Tolkien Family Library Copy of Orwell’s 1984.
[ORWELL, George] [Tolkien Family]
Nineteen Eighty-Four Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1968.
Judith Tolkien’s copy, inscribed by her “Judith Tolkien Plymouth, 31st August 1968” Octavo. In Publishers' Pictorial Paperback. A good copy, creases to spine, small tear to tail of upper cover, toning to edges and pages.
A unique copy connecting two of the most important British literary names of the 20th century, Orwell and Tolkien.
Provenance: Michael H.R. Tolkien (1920-1984), gifted to Judith Tolkien (1951-)
Tolkien Family Library Copy of Orwell’s 1984.
[ORWELL, George] [Tolkien Family]
Nineteen Eighty-Four Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1968.
Judith Tolkien’s copy, inscribed by her “Judith Tolkien Plymouth, 31st August 1968” Octavo. In Publishers' Pictorial Paperback. A good copy, creases to spine, small tear to tail of upper cover, toning to edges and pages.
A unique copy connecting two of the most important British literary names of the 20th century, Orwell and Tolkien.
Provenance: Michael H.R. Tolkien (1920-1984), gifted to Judith Tolkien (1951-)
