BRADLEY, MARION ZIMMER — Men, Halflings & Hero Worship
Baltimore, MD: T-K Graphics, 1973. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. Illustrated by Judith Weiss. B&W Illustrations; This is a trade sized booklet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The book is limited to 1000 un-numbered copies. The booklet is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book is in clean, bright condition. There is very beginning bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The contents of the book is an essay by Bradley about Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings. "Although serious admirers and fans of Tolkien existed soon after the publication of The Fellowship of the Ring*, an organized Tolkien fandom as The Fellowship of the Ring sprung forth in a 49-minute meeting during the Pittsburgh Worldcon on September 4, 1960. A group of dedicated Los Angeles science fiction fans had been kicking around the idea of a Tolkien only club as early as 1959. As Ken Cheslin, the British agent of The Fellowship of the Ring, aptly put it I would say that the Tolkein [sic] society [meaning The Fellowship of the Ring] wasnt an offshoot it consisted of fans who regarded JRR as, I think, a little something extra, a little area of interest IN ADDITTION [sic] to the then fandom, not an alternative or a replacement, substitute, etc...Notably, perhaps the most erudite and insightful writer who championed and defended Tolkien was Marion Zimmer Bradley. Her 1962 Men, Halflings, and Hero Worship appearing in Astras Tower, holds up very well even some 50 years later. She also wrote two Tolkien pastiches and one crossover story with Aragorn entering her own created world of Darkover. Shepublished what would be a single issue of her own Tolkien fanzine, Andúril. " (Tolkien Fandom Reviewfrom its beginnings to 1964 / eFanzines). Near Fine .
