1967 – The Tolkien Papers (The Root of the Boot) – 1st Edition – Booklet – Mankato State College
The Poetry of J.R.R. Tolkien, an essay by George Burke Johnston, reprints Tolkien’s poem The Root of the Boot from Songs for the Philologists.
The Poetry of J.R.R. Tolkien, an essay by George Burke Johnston, reprints Tolkien’s poem The Root of the Boot from Songs for the Philologists.
From https://tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=102: George Burke Johnston’s essay reprints Tolkien’s poem The Root of the Boot from Songs for the Philologists. The essay is a slightly revised version of that published in The Tolkien Papers. See pp.10-11. The booklet was printed and privately circulated by the author – it was not available for sale. A “specially printed, specially bound copy of
Contains a foreword by Alonzo L. McDonald and a four page discussion guide.
Second edition from Trinity Forum. No longer in print. Contains a foreword by Alonzo L. McDonald and a discussion guide.