The Hobbit 3D: A three-dimensional picture book - Hardcover

Tolkien, J. R. R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0001361287 ISBN 13: 9780001361287

Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks, 1999

Synopsis

A dazzling visual and tactile experience, featuring new, breathtaking artwork from Tolkien artist John Howe.

Tolkien’s world is brought to life in this stunning and sophisticated celebration of The Hobbit. Featuring many new and innovative paper-engineering techniques, it is a book that will appeal to adult enthusiasts as well as children, and will even attract a new audience

The five spreads reconstruct the main events in the story:
• the party at Bag End
• Gollum’s underground cavern
• the grotesque spiders in Mirkwood
• Smaug and his treasure
• and the Battle of Five Armies.
Each spread also features pull-out scrolls with relevant quotes from