Looks like Tolkien letters are getting to be as costly as substantial Lovecraft letters…

a remarkable letter in which Tolkien explains the development of runes and languages used in The Hobbit, 1943, [has just] sold for $107,100, a world record for a letter by Tolkien.

They’re of course far scarcer, too.

Until Christmas 2022 you can also get runic with Tolkien at the large exhibition J.R.R. Tolkien: The Art of the Manuscript in the unlikely location of Milwaukee, USA.

Tolkien’s design for a physical replica of The Book of Mazarbul.