The book is dedicated to Turville-Petre by a long list of scholars and institutions printed in the book. These would have been the pre-ordered subscribers to the book, perhaps the only persons who received a copy. Christopher Tolkien is one of those listed. - ThreadSky

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tolkienthoughts.bsky.social • 17 days ago

The book is dedicated to Turville-Petre by a long list of scholars and institutions printed in the book. These would have been the pre-ordered subscribers to the book, perhaps the only persons who received a copy. Christopher Tolkien is one of those listed.

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tolkienthoughts.bsky.social•17 days ago

At the back of the book, credit is given to Christopher Tolkien, along with several organizations, for making a donation to help cover the cost of the publication process.

tolkienthoughts.bsky.social•17 days ago

I was pleasantly surprised to see that the copy I bought came with an original receipt directly from the publisher. This identifies the purchaser as Robert Priestley from Melbourne, whose name is printed in the book as one of those dedicating the book to Turville-Petre.

tolkienthoughts.bsky.social•17 days ago

In researching who Priestley was, I discovered this wonderful anecdote from Ann Sedgley, a student at the University of Melbourne, about when Turville-Petre visited Australia to teach for two terms at the university.

tolkienthoughts.bsky.social•17 days ago

Thank goodness Tolkien took the time to write Lord of the Rings, but I do share Professor Turville-Petre's disappointment that Tolkien did not end up also preparing a truly definitive edition of Beowulf! /end

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