Tolkien letters fetch $200,000 at auction

A collection of letters and other documents from J.R.R. Tolkien was sold at auction to an anonymous telephone bidder for £58,750 ($204,205).

The collection, compiled by the writer's friend George Sayer, shows the development of his classic Lord of the Rings.

The earliest letter in the collection asks for the return of a manuscript of the trilogy as George Allen & Unwin, the publishers, are now "clamouring to reconsider it".

Feature: Lord of the Rings