A sumptuous full colour art book containing the complete collection of more than 100 sketches
drawings paintings and maps created by J.R.R. Tolkien for The Hobbit . 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 colour plates which are some of his best work. 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. The Art of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien is the complete
collection of the artwork created by the author for his story. Including related pictures more
than one hundred sketches drawings paintings maps and plans are presented here preliminary
and alternate versions and experimental designs as well as finished art. Using fresh digital
scans from the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford and Marquette University in Wisconsin Tolkien's
Hobbit pictures can be seen more vividly than ever before. Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull
two of the world's leading Tolkien scholars have edited the book and provide an expert
introduction and comments. Readers who have enjoyed The Art of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R.
Tolkien will find much of interest also in The Art of The Hobbit .
