Roverandom
by Tolkien, J.R.R
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 9022537579
- ISBN 13
- 9789022537572
- Seller
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Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
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Synopsis
In 1925, while on vacation with his family on the Yorkshire coast, four-year-old Michael Tolkien lost his favorite toy, a little lead dog he was reluctant to put down even to dig in the sand. To console and distract him, his father, J. R. R. Tolkien, improvised a story - the story of Rover, a real dog magically transformed into a toy, who, after many fantastic adventures in search of the wizard who wronged him, at last wins back his life. This charming tale, peopled by a wise old whale and a terrible dragon, by the king of the sea and the Man-in-the-Moon, was a Tolkien family favorite, going through several typewritten drafts over many years. In 1936, Tolkien submitted it to his British publishers as a possible follow-up to The Hobbit. What his publishers really wanted, however, was another story about Middle-earth, and so he set aside this little book to begin his masterwork, The Lord of the Rings.
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- Bookseller
- Black Sheep Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016888
- Title
- Roverandom
- Author
- Tolkien, J.R.R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 9022537579
- ISBN 13
- 9789022537572
- Publisher
- Uitgeverij M
- Place of Publication
- Amsterdam
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- BOOKS IN DUTCH, FANTASY FICTION,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Non-English / Other Languages;
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