"Bilbo's Last Song", by JRRT

***Rían*** · 02-01-2003, 02:23 AM

Hey fellow Tolkien-lovers, I came across a little book at Christmas called Bilbo's Last Song, by JRRT, and wondered if anyone else has come across it? It's just a little thing, illustrated by the Pauline Baynes, who Tolkien liked so much, and it's really lovely!

Elf.Freak · 02-01-2003, 07:04 AM

i really wanted that book for Christmas! but i didn't get it...

Thrain · 02-01-2003, 12:41 PM

Hey I got it along time ago in a thriftshop. It's a first edition. It's worth about $20.00.

WallRocker · 02-01-2003, 01:35 PM

I saw it in a bookstore and almost considered buying it. Maybe I will now since my fellow 'Mooters like it

Falagar · 02-01-2003, 01:39 PM

Haven't seen or heard of it before, will be looking for it now

Shadowfax · 02-01-2003, 01:42 PM

What exactly is it about? I've seen it in stores.

***azalea*** · 02-01-2003, 03:12 PM

I had heard of it many years ago and had it on my book wish list for a long time. Is it out of print? No one was able to find it. And what is it exactly? Is it a poem that he wrote by Bilbo that was illustrated? Or is it one from The Hobbit or LotR that she illustrated and was put into picture book form? I wish I'd been able to find it then, because I'm sure it's more expensive now. Where did you find it (all of you who have it or have seen it), and about how much was it?

BeardofPants · 02-01-2003, 03:30 PM

It's been re-released, so it's widely available through all major bookshops. It's about NZ$20 I think. It's small, with a blue cover, and is illustrated by Tolkien's favourite illustrator. It's not very long (A poem.)

A link to information on the original release:

http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/2/1030427733

And its re-release:

http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/1030403585

Miranda · 02-01-2003, 04:37 PM

One of my friends bought it for me for my eighteenth birthday and I love it! Its really special too because she wrote me a really sweet little message inside the front cover! Its a good read, short but good! Mx

Guardian_of_the_Forest · 02-02-2003, 12:42 AM

Sounds neat. I came across it in a book store once. Is the book actually a song?

***Rían*** · 02-02-2003, 01:46 AM

It's about 15 pages or so, and each page has a 4-line (what is the word? couplet?) thingy. I"ll type the first several pages:

Day is ended,
dim my eyes,
but journey long
before me lies.

Farewell, friends!
I hear the call.
The ship's beside
the stony wall.

Foam is white
and waves are grey;
beyond the sunset
leads my way.

Foam is salt,
the wind is free;
I hear the rising
of the Sea.

------------------

Each set of pages has a large drawing of Bilbo on various stages of his journey to the Havens, and 2 smaller drawings of his journey in The Hobbit. The drawings are very intricate and pretty, and Tokien really liked the illustrator, as I mentioned before. Just a simple verse, but a nice book. It was $13 U.S.

Shadowfax · 02-02-2003, 02:13 AM

Oh, that sounds cool!

02-01-2003, 02:23 AM	#1
*Rían* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	"Bilbo's Last Song", by JRRT Hey fellow Tolkien-lovers, I came across a little book at Christmas called Bilbo's Last Song, by JRRT, and wondered if anyone else has come across it? It's just a little thing, illustrated by the Pauline Baynes, who Tolkien liked so much, and it's really lovely! __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva!

02-01-2003, 07:04 AM	#2
Elf.Freak Orli's lil fan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sugar World/Orlando Bloom Cloud Posts: 464	i really wanted that book for Christmas! but i didn't get it... __________________ >>--elven arrow--> ~ Give a man a fish and he'll feed for a day, give me a fish and you'll only get it back! ~ I've gotta new avatar! looks kinda like me...anime style! ~ LOST: Orlando Bloom. If found, please send him straight to Elf.Freak

02-01-2003, 12:41 PM	#3
Thrain Enting Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Right now I am currently living in Rivendell Posts: 52	Hey I got it along time ago in a thriftshop. It's a first edition. It's worth about $20.00. __________________ Never mettle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and taste good ketchup.

