Tolkien, J.R.R.

Series of 12 letters, signed “Ronald” or “R”, comprising 10 autograph and 2 typed letters, together with 13 from other Tolkien family members, to Mrs Dorothy (“Ding”) Wood, etc.

Mrs Dorothy Grace Wood (née Mountain) and Tolkien were cousins. Her mother was Grace Mountain (née Tolkien) and the sister of J.R.R. Tolkien’s father, Arthur. As a child, J.R.R. Tolkien spent several holidays with his paternal aunt in Northumberland. In later life Tolkien and “Ding” (as she was called by close relatives) renewed their friendship.