Mr. Bliss, Facsimile Edition A tale written and illustrated by J R R Tolkien The 25th Anniversary Edition: A Tale Written and Illustrated by Tolkien Published in 2007 (UK) Slipcased hardcover Rare and unique find!! Amazing collectable book for your Tolkien books collection. A brand new edition of the long unavailable children’s story, written and illustrated by the author of The Hobbit and Letters from Father Christmas, with newly scanned manuscript pages and redesigned text. Professor J.R.R. Tolkien invented and illustrated the book of Mr Bliss’s adventures for his own children when they were very young. The story is reproduced here exactly as he created it – handwritten with lots of detailed and uproarious colour pictures. This is a complete and highly imaginative tale of eccentricity. Mr Bliss, a man notable for his immensely tall hats and for the rabbit in his garden, takes the whimsical decision to buy a motor car. But his first drive to visit friends quickly becomes a catalogue of disasters. Some of these could be blamed on Mr Bliss’s style of driving, but even he could not anticipate being hijacked by three bears. As for what happens next – the readers, whether young or old, will want to discover for themselves. Thankfully all ended well, and even the yellow motor car with red wheels (to which Mr Bliss has taken an understandable and great dislike), came in useful at the end... On the 15th of October 2007, HarperCollins published a revised Anniversary Edition of the long unavailable children’s story Mr. Bliss, written and illustrated by Tolkien himself. Originally published in 1982, the book has been out of print since the 1990s. This slipcased hardcover edition marks the 25th anniversary of publication. It has now a completely different look from the first edition and has been completely redesigned to make it the definitive edition, ideal for collectors and newcomers to the story. In great condition. Type: Hardback Estimate: 112 pages Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: Revised edition - 15 Oktober 2007 (UK) Language: English Format: 189x246 mm