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ROVERANDOM: ed by Christina Scull & Wayne G.Hammond :

ROVERANDOM: ed by Christina Scull & Wayne G.Hammond :

ROVERANDOM: ed by Christina Scull & Wayne G.Hammond :
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ROVERANDOM: ed by Christina Scull & Wayne G.Hammond :

by TOLKIEN**, J.R.R:

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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3rd imp.[Complete number line 3.So 1st edn,3rd impresssion.Originally considered for publication in January 1937,after a number of revisions of an improvised story told,whilst on holiday,to Michael his 4 year old son.It was abandoned when his publishers asked instead for a sequel,which culminated in 'The Lord of the Rings'. 'Roverandom' was finally published in 1998 by this same publisher.This issue published in 2013.] MINT/FINE.[It is only the fact that the dw/dj is price-clipped that stops the grading at being MINT/NMINT.] No owner inscrptn,but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,J.R.R Tolkien colour pictorial decorated dw/dj with black+brown lettering; with negligible shelf- wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original maroon cloth bds (boards) with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip,with immaculate Tolkien colour pictorial illustrated endpapers.UK,16mo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3rd imp,9-192pp includes joint authors' intro,5 chapters,and 5 illustrations by J.R.R. Tolkien (a colour frntis and last page illustration,and double-page colour illustrated eps and 2 b/w illustrations in the text and notes at rear. J.R.R. Tolkien's earliest children's story. While on holiday in 1925,young Michael Tolkien lost his beloved toy dog on the beach.To console him,his father,J.R.R. Tolkien, improvised a story about Rover,a real dog who is magically transformed into a toy,and his quest to find the wizard who can return him to normal.The adventures of Rover,or 'Roverandom' as he becomes known,include encounters with an ancient sand-sorcerer and a terrible dragon,by the king of the sea and the man-in-the -moon.Rich in wit and wordplay,the story underwent a number of revisions and was originally considered for publication in January 1937,the same year as 'The Hobbit',but was abandoned when the publishers asked instead for a sequel,which culminated in 'The Lord of the Rings'.This edition is edited by Tolkien experts Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond,whose introduction shows how the story is related to Tolkien's later works 'The Hobbit','The Silmarillion',and his 'Letters from Father Christmas'. Want more J.R.R. TOLKIEN titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS2,1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die,and/or CHILDRENS/ILLUSTRATED catalogues. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+P quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

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In 1925, while on vacation with his family on the Yorkshire coast, four-year-old Michael Tolkien lost his favorite toy, a little lead dog he was reluctant to put down even to dig in the sand. To console and distract him, his father, J. R. R. Tolkien, improvised a story - the story of Rover, a real dog magically transformed into a toy, who, after many fantastic adventures in search of the wizard who wronged him, at last wins back his life. This charming tale, peopled by a wise old whale and a terrible dragon, by the king of the sea and the Man-in-the-Moon, was a Tolkien family favorite, going through several typewritten drafts over many years. In 1936, Tolkien submitted it to his British publishers as a possible follow-up to The Hobbit. What his publishers really wanted, however, was another story about Middle-earth, and so he set aside this little book to begin his masterwork, The Lord of the Rings.

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Title
ROVERANDOM: ed by Christina Scull & Wayne G.Hammond :
Author
TOLKIEN**, J.R.R:
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Used - MINT.
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,3rd imp.
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Hardcover
ISBN 10
0007523289
ISBN 13
9780007523283
Publisher
LONDON.HARPER COLLINS,1998.
Place of Publication
London
This edition first published
2013
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