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.
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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.
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.
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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