darkened to extremities and foxed throughout
Blue and dark blue slip case
and sporadic marking and staining throughout
Three maps are on pages [xv–xvii]
second impression (same year of publication)
The Father Christmas Letters Agatha Christie darkened to extremities and foxedTOLKIEN, J. R. R. The Father Christmas Letters. London: George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., 1976. First UK edition, first printing of this delightful collection containing most of the letters J. R. R. Tolkien, as 'Father Christmas', wrote and illustrated for his children, beginning in 1920 when his first son, John, was three, and continuing until 1943. Publisher's pictorial laminated boards, titles to upper cover and spine, with a colour illustration by