The Art of the Hobbit by J.r.r. Tolkien
Hardcover – Illustrated, September 18, 2012
HarperCollins · Hardcover · September 18, 2012
The Art of the Hobbit by J.r.r.
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- Who it’s for
- Tolkien’s drawings, maps, and paintings offer another way into the world of The Hobbit.
- Themes
- Tolkien’s Hobbit artwork, Illustrations, maps, and sketches
- Genres
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy Art, Artist Monographs, Illustration
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J.R.R. Tolkien’s complete artwork for The Hobbit, presented for the first time in this edition. When J.R.R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit, he was already an accomplished amateur artist, and drew illustrations for his book while it was still in manuscript. The Hobbit as first printed had ten black-and-white pictures, two maps, and binding and dust jacket designs by its author. Later, Tolkien also painted five scenes for color plates, which comprise some of his best work.
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His illustrations for The Hobbit add an extra dimension to that remarkable book, and have long influenced how readers imagine Bilbo Baggins and his world. Written and edited by leading Tolkien experts Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, The Art of The Hobbitby J.R.R. Tolkien showcases the complete artwork created by the author for his story—including related pictures, more than one hundred sketches, drawings, paintings, maps, and plans. Some of these images are published here for the first time, others for the first time in color, allowing Tolkien’s Hobbit pictures to be seen completely and more vividly than ever before.
Seeing Middle-earth
Tolkien’s drawings, maps, and paintings offer another way into the world of The Hobbit.
Come here for
- More than one hundred sketches, drawings, paintings, maps, and plans
- A look at how Tolkien pictured his own story
Expect
- Complete artwork, including images published here for the first time
- Some images shown in color for the first time
Where it sits
| Sci-Fi & Fantasy Art | 52% |
|---|---|
| Illustration | 43% |
| Artist Monographs | 40% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Pop Culture & Art
- Watercolor Techniques
- Sci-Fi & Fantasy Art
- Authors
- J.R.R. Tolkien, Wayne G. Hammond
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- September 18, 2012
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Tolkien’s Hobbit artwork · Illustrations, maps, and sketches
- Reading lane
- Pop Culture & Art