The Father Christmas Letters
by Tolkien, J.R.R. (Baille Tolkien, Editor)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0458922609
- ISBN 13
- 9780458922604
- Seller
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Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
From the Introduction: "To the children of J.R.R. Tolkien, the interest and importance of Father Christmas extended beyond his filling of their stockings on Christmas Eve; for he wrote a letter to them every year, in which he described in words and pictures his house, and his friends, and the events, hilarious or alarming, at the North Pole. The first of these letters came in 1920, when John, the eldest, was three years old; and for over twenty years, through the childhoods of the three other children, Michael, Christopher and Priscilla, they continued to arrive each Christmas. Sometimes the envelopes, dusted with snow and bearing Polar postage stamps, were found in the house on the morning after his visit; sometimes the postman brought them; and letters that the children wrote themselves vanished from the fireplace when no one was about."
"In this book it has been possible to give only a few examples of Father Christmas' shaky handwriting, and of the decorations of the letters and the envelopes. But almost all the pictures that he sent are here reproduced."
Synopsis
The Father Christmas Letters is a collection of letters written and illustrated by J. R. R. Tolkien between 1920 and 1942 for his children, from "Father Christmas". They tell of the adventures and misadventures of Father Christmas and his helpers, including the North Polar Bear and his two sidekick cubs, Paksu and Valkotukka.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Stillman Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1006SB
- Title
- The Father Christmas Letters
- Author
- Tolkien, J.R.R. (Baille Tolkien, Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Glossy pictorial boards. Colourful illustrations on front and back boards.
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0458922609
- ISBN 13
- 9780458922604
- Publisher
- Methuen Publications
- Place of Publication
- Agincourt, Ontario
- Date Published
- 1976
- Pages
- Unpaginated (48)
- Size
- 4 to.
- Keywords
- 1st Canadian Edition.
Terms of Sale
Stillman Books
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Stillman Books
About Stillman Books
children's and other illustrated books, along with aviation, sea and naval and other categories. I'm still plugging along after 42 years of book-selling.