First published in serial form in 1909–1910
darkened to extremities and foxed throughout
second impression (same year of publication)
first or second printing (the first two printings are indistinguishable)
and sporadic marking and staining throughout
The Father Christmas Letters Agatha Christie First published in serial formTOLKIEN, J. R. R. The Father Christmas Letters. London: George Allen & Unwin, Ltd., 1976. First UK edition, first printing of this delightful collection containing most of the letters J. R. R. Tolkien, as 'Father Christmas', wrote and illustrated for his children, beginning in 1920 when his first son, John, was three, and continuing until 1943. Publisher's pictorial laminated boards, titles to upper cover and spine, with a colour illustration by