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Drawings, Watercolorsand Manuscripts. 1987

 

J.R.R. Tolkien: The Hobbit Drawings, Watercolors and Manuscripts.
1st Edition 1987.
Marquette University.
ISBN 0823906625.
Exhibition catalogue.
Hammond p.375.

Reproduces a variety of illustrations for The Hobbit - both finished pieces and sketches.  Less well known items include the original draft of the dustwrapper artwork and a manuscript page showing a "Map of the Upper River and Mirkwood".

Also includes a letter to G.E. Selby and two essays:  'J.R.R. Tolkien: Pictures Fit for an Exhibition' by Curtis L. Carter and 'The Expectant Landscape: J.R.R. Tolkien's Illustrations for The Hobbit' by Richard Schindler.

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