J.R.R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography

by Wayne G. Hammond, Douglas A. Anderson

(Winchester Bibliographies of 20th Century Writers)

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction

434 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Wayne G. Hammond was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and raised in the suburb of Brooklyn. In 1975 he received his Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors from Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, where he majored in English. In 1976 he received his Master of Arts in Library Science degree from the School of Library Science of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and from that year has been Assistant Librarian in the Chapin Library (rare books and manuscripts) at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. He married Christina Scull in December 1994. His publications include The Graphic Art of C.B. Falls (1982), J.R.R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography (1993), and Arthur Ransome: A Bibliography (2000). He is also the co-author or co-editor with his wife of numerous works by and about J.R.R. Tolkien, and has designed a wide variety of books, exhibition catalogues, posters, and other printed materials. He has won a Clyde S. Kilby Research Grant from the Marion E. Wade Center, Wheaton College, and is a five-time winner of scholarship awards from the Mythopoeic Society.

Reviews

[Anton Caldwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hammond, W.G. (1993) J.R.R. Tolkien: A Descriptive Bibliography
ISBN-10: 0938768425 $94.00
Content/Scope: This a descriptive work on the writings of Tolkein, one of the most famous authors of the 20th century. It is the second of the series of Winchester Bibliographies of Twentieth Century Writers Series.
Accuracy/Authority: Hammond is an authoritative source on Tolkein and a prominent researcher/author for Winchester Bibliographies of Twentieth Century Writers Series
Arrangement/Presentation: There are eight pages of plates, a chronology and an index.
Rationale: This is a great reference to one of the most famous 20th century writers
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