{"id":117,"date":"2026-03-20T04:27:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T04:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tolkienbibliography.us\/?p=117"},"modified":"2026-03-21T02:24:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T02:24:07","slug":"1979-j-r-r-tolkien-scholar-and-storyteller-valedictory-address-to-the-university-of-oxford-first-edition-hard-cover-in-dust-jacket-cornell-university-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tolkienbibliography.us\/?p=117","title":{"rendered":"1979 \u2013 J.R.R. Tolkien, Scholar and Storyteller (Valedictory Address to the University of Oxford) \u2013 1st Edition \u2013 Hard Cover in Dust-Jacket\u2013 Cornell University Press"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Editor<\/strong>: Mary Salu and Robert T. 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