J. R. R. Tolkien, A Descriptive Bibliography

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.

J.R.R. Tolkien, A Descriptive Bibliography
AuthorWayne G. Hammond and Douglas A. Anderson
LanguageEnglish
PublishedJanuary 1, 1993
PublisherSt. Paul's Bibliographies (first edition), Oak Knoll Press (second edition)
ISBN0938768425

Contents

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

  • Books by J.R.R. Tolkien
  • Books edited, translated, or with contributions by J.R.R. Tolkien
  • Contributions to Periodicals
  • Published Letters and Excerpts
  • Art by J.R.R.Tolkien
  • Miscellanea
  • Translations

Publication

The book has been in two editions, a first printing published in 1993 by St. Paul's Bibliographies, and a second printing in 2002 by Oak Knoll Press.

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]

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References
  1. G., Hammond, Wayne (1993). J.R.R. Tolkien : a descriptive bibliography. Anderson, Douglas A. (Douglas Allen), 1959-. Winchester. ISBN 1873040113. OCLC 27013976.
  2. Brannon, Barbara. "Review of J.R.R. Tolkien, A Descriptive Bibliography". The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America. 87:3: 391–392. doi:10.1086/pbsa.87.3.24304402.
  3. Collier, Pieter. "Tolkien Bibliography: review: 1993 - Wayne G. Hammond, Douglas A. Anderson - J.R.R. Tolkien a descriptive bibliography". www.tolkienlibrary.com. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. "The Mythopoeic Society: Mythopoeic Award Winners". www.mythsoc.org. Retrieved 2018-05-06.


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