Question about 50th anniversary edition

Dear Mr Hammond

RE: THE J. R. R. TOLKIEN COMPANION & GUIDE

Why are we having to wait till mid to late 2005 ...almost a year after its
original release date ....... are you struggling to finish it ?

Regards

Neil
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"HuanCry" <Tom RemoveThis @bob.net> wrote in message news:<01c4bd21$0ec86100$f932e150@default>...
 > Dear Mr Hammond
 >
 > RE: THE J. R. R. TOLKIEN COMPANION & GUIDE
 >
 > Why are we having to wait till mid to late 2005 ...almost a year after its
 > original release date ....... are you struggling to finish it ?

Believe me, Christina and I are working very hard to finish this. The
main reason for its delay is that we've found so much new information
about Tolkien in libraries and archives that we've needed more time to
process and describe it all. What was originally to be only one volume
became two, which added complications of format and indexing. Also,
along the way, HarperCollins and the Tolkien Estate commissioned us to
do other, more time-sensitive work, including editorial work for the
new 50th anniversary _Lord of the Rings_ and a volume of annotations
to that book; and Christina's father died, and I've continued to have
a full-time library job which has become even more demanding with the
years.

Anyway, we're sorry that you're having to wait for the _Companion and
Guide_, and appreciate that you're looking forward to it.

Best wishes,

Wayne<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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On 29 Oct 2004 04:21:15 -0700, Wayne.G.Hammond.TakeThisOut@williams.edu (Wayne
Hammond) wrote:

 >"HuanCry" <Tom.TakeThisOut@bob.net> wrote in message news:<01c4bd21$0ec86100$f932e150@default>...
  >> Dear Mr Hammond
  >>
  >> RE: THE J. R. R. TOLKIEN COMPANION & GUIDE
  >>
  >> Why are we having to wait till mid to late 2005 ...almost a year after its
  >> original release date ....... are you struggling to finish it ?
 >
 >Believe me, Christina and I are working very hard to finish this. The
 >main reason for its delay is that we've found so much new information
 >about Tolkien in libraries and archives that we've needed more time to
 >process and describe it all. What was originally to be only one volume
 >became two, which added complications of format and indexing. Also,
 >along the way, HarperCollins and the Tolkien Estate commissioned us to
 >do other, more time-sensitive work, including editorial work for the
 >new 50th anniversary _Lord of the Rings_ and a volume of annotations
 >to that book; and Christina's father died, and I've continued to have
 >a full-time library job which has become even more demanding with the
 >years.
 >
 >Anyway, we're sorry that you're having to wait for the _Companion and
 >Guide_, and appreciate that you're looking forward to it.
 >
 >Best wishes,
 >
 >Wayne

On behalf of the Tolkien newsgroups, please extend our condolences to
Christina. The loss of a parent is never easy to bear.

I have just one question: Will both volumes be published
simultaneously or subsequently?

Morgoth's Curse<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Many many thanks for your kind response Mr Hammond ....... I'm looking
forward to it even more now .
Don't work too hard ! More chance of mistakes occurring and its bad for
your health !

Extend my condolences to Christina and forgive my impatience

Kind regards

Neil Ince


Wayne Hammond <Wayne.G.Hammond DeleteThis @williams.edu> wrote in article
<9b02363b.0410290321.45207127 DeleteThis @posting.google.com>...
 > "HuanCry" <Tom DeleteThis @bob.net> wrote in message
news:<01c4bd21$0ec86100$f932e150@default>...
  > > Dear Mr Hammond
  > >
  > > RE: THE J. R. R. TOLKIEN COMPANION & GUIDE
  > >
  > > Why are we having to wait till mid to late 2005 ...almost a year after
its
  > > original release date ....... are you struggling to finish it ?
 >
 > Believe me, Christina and I are working very hard to finish this. The
 > main reason for its delay is that we've found so much new information
 > about Tolkien in libraries and archives that we've needed more time to
 > process and describe it all. What was originally to be only one volume
 > became two, which added complications of format and indexing. Also,
 > along the way, HarperCollins and the Tolkien Estate commissioned us to
 > do other, more time-sensitive work, including editorial work for the
 > new 50th anniversary _Lord of the Rings_ and a volume of annotations
 > to that book; and Christina's father died, and I've continued to have
 > a full-time library job which has become even more demanding with the
 > years.
 >
 > Anyway, we're sorry that you're having to wait for the _Companion and
 > Guide_, and appreciate that you're looking forward to it.
 >
 > Best wishes,
 >
 > Wayne
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On 27 Oct 2004 18:45:09 -0700, Wayne.G.Hammond RemoveThis @williams.edu (Wayne
Hammond) wrote:

