J.R.R. Tolkien: Life and Legend - Judith Priestman - Bodleian Library 1992

The original paperback catalogue of the Bodleian Library's Tolkien centenary exhibition, first published in 1992.

Judith Priestman's 96-page catalogue traces Tolkien's life, scholarship and creative work through manuscripts, drawings, maps, photographs and books held by the Bodleian Library and other collections. It remains an important early visual record of Tolkien's archive and of the landmark exhibition mounted in the centenary year of his birth.

Published by the Bodleian Library, Oxford, 1992. ISBN 1-85124-027-6.

Condition: A very good copy in its original illustrated wrappers, with light surface rubbing and edge and corner wear. The photographed contents appear clean, with no ownership inscription visible.

The photographs show the exact copy offered.

An illustrated record of the Bodleian centenary exhibition, bringing Tolkien's manuscripts, artwork and life together in one compact catalogue.