Roverandom.

TOLKIEN, J. R. R. (1892?1973)

ISBN 10: 0395898714 / ISBN 13: 9780395898710

Published by Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York, 1998

About this Item

TOLKIEN, J. R. R. (1892?1973). Roverandom. Edited by Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998.

First American edition. First printing, with a complete number line ending in 1. Octavo (8vo). xxii, 106 pp. Publisher?s teal-green cloth, titles to spine in silver, in the original unclipped pictorial dust jacket retaining the publisher?s price of $17.00. Illustrated with five plates after Tolkien?s original artwork, including three in color and two in black and white; dust-jacket artwork also by Tolkien.

Written in 1925 to console Tolkien?s son Michael after the loss of his favorite toy dog, Roverandom follows a small dog who is transformed into a toy by the wizard Artaxerxes and carried on adventures to the Moon and beneath the sea. The story remained unpublished during Tolkien?s lifetime and first appeared in book form in 1998, edited from the surviving manuscripts by Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond.

Contents clean and unmarked, bright throughout. Binding remains sound and square; teal-green cloth and silver spine lettering well preserved. Dust jacket complete and unclipped, with light rubbing and minor stained areas to the rear panel. A Very Good+ copy in a Very Good- dust jacket.

Reference: Tolkien Collector, no. 18, p. 8.

[Attributes: First Edition; First Printing; Hard Cover; Illustrated; In Dust Jacket.].

Seller Inventory # 29JRRT0R

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Roverandom.
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston and New York
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395898714
• ISBN 13: 9780395898710
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: TOLKIEN, J. R. R. (1892?1973)
• Edition: 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Children's Illustrated
  • Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • 20th Century Literature
  • Fantasy Literature
  • Children?s Classics (Pre-1950)
  • Literature and Classics
  • Illustrated

About this title

Synopsis

When Rover, a real dog, is transformed into a toy by a wizard, Rover sets out to locate him in order to correct the wrong that has been done and find a way to become a real dog once more.

About the Author

J.R.R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892. After serving in the First World War, he embarked upon a distinguished career as a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University. He is the renowned creator of Middle-earth and author of the great modern classic, The Hobbit, the prelude to his epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings. Other works by J.R.R. Tolkien include The Silmarillion. J.R.R. Tolkien died in 1973 at the age of 81.

One of America's leading Tolkien scholars, Hammond currently resides in Williamstown, Massachusetts with his wife Christina Scull.

One of America's leading Tolkien scholars, Scull currrently resides in Williamstown, Massachusetts.