Pictures by JRR TOLKIEN - retailer Sealed, Slipcased Edition

With Christopher Tolkien as your guide, take a tour through this colorful gallery of enchanting art produced by J.R.R. Tolkien and presented in an elegant new slipcased edition.

Book and slipcase are in Like New/Unread condition and still sealed in the publisher's original shrink-wrap. Book was not issued with a dust jacket by the publisher. Please see photos.

ABOUT THE BOOK:
This collection of pictures, with a text by Christopher Tolkien, confirms J.R.R. Tolkien's considerable talent as an artist. It provides fascinating insight into his visual conception of many of the places and events familiar to readers of The retailer Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.

Examples of his art range from delicate watercolors depicting Rivendell, the Forest of Lothlorien, Smaug, and Old Man Willow, to drawings and sketches of Moria Gate and Minas Tirith. Together they form a comprehensive collection of Tolkien's own illustrations for his most popular books.

This enchanting gallery was personally selected by Christopher Tolkien who, through detailed notes on the sources for each picture, provides unique insight into the artistic vision of his father, J.R.R. Tolkien.

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