 >Steve Linberg <slinberg RemoveThis @crocker.com> wrote in message news:<slinberg-C26597.20474225102004 RemoveThis @netnews.comcast.net>...
  >> Hello.
  >>
  >> My 1974 paperbacks are just about ready to be lovingly retired, and I
  >> was considering the new 50th anniversary edition, but I haven't actually
  >> seen it, and I have a couple of questions about it if anybody knows the
  >> answers.
  >>
  >> 1. Does this edition have any of the Alan Lee paintings?
 >
 >No, but it does include Tolkien's "Book of Mazarbul" pictures.
 >
  >> 2. Have the 400+ "corrections" by Christopher Tolkien been listed
  >> anywhere? I'm pretty finicky about such things.
 >
 >There are about 360 emendations; the number is being exaggerated. All
 >of these will be documented in a volume of annotations to _The Lord of
 >the Rings_ to be published in 2005. Meanwhile, the 50th anniversary
 >edition includes a note by my wife (Christina Scull) and me which
 >summarizes the sort of changes that have occurred, with Christopher's
 >approval.
 >
 >Wayne Hammond

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Alexey Romanov <alexey_r.TakeThisOut@mail.ru> wrote in message news:<bq54o09lundmhadg93008jfhal4n9jkf6d.TakeThisOut@4ax.com>...

 > Will future editions include these changes as well?

I would suppose so, as well as corrections to any other errors that
might come to light.

Wayne Hammond<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Wayne Hammond wrote:

 > Alexey Romanov <alexey_r.TakeThisOut@mail.ru> wrote in message news:<bq54o09lundmhadg93008jfhal4n9jkf6d.TakeThisOut@4ax.com>...
 >
 >
  >>Will future editions include these changes as well?
 >
 >
 > I would suppose so, as well as corrections to any other errors that
 > might come to light.
 >
 > Wayne Hammond

We can expect the Large Print editions to incorporate
the corrections by, say, 2045.


-- FotW

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give yourself a mouthwash with The Lord of the Rings."

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HuanCry wrote:

 > Dear Mr Hammond
 >
 > RE: THE J. R. R. TOLKIEN COMPANION & GUIDE
 >
 > Why are we having to wait till mid to late 2005 ...almost a year after its
 > original release date ....... are you struggling to finish it ?

A correct and complete work is well worth waiting for.
And I have a good price locked in at Amazon.

But if we are to gripe about pointless delays:

(1) What has happened to "Mr. Baggins", the promised
work which will do for The Hobbit was HoME did for LotR?
Why doesn't the Tolkien estate and the libraries pull
the rug out from whatever worthless slugs are supposed
to be working on this and commission someone who will
actually do the work?

(2) What's the Tolkien estate going to do with the
Translation Guide which they pulled from the Tolkien
Compass? Are they planning to sit on it forever and
have us rely on the Web versions or are they planning
to actually do something with it?


-- FotW

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The British 50th Anniversary Edition is still not available. Does
anybody (Mr. Hammond?) knows whether it's being reprinted? I'm asking
because I'm a collector and would like to get a first printing of it.
For some reason the book went out of stock with all online retailers
(e.g. Amazon.co.uk) before I realized it had been released! Current
supply estimates are 3-5 weeks, which make me wonder whether there was
an initial, small, first printing, and the book has now gone to a
second printing. Any information regarding this would be much
appreciated.

