Smith of Wootton Major. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes. Boston: Houghton, Miffin, 1967. First Edition. Pp, 61. Small 8vo. Publisher’s pictorial boards with author’s photograph to the rear showing light-shelf wear, author’s photograph to the rear

What began as a preface to The Golden Key by George MacDonald eventually grew into this charming short story, containing  many intriguing links to the world of Middle-earth, as well as to Tolkien’s other tales.

Complete with black and white illustrations by Pauline Baynes, it was the last work of fiction to be published in Tolkien’s own lifetime.