The Tolkien Shop

The History Press, 2011. 1st editon. Illustrated with photo's. Paperback.

J.R.R. Tolkien's experiences of the Battle of the Somme forever imprinted on his mind, and became a dramatic source of inspiration for The Lord of the Rings. This absorbing book charts Tolkien's life from 1914 to 1918, using old postcards, maps and photographs to paint a picture of the places and times that relate to one of the leading authors of the twentieth century. Tolkien joined the army in 1915 and trained in Bedford and Brocton Camp on Cannock Chase while his wife lived in the village of Great Haywood, close to the camp. A number of the places in and around Great Haywood were destined to appear in his later works. In 1916 Tolkien learnt of the death of two of his school friends in the bloody Battle of the Somme. He contracted Trench Fever in late October 1916 and returned to Birmingham, his hometown, by hospital ship and train. The final part of the book covers his time in England, an era in which he was blighted by illness.*

Mercer, 2003. 1st edition. Hardback.*

Mercer, 2003. 1st edition. Paperback.*

George Allen & Unwin, 1977. Hardback. Illustated with photo's. Photograph of Tolkien on the cover. Antiquarian: very good condition.*

Uwnin Paperbacks, 1978. 1st edition thus. Paperback Illustated with photo's. Photograph of Tolkien on the cover. Antiquarian: very good condition.

Paperback. Illustrated with photo's.*

Black pocket. Illustrated.*

Awe, 1989. Hardback (no dustjacket issued)

1st edition. Hardback. Biography of this famous British composer. Antiquarian: fine condition.

Paperback. Written for high school students, with an amuzing cover (Tolkien reading to two orcs). Illustrated in b&w by William Heagy and many photo's, some here published for the first time.

Stoddart, 2001. True 1st edition. Hardback. Illustrated.*

Boxtree, 2001. 1st edition. Hardback. Illustrated.*

Boxtree, 2002. 1st edition thus. Paperback. Illustrated.*

Stoddart, 2002. 1st edition thus. Paperback. Illustrated.*

HMH, 2001. 1st edition. Paperback. Illustrated.*

Oblong photobook on Oxford, with many Tolkien connections (such as Exeter and Merton College). He is mentioned by a picture of the pub "The Eagle and Child". 1st edition. Hardback (no dustjacket issued)

1st edition. Hardback. The British edition of the American original. "This dual literary biography reveals how two major fantasists shaped each other's work."*

1st edition thus. Paperback. The Britse edition of the American original. "This dual literary biography reveals how two major fantasists shaped each other's work."

HarperCollins, 2004. 2nd edition Paperback. Illustrated with photo's. Focusses on Tolkien's life as a soldier in the First World War.*

HoughtonMifflin, 2003. 1st edition. Hardback. Describes Tolkien's experiences during the First World War.*

1st edition thus. Hardback. In this biography of Tolkien's friend a lot of attention is paid to him as well.

Running Press, 1978. Second edition. Library binding with front and rear covers of the trade paperback appliquéd to the boards. Cover by the Brothers Hildebrandt (Tolkien talking to a dwarf). Antiquarian: fine condition.

Running Press, 1976. 1st edition. Paperback. Cover by Charles Samtora (Hobbits getting out of Tolkien's head). Antiquarian: very good condition (spine faded).*

Running Press, 1992. 1st edition thus. Hardback. Iilustrations by the Brothers Hildebrandt. Antiquarian: fine condition.*

Pocket. Cover by Hildebrandt (Tolkien talking to a dwarf). Antiquarian: very good condition.*

Paperback. Cover by the brothers Hildebrandt.

"This engaging biography explores the very real world of Tolkien's England and the story behind one of the most imaginative literary minds of the twentieth century." With a foreword by Colin Duriez. Philadelphia, 2004. 1st edition. Hardback (no dustjacket issued). *

Article on Tolkien's childhood in Bloemfontein, South Africa, with many photographs of Bloemfontein taken at the time, as well as autographs of his dad, Arthur. In: The Post Office Stone. The Official Journal of the Postmark and Postal History Society of Southern Africa. Volume 37, number 1, July 2007.*

Lion, 1977. 1st edition. Hardback. Kilby worked shortly with Tolkien on The Silmarillion. In this book, published before The Silmarillion, he writes of his meeting Tolkien and the legendarium Tolkien is working on. Antiquarian: very good condition.*

Scholastic, 2003. A biography of Tolkien's life with many illustrations. 1st edition. Hardback (no dustjacket issued).*

1st edition. Pocket. A trek along the landscapes and building that may have influenced Tolkien.*

Brewin Books, 2008. 1st edition. Paperback. Illustrated.

In late September 1914, J.R.R. Tolkien, his life in crisis, visited his Aunt Jane's Phoenix Farm in Gedling near Nottingham. The poem he wrote there on September 24th, "The Voyage of Earendel the Evening Star", was the spark that ignited the whole of his later mythology.Focussing on this single event, Andrew Morton and John Hayes set out to discover more about Phoenix Farm, Jane Neave and the poem. "Tolkien's Gedling", which contains over thirty previously unpublished photographs, explores the social changes in Gedling that gave birth to the Phoenix Farm project. It also contains much original material for the Tolkien enthusiast, including the fullest account so far of his influential Aunt Jane, whom many have taken to be the model for his famous wizard, Gandalf. *

Brewin Books, 2009. 1st edition. Paperback. Illustrated.

"sets out to uncover the significance of the Worchestershire manor house that famously gave its name to the home of Bilbo and Frodo.*