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J.R.R. Tolkien - The Hobbit - Illustrated Edition (2nd Hand Hardback)
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Synopsis
Sumptuous, oversized hardback edition of the classic adventure, fully illustrated with over 60 watercolour and pencil illustrations by award-winning artist, Alan Lee, Conceptual Designer on Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy. Containing full colour illustrations depicting key scenes from this all-time classic (scenes such as Gollum and Bilbo, The Wargs, Smaug the Dragon and The Battle of the Five Armies), this beautifully designed volume also includes a wealth of integrated pencil drawings which demonstrate perfectly Alan’s genius at work.
Alan Lee’s work on this book, as well as the illustrated Lord of the Rings, led to him being approached by Peter Jackson to join the film trilogy as Conceptual Artist. The same artistic vision, present in his beautiful paintings and drawings, played a major role in the look of the films, and his work received the ultimate accolade with an Academy Award for Best Art Direction on The Return of the King.
Written by Tolkien for his own children, the story of Bilbo Baggins' quest to raid the treasure hoard of the dragon Smaug the Magnificent and his incidental finding of the One Ring, has never been out of print.
The prequel to The Lord of the Rings. The Hobbit is the unforgettable story of Bilbo, a peace-loving hobbit, who embarks on a strange and magical adventure . . . a timeless classic.
Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services - as a burglar - on a dangerous expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo’s life is never to be the same again.
Seldom has any book been so widely read and loved as J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic tale, The Hobbit. Since its first publication in 1937 it has remained in print to delight each new generation of readers all over the world, and its hero, Bilbo Baggins, has taken his place among the ranks of the immortals of fiction.
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Hardback with Dust Jacket
- Condition : Very Good
- Category : Fiction - Classics
- Published : 1937 (This Edition 1997 - Harper Collins)
- ISBN : 9780261103306
- SKU : B000327
- PPC : SP1400gm
- RRP : £25.00
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
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External Reviews
" . . . it can be enjoyed by all ages. Regardless of your age, or affinity for the fantasy genre, there has an experience of an adventure that everyone can take away from reading this." - Goodreads Review.
"A flawless masterpiece" - The Times.
‘One of the best loved characters in English fiction . . . a marvellous fantasy adventure’ - Daily Mail.
‘Finely written saga of dwarves and elves, fearsome goblins and trolls . . . an exciting epic of travel, magical adventure, working up to a devastating climax’ - The Observer.
The Author
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE FRSL was an English writer, poet, philologist, and academic, best known as the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Featured Author . . . J.R.R. Tolkien