Tolkien: A Short Biography / Joan McClusky; At the End of the Quest, Victory / W. H. Auden; Oo, Those Awful Orcs / Edmund Wilson; A Trip through Middle-earth: A Chronology of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings / Douglas Kendall; Tree by Tolkien / Colin Wilson; The Filial Duty of Christopher Tolkien / William Cater; Two View of J. R. R. Tolkien / Kenneth Atchity
- A Color Portfolio of Paintings / Tim Kirk
- Part II. Frodo Lives: A Look at Tolkien Fandom. The Evolution of Tolkien Fandom / Philip Helms; Confessions of a Tolkien Fiend / Baird Searles; No Monroe in Lothlorien / Arthur Weir; Christmas at the South Pole / J. R. Christopher; A Baroque Memorial: J. R. R. Tolkien / J. R. Christopher; Two Poems in Memory of J. R. R. Tolkien / Ruth Berman; The Picnic: A Parody of Tolkien / Paulette Carroll; The Coinage of Gondor and the Western Lands / Dainis Bisenieks; The Passing of the Elven-kind / Ted Johnstone; High Fly the Nazgul, Oh! / Ted Johnstone and others; Middle-earth; Smaug the Magic Dragon; The Orcs' Marching Song / George Heap; In the Service of the King / Marci Helms Knisley; Haiku Portraits / Don Studebaker, Ted Johnstone, and others; Tales Told by the Lonely Mountain / Margaret Howes; The Middle-earth Gourmet / Maureen Bayba and Alida Becker; Tolkien of Affection / Mel Rosen
- Appendix. A Gathering of Fans; A Fan's Reading List; A Tolkien Bibliography / Bonniejean Christensen; Solutions to Puzzles.
- Notes:
- "Copyright © 1989, 1978 by Running Press. First published in Australia and New Zealand in 1990 by The Mallard Press."--Title page verso.
- "Mallard Press and its accompany design and logo are trademarks of BDD Promotional Book Company."--Title page verso.
- "Cover design by Toby Schmidt. Cover illustration: Gandalf and Bilbo by Tim Kirk, Copyright © 1974 by Tim Kirk. Reproduced by permission of Rufus Publications. Back cover illustration: The Last Shore by Tim Kirk. Copyright © 1974 by Tim Kirk. Reproduced by permission of Rufus Publications."--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-192).
- Local Notes:
- Running Press Collection copies 1 & 2 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.
- Running Press copies have dustjackets retained.
- Running Press copy 2 is "1" printing.
- ISBN:
- 1863250727
- 9781863250726
- OCLC:
- 27625461
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