02-01-2003, 01:35 PM	#4
WallRocker Elven Warrior Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: At the computer... Posts: 376	I saw it in a bookstore and almost considered buying it. Maybe I will now since my fellow 'Mooters like it __________________ Do one thing every day that scares you ~Anonymous~ <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <>< <><<>< <>< <>< <>< I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America And to the Republic for which it stands One nation UNDER GOD with liberty and justice for all

02-01-2003, 01:39 PM	#5
Falagar Death of Mooters and [Entmoot] Internal Affairs Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 2,870	Haven't seen or heard of it before, will be looking for it now __________________ Fëanor - Innocence incarnated Still, Aikanáro 'till the Last battle.

02-01-2003, 01:42 PM	#6
Shadowfax The Fleet-Footed Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: British Columbia Posts: 913	What exactly is it about? I've seen it in stores. __________________ Jesus saved me "To remain ignorant of things that happened before you were born is to remain a child" (Cicero, 106-43 B.C.) "Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth" (Picasso)

02-01-2003, 03:12 PM	#7
*azalea* Long lost mooter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 3,342	I had heard of it many years ago and had it on my book wish list for a long time. Is it out of print? No one was able to find it. And what is it exactly? Is it a poem that he wrote by Bilbo that was illustrated? Or is it one from The Hobbit or LotR that she illustrated and was put into picture book form? I wish I'd been able to find it then, because I'm sure it's more expensive now. Where did you find it (all of you who have it or have seen it), and about how much was it?

02-01-2003, 03:30 PM	#8
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	It's been re-released, so it's widely available through all major bookshops. It's about NZ$20 I think. It's small, with a blue cover, and is illustrated by Tolkien's favourite illustrator. It's not very long (A poem.) A link to information on the original release: http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/2/1030427733 And its re-release: http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/1030403585 __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords Last edited by BeardofPants : 02-01-2003 at 03:36 PM.

02-01-2003, 04:37 PM	#9
Miranda 'Bohemian princess of Covent Garden Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Mill Posts: 544	One of my friends bought it for me for my eighteenth birthday and I love it! Its really special too because she wrote me a really sweet little message inside the front cover! Its a good read, short but good! Mx __________________ There's only us, there's only this, forget regret or life is yours to miss. No other road, no other way, no day but today.

02-02-2003, 12:42 AM	#10
Guardian_of_the_Forest Enting Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: A Forgotten Forest Posts: 50	Sounds neat. I came across it in a book store once. Is the book actually a song? __________________ ~Jennie ~Lossenhyandowen ~Guardian of the Forest

02-02-2003, 01:46 AM	#11
*Rían* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	It's about 15 pages or so, and each page has a 4-line (what is the word? couplet?) thingy. I"ll type the first several pages: Day is ended, dim my eyes, but journey long before me lies. Farewell, friends! I hear the call. The ship's beside the stony wall. Foam is white and waves are grey; beyond the sunset leads my way. Foam is salt, the wind is free; I hear the rising of the Sea. ------------------ Each set of pages has a large drawing of Bilbo on various stages of his journey to the Havens, and 2 smaller drawings of his journey in The Hobbit. The drawings are very intricate and pretty, and Tokien really liked the illustrator, as I mentioned before. Just a simple verse, but a nice book. It was $13 U.S. __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! Last edited by Rían : 02-02-2003 at 01:48 AM.

02-02-2003, 02:13 AM	#12
Shadowfax The Fleet-Footed Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: British Columbia Posts: 913	Oh, that sounds cool! __________________ Jesus saved me "To remain ignorant of things that happened before you were born is to remain a child" (Cicero, 106-43 B.C.) "Art is a lie which makes us realize the truth" (Picasso)