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Please watch: “New Books in: May | Mystics and Folio“ --~-- Here is the collectors edition of The Art of the Hobbit published by HarperCollins in 2011, with the help of the Tolkien scholars Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull. *ABOUT THE BOOK* “To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit, a sumptuous full colour art book containing the complete collection of more than 100 Hobbit sketches, drawings, paintings and maps by . Tolkien. When . 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 h
