In this sumptuous, large-format hardback Alan Lee reveals in pictures and in words how he created these images, which would prove so powerful, matching perfectly with Tolkien's own vision, that they would eventually define the look of Peter Jackson's film adaptations and earn Alan a coveted Academy Award. The Hobbit Sketchbook is filled with more than of his sketches and early conceptual pieces that reveal how the project progressed from idea to finished art.
It also contains a wealth of brand-new full-colour paintings and sketches drawn specially for this book, which unlock the secrets of how Alan creates his own magic and provide a fascinating insight into the imagination of the man who breathed new life into Tolkien's vision.
Since they were first published, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings have been two books people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, these works of sweeping fantasy have touched the hearts of young and old alike.
Between them, nearly million copies have been sold around the world. And no editions have proved more popular than the two that were illustrated by award-winning artist, Alan Lee - the Centenary edition of The Lord of the Rings and the 60th Anniversary edition of The Hobbit.
Now, the new hardback editions of these beautifully illustrated works have been collected together into one boxed set of four books. Readers will be able to follow the complete story of the Hobbits and their part in the quest for the Ring - beginning with Bilbo's fateful visit from Gandalf and culminating in the dramatic climax between Frodo and Gollum atop Mount Doom - while also enjoying over seventy full-page colour paintings and numerous illustrations which accompany this epic tale.
Since it was first published in , The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured. The second impression is the only UK 1st edition published with 4 color and 9 mono plate illustrations; making it very easy to recognise. Tan cloth binding over boards, imprinted with a bowing hobbit in red to the upper right of the title on the front. Dust jacket in blue with the Hobbiton frontispiece in color in front. Title page shows outline of the same bowing hobbit as on the cover.
All artwork by Tolkien. Title page bowing hobbit insignia was changed to the publisher's device of a seated flautist sometime during the run.
The First Impression , or First State of the first American edition was published in , specific date unknown. The number of copies of the first state is also currently unknown.
The first American editions differed significantly from the UK editions by the inclusion of four of tolkien's color plates. Two of these were used on the dustjacket, the Hill: Hobbiton Across the Water on the front cover and Conversation with Smaug on the back cover. Houghton-Mifflin also decided to place a small figure of a bowing hobbit on the title page and the cover.
Unfortunately, this hobbit wore boots! To be fair to the publisher, this hobbit was modeled on the hobbit figure in tolkien's illustration, Conversation with Smaug. The hobbit in the illustration also wears boots. This figure was removed at some point in production, probably as part of the second impression. Four paintings were used in the first American edition. The third impression is dated and is similar to the fist UK impression of but smaller.
The other difference is that the color plates have been removed except for the frontispiece. This version omitted all of the color plates except the color frontispiece of The Hill: Hobbiton Across the Water. They were bound independently, in yellow, gilt-stamped cloth over boards. The dustjacket was black, orange and white, featuring a drawing of a dandified Hobbit. Tolkien commented "Surely the paper wasted on that hideous dust-cover could have been better used".
Similiar to the third impression, this version was produced to the "War Economy Standard" of the day. These copies tend to be very, very fragile. It is also referred to as the fifth impression. The front of the dustjacket is marked "Fifth Impression". The text also has some corrections of the fourth impression but a number of errors remained.
As Tolkien was writing the Hobbit sequel, The Lord of the Rings, he became aware of inconsistencies between the characterization of Gollum in the Hobbit and the features of desperation and obsession with the Ring that were required as motivation for his behavior in The Lord of the Rings.
The original Gollum was less crazed and degraded by his long association with the Ring. As a result, Tolkien substantially revised Chapter 5. These are described in detail in the Annotated Hobbit. The first of these revisions were made in and incorporated into the new edition of Only the title page and dust jacket have changed to name the publisher. The foot of the spines are marked Houghton Mifflin Company. Hardback with dust wrapper.
Houghton Mifflin Co. Identical sheets and illustrations as the 6th UK printing second printing of AU , but the binding reverted to a design similar to HM, only smaller and without the bowing hobbit insignia on the front cover. Unlike the corresponding UK edition, the American covers changed color roughly every printing, though samples can be found with sheets from one UK printing and binding color prevalent on a neighboring US printing.
Unlike the UK impressions, most of the US printings of the second edition did not declare the impression on the reverse of the title page, making them difficult to identify. All illustrations have been removed, and the maps are printed in black-and-white. HM — Houghton Mifflin Co. Covers and dust jacket similar to HM, but cover is light green and does not vary in successive printings.
Color frontispiece removed, and the red from the end paper maps has changed to black. There is no color left within the book at all. These comprise the US 16th through 24th? Format has enlarged to We look forward to meeting you. Forums The Works of J. Tolkien "The Hobbit". JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
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Jemima Caitlin, illustrator for the latest edition of The Hobbit , was guest speaker at a seminar I attended. Her first encounter with The Hobbit's publishers came when she chose to illustrate Roverandom for her degree project using a technique involving ink on glass, with the illustration appearing reversed after being drawn on an overlaid piece of paper. She asked the publisher for the text so she could make her illustrations into a book.
She sent them a copy after it was completed and they in turn sent it to Christopher Tolkien for appraisal. He and Baillie thought it hadn't got quite the right feel for the story, so it didn't become a new publication. However, when a new edition of The Hobbit was being considered, Christopher and Baillie looked at Jemima's website and liked some of her more traditional work.
They asked the publisher to approach her to produce some artwork. They liked what they saw. Jemima chose to emulate Tolkien's own artistic style in her final pieces, including some of his detail, such as Smaug 's fleur-de-lys shaped tail end and ridge spines.
Her first attempt at Bilbo was considered to look too young, so she dutifully aged him up a bit. She went back to the original descriptions for detail of clothing etc, with Gandalf 's eyebrows protruding beyond the brim of his hat for instance.
She also gave Gollum unkempt hairy feet; a reminder of his hobbit-like origins. You'll guess the inspiration for the cover art from my collage. It was reversed on the final cover illustration, so the tree could wrap around the spine. Jemima's flying Smaug didn't make it into the book's illustrations, but was instead used as gold embossing on the de-luxe boxed hardback edition. I like the look of it.
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