{"id":120,"date":"2026-03-20T04:42:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T04:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tolkienbibliography.us\/?p=120"},"modified":"2026-03-21T02:23:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T02:23:34","slug":"1971-attacks-of-taste-paragraph-from-tolkien-first-edition-hard-cover-gotham-book-mart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tolkienbibliography.us\/?p=120","title":{"rendered":"1971 \u2013 Attacks of Taste (Paragraph from Tolkien) \u2013 1st Edition \u2013 Hard Cover \u2013 Gotham Book Mart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Editor<\/strong>: Evelyn B. Byrne and Otto M. Penzler<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rarity<\/strong>: Uncommon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Publisher<\/strong> : \u200e Gotham Book Mart<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Publication date<\/strong> : \u200e 25 December 1971<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Edition<\/strong>: \u200e First Edition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Print length<\/strong>: \u200e 144 pages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Print Run<\/strong>: 500<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ISBN-10<\/strong>: \u200e ?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ISBN-13<\/strong>: \u200e ?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Item Weight:<\/strong> ?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dimensions<\/strong>: \u200e \u00a07\u00be&#8221; &#8211; 9\u00be inches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/tolkiengateway.net\/wiki\/Attacks_of_Taste\">https:\/\/tolkiengateway.net\/wiki\/Attacks_of_Taste<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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&#8217;s &#8220;most treasured volume&#8221; was Flowers of the Field by C.A. Johns.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/tolkienbibliography.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/480px-Attacks_of_Taste.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-121\" style=\"width:280px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tolkienbibliography.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/480px-Attacks_of_Taste.jpg 480w, https:\/\/tolkienbibliography.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/480px-Attacks_of_Taste-209x300.jpg 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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