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J.R.R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography (Winchester Bibliographies of 20th Century Writers) Hardcover – January 1, 1993

by Wayne G. Hammond (Author), Douglas A. Anderson (Author)

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First edition, second printing. The second volume in the Winchester Bibliographies of Twentieth Century Writers series. This is the most comprehensive descriptive bibliography of J.R.R. Tolkien, one of the most popular writers of the twentieth century. His children's book The Hobbit, his epic The Lord of the Rings, and his last triumph, The Silmarillion, have been read by millions and are at the core of modern fantasy fiction. A noted philologist, Tolkien also made significant contributions to Old and Middle English studies, including a landmark essay on Beowulf and standard editions of Ancrene Wisse and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. This bibliography explores the full range of his imaginative and scholarly works, from juvenilia to the posthumous The History of Middle-Earth. Books written by Tolkien in whole or in part, his Contributions to Periodicals, Published Letters and Art Work, Interviews, Recordings, and translations of his writings are described. Special attention is paid t

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434 pages
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English
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St Pauls Bibliographies
Publication date

January 1, 1993
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6.75 x 1.25 x 9.75 inches
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0938768425
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978-0938768425
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ St Pauls Bibliographies; First Edition (January 1, 1993)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 434 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0938768425
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0938768425
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 1.25 x 9.75 inches

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Douglas Allen Anderson (born 1959) is an author and editor on the subjects of fantasy and medieval literature, specializing in textual analysis of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.
His first published book was The Annotated Hobbit (1988), which grew out of a study of the revisions made by Tolkien to the various editions of The Hobbit following the publication of The Lord of the Rings. The Annotated Hobbit won the Mythopoeic Award for scholarship. A revised edition was published in 2002.
Anderson's textual studies of The Lord of the Rings are the core of the Houghton Mifflin revised American edition of 1987, incorporating various changes made to British editions at Tolkien's direction. He also contributed a "Note on the Text" discussing the history of these changes, which was subsequently incorporated into later editions with various minor revisions.
With Verlyn Flieger and Michael D. C. Drout, he is co-editor of Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review, (Volume 1, 2004; Volume 2, 2005; Volume 3, 2006; Volume 4, 2007; Volume 5, 2008; and Volume 6, 2009).
Anderson has also edited modern editions of works by other fantasists including Leonard Cline, Kenneth Morris, Evangeline Walton and William Hope Hodgson.
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J. M. Williams

THE Reference for the Tolkien book collector

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2006

Other reviewers don't apparently understand the purpose of this reference work. It contains all the minute details of the publication history of Tolkien's work. If you have an old edition of the Hobbit and have an interest in its rarity and presumed value then you need to look up the edition in this book. The odd thing about this bibliography is the adventure story it relates about the publication of these great works. It is an epic tale involving the incorrect spelling of the plural of Dwarf, exorcisig demons from a tape recorder by reciting the Lord's Prayer in Gothic, and fighting pirates of copyright infringement. Parts of this bibliography are actually interesting to read because Tolkien had such a hard time with publishers and copy editors. Raynor Unwin's story of reviewing the Hobbit as a little boy and then The Lord of the Rings as a young man is a marvel. Everyone, including the author, underrated the eventual popularity of the stories. The publisher actually developed a plan to publish the Lord of the Rings as a trilogy. If Part 1 did not sell, then Parts 2 and 3 would not be published. As a result, readers bought and read Part 1 and then had to wait up to a year for Parts 2 and 3 to be published! Can you imagine reading the first part of this tale and having to wait so long for the ending? This bibliography tells the story. If you are a Tolkien collector, you get a great bibliography along with great stories.

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