Letter 12

Letter 12 is the twelfth letter written by J.R.R. Tolkien and published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien.

Summary
Tolkien enclosed a draft of the dust cover for The Hobbit and discussed its reduction for publication on the novel. The drawing contained a runic inscription which he transcribed it as:

"The Hobbit or There and Back Again, being the record of a year's journey made by Bilbo Baggins; compiled from his memoirs by J.R.R. Tolkien and published by George Allen & Unwin"