{"product_id":"a-new-glossary-of-the-dialect-of-the-huddersfield-district-1928-w-haigh-tolkien","title":"A NEW GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF THE HUDDERSFIELD DISTRICT 1928 W HAIGH\/ TOLKIEN","description":"\u003cp\u003e[HAIGH, WALTER E.; TOLKIEN, J.R.R. (preface)]. \u003cstrong\u003eA New Glossary of the Dialect of the Huddersfield District. \u003c\/strong\u003ePublished by Oxford University Press, 1928.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. Leather-bound; hardcover; octavo (22 x 14 x 2.5 cm); pp. xxix, [1], 166, [1]. English text in double columns. Handsome prize binding by Riviere in full polished calf gilt; top edge gilt; marbled endpapers; half-title. Condition: VERY GOOD. Binding tight and secure, the hinges and joints intact. Some fading to covers, the extremities a little rubbed in places. Interior fresh and clean. Contemporary prize inscription to front endpaper. A most handsome copy. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNotes: A wonderful first edition copy of A New Glossary of the Dialect of the Huddersfield District, which was written by Walter Edward Haigh (1856-1931), who had been the Head of the English \u0026amp; History Department at Huddersfield Technical College, published by Oxford University Press in 1928. The book is noteworthy for containing a foreword by Professor J.R.R. Tolkien, who would go on to write The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien seemingly made use of this glossary for his famous works.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFR Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56946863374711,"sku":null,"price":495.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0456\/6872\/8995\/files\/image_0c86281f-e257-4864-b2e7-97cb66303e49.jpg?v=1774750197","url":"https:\/\/rarebooksboutique.com\/products\/a-new-glossary-of-the-dialect-of-the-huddersfield-district-1928-w-haigh-tolkien","provider":"MFR Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}