1971 – Attacks of Taste (Paragraph from Tolkien) – 1st Edition – Hard Cover – Gotham Book Mart

Edition, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Misc Tolkien
  • Editor: Evelyn B. Byrne and Otto M. Penzler
  • Rarity: Uncommon
  • Publisher : ‎ Gotham Book Mart
  • Publication date : ‎ 25 December 1971
  • Edition: ‎ First Edition
  • Print length: ‎ 144 pages
  • Print Run: 500
  • ISBN-10: ‎ ?
  • ISBN-13: ‎ ?
  • Item Weight: ?
  • Dimensions: ‎  7¾” – 9¾ inches

From https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Attacks_of_Taste:

Attacks of Taste is a book which contains a collection of statements by authors about the books they loved as teenagers. The book was compiled by Evelyn B. Byrne and Otto M. Penzler. It was published in New York by Gotham Book Mart in 1971. The book was limited to 500 copies signed by the editors, though some unsigned copies have been seen.

In the collection is a single paragraph (on page 43) by J.R.R. Tolkien in which he states he was not interested in literature as a teenager, instead taking a liking to science, such as botany and astronomy. Tolkien’s “most treasured volume” was Flowers of the Field by C.A. Johns.

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