As I've verified that the US edition has a printing number (10 9 8 7 6
5 4 3 2 1), I assume the British one would also have.

Best Regards,

Oren
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Flame of the West wrote:
 >
 > HuanCry wrote:
 >
  > > Dear Mr Hammond
  > >
  > > RE: THE J. R. R. TOLKIEN COMPANION & GUIDE
  > >
  > > Why are we having to wait till mid to late 2005 ...almost a year after its
  > > original release date ....... are you struggling to finish it ?
 >
 > A correct and complete work is well worth waiting for.
 > And I have a good price locked in at Amazon.
 >
 > But if we are to gripe about pointless delays:
 >
 > (1) What has happened to "Mr. Baggins", the promised
 > work which will do for The Hobbit was HoME did for LotR?
 > Why doesn't the Tolkien estate and the libraries pull
 > the rug out from whatever worthless slugs are supposed
 > to be working on this and commission someone who will
 > actually do the work?
 >
 > (2) What's the Tolkien estate going to do with the
 > Translation Guide which they pulled from the Tolkien
 > Compass? Are they planning to sit on it forever and
 > have us rely on the Web versions or are they planning
 > to actually do something with it?

The Estate also apparently pulled the plug on the project to
publish Tolkien's Beowulf translations....largely because of
negative press on the Internet about the movies etc.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Flame of the West <jsolinas.DeleteThis@comcast.net> wrote in message news:<Fb2dnXSQg7UQSxTcRVn-rw.DeleteThis@comcast.com>...
 > HuanCry wrote:
 >
  > > Dear Mr Hammond
  > >
  > > RE: THE J. R. R. TOLKIEN COMPANION & GUIDE
  > >
  > > Why are we having to wait till mid to late 2005 ...almost a year after its
  > > original release date ....... are you struggling to finish it ?
 >
 > A correct and complete work is well worth waiting for.
 > And I have a good price locked in at Amazon.
 >
 > But if we are to gripe about pointless delays:
 >
 > (1) What has happened to "Mr. Baggins", the promised
 > work which will do for The Hobbit was HoME did for LotR?
 > Why doesn't the Tolkien estate and the libraries pull
 > the rug out from whatever worthless slugs are supposed
 > to be working on this and commission someone who will
 > actually do the work?

I spoke with John Rateliff about this just two weeks ago at the
Tolkien conference in Milwaukee. He has done a lot of work on this and
still intends to finish it.

 > (2) What's the Tolkien estate going to do with the
 > Translation Guide which they pulled from the Tolkien
 > Compass? Are they planning to sit on it forever and
 > have us rely on the Web versions or are they planning
 > to actually do something with it?

The Estate declined to have the Guide to Nomenclature included in the
reissue of A Tolkien Compass because they felt (and feel) that it
would be more appropriately included in the book of annotations to The
Lord of the Rings that Christina and I are preparing for 2005. The
Guide provides much raw material for annotations, of course, so will
appear extracted here and there; but it will also be printed in its
entirety, probably as an appendix.

Wayne Hammond<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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In article <418A434E.7F8264DF RemoveThis @operamail.com>, Larry Swain
<theswain RemoveThis @operamail.com> writes

 >The Estate also apparently pulled the plug on the project to
 >publish Tolkien's Beowulf translations....largely because of
 >negative press on the Internet about the movies etc.

NO !!!?? Curses ! We've been waiting for that translation for months,
precious...

Drat ! I'm annoyed now...

Michele
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Larry Swain wrote:

 > The Estate also apparently pulled the plug on the project to
 > publish Tolkien's Beowulf translations....largely because of
 > negative press on the Internet about the movies etc.

Could you elaborate? I don't see what the movies
have to do with the Beowulf translations.


-- FotW

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