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J.R.R. Tolkien: Architect of Middle Earth, A Biography by Daniel Grotta by Daniel Grotta - 1992
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Extracts from Adam's Diary: translated from the original MS
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Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1928. First Edition, First Printing. 1/4 cloth. Very Good. First printing. Very Good. This edition is limited to 750 copies and the type has been distributed. Unnumbered copy. Quarter cloth leather spine with grey paper boards. Corners wearing, leather missing 1/8" at head of spine. Leather has a long thin indentation on front. Raised bands. Pp. 1-10 have small, uniform chip on lower right. Cream endpapers. Pages clean and sound. Thick paper. Embossed English department stamp, no other markings, not ex-library. 265 pp. including notes. Small quarto, 8 x 11 inches tall. Includes fascimiles of Whitman's original MS and letters.
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History of a Fishing Trip. Written to Order by the Keeper of the Records.
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History of a Fishing Trip. Written to Order by the Keeper of the Records.
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