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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.
- Tolkien, J. R. R.
- Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973--Parodies, imitations, etc.
- Fantasy literature, English--Adaptations.
- Fantasy literature, English.
- Authors, English--20th century--Biography.
- Authors, English.
- Middle Earth (Imaginary place).
- Fantasy literature.
- Fantasy fiction, English.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Dictionaries.
- Penn Provenance:
- Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)
- Physical Description:
- 192 pages, [8] unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations, portraits, map ; 31 cm
- Distribution:
- Philadelphia, PA : Imprint of Running Press,
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, PA : [Published by] Courage Books, 2000.
- Contents:
- Part I. Tolkien and Middle-earth. J.R.R. Tolkien: A Short Biography / Joan McClusky; At the Lnd [sic] 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
- 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 Hazgul, Oh! / Ted Johstone 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 Bayha 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:
- "Cover design by Toby Schmidt. Cover illustration: 'Gandalf and Bilbo' by Tin [sic] Kirk. Copyright © 2000, 1974 by Tim Kirk. Reproduced by permission of Rufus Publications. Back cover illustration: 'The Last Shore' by Tim Kirk. Copyright © 2000, 1974 by Tim Kirk. Reproduced by permission of Rufus Publications."--Title page verso.
- Local Notes:
- Running Press Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.
- Running Press copy has dustjacket retained.
- Running Press copy is "1" printing.
- ISBN:
- 0762409940
- 9780762409945
- OCLC:
- 779982706
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