The Tolkien Scrapbook / edited by Alida Becker ; illustrations by Michael Green, color illustrations by Tim Kirk.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Becker, Alida, 1948- editor.

Green, Michael, 1943- illustrator.

Kirk, Tim, 1947- color illustrator.

Running Press, publisher.

Running Press Imprint Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

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--Miscellanea.

Fantasy literature, English--Appreciation--Miscellanea.

Fantasy literature, English.

Authors, English--20th century--Biography.

Authors, English.

Middle Earth (Imaginary place).

English authors.

Fantasy literature, English--Appreciation.

Genre:

miscellanies.

collective biographies.

Trivia and miscellanea.

Biographies.

Penn Provenance:

Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)

Physical Description:

191, [1] pages, [8] unnumbered leaves of color plates : illustrations (some color), map, portraits ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Running Press, 1978.

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 Views of J.R.R. Tolkien / Kenneth Atchity

A color portfolio of paintings by 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; 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:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-190).

Local Notes:

Running Press Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.

Running Press copy is "1" printing.

Other Format:

Online version: Tolkien scrapbook.

ISBN:

0894710834

9780894710834

0894710826

9780894710827

OCLC:

4775687