Tolkien letter sold at auction for £1,700.
According to The Telegraph, a previously unknown letter written by J.R.R.Tolkien, after a less than wonderful vacation, has just been sold at auction. Click here for more details.
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Lol! That’s just hilarious.
Paying that much for a letter! Ha!
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Yeah it is funny when you think about, someone buying a letter with £1,700 where the Professor says his wife has a flu. But can’t blame the collectors… I guess. 🙂 And it does contain his real signature, doesn’t it?
What fantastic handwriting he has!
Does he use a pen or a poker to write with? His handwriting is almost as bad as mine. I would never pay that much just for a lette, and really, I think the only thing the collectors care about is his signature. He signed only a handful of books so his signature is very valuable.
Pity the letter in which Tolkien rips Zimmerman’s script to shreds is not available for purchase… or at least its copy, as I wouldn’t be anywhere near being able to buy it for the price the letter in the article was purchased.