J. R. R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography Explained

J. R. R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography
Language:English
Published:January 1, 1993
Publisher:St. Paul's Bibliographies (first edition), Oak Knoll Press (second edition)
Isbn:0938768425

J. R. R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Biography is a work by Douglas A. Anderson and Wayne G. Hammond that is a complete bibliography of the publications of J. R. R. Tolkien. It has a foreword by Rayner Unwin.

Contents

The book subdivides the works of Tolkien into the following sections:[1]

Publication

A first printing was published in 1993 by St. Paul's Bibliographies in the UK and Oak Knoll Press in the US. Oak Knoll published a second printing in 2002.

Response

A review for the Bibliographical Society of America by Barbara A. Brannon calls it "an essential guide" for scholarship.[2] The Tolkien Library says that "Anyone willing to collect books by Tolkien simply must have this book".[3] The book was also the winner of the Mythopoeic Society's scholarship award for Inkling studies in 1994.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hammond . Wayne G. . Wayne G. Hammond . Anderson . Douglas A. . Douglas A. Anderson . 1993 . J. R. R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography . 1st . 1-873040-11-3 . F: Miscellanea . https://archive.org/details/jrrtolkiendescri0000hamm/page/384/mode/2up . registration . 384–388 . . Winchester and Delaware.
  2. Brannon . Barbara A. . Review of J. R. R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography . The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America . 87 . 3 . 391–392 . 10.1086/pbsa.87.3.24304402.
  3. Web site: Tolkien Bibliography: review: 1993 - Wayne G. Hammond, Douglas A. Anderson - J. R. R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography . Collier . Pieter . The Tolkien Library . 2018-05-06.
  4. Web site: The Mythopoeic Society: Mythopoeic Award Winners . www.mythsoc.org . 2018-05-06.

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