Tree and Leaf: Including the Poem Mythopoeia

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Summary: Paperback, not hardcover!
Review: I ordered this book used from fivedollarbooks (aka Candlewood), and returned when I saw it was a paperback. Condition was satisfactory, but I wanted hardcover specifically. The seller gave me a full refund, even refunded all shipping. After a month, Amazon still has not corrected the description above. Check with the seller to be sure you are getting the edition you want.

There is a hardcover version available from Amazon, but it does not include Mythopoeia.

Regarding the content, wow! "Leaf by Niggle" alone is priceless. Like Niggle's leaf is to a forest, so this story is to Tolkien's larger works: smaller, but not lesser.

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Summary: insight in this creation
Review: This is a beautiful book. Reading through it, the intentions of Tolkien are revealed. It makes all of the stories of middle earth more real, tangable, comforting. It can be read and reread; each time more layers, more connections are made. Tolkien confronts reality of fantasy in this essay and poem. He justifies our human need for subcreation, and comfort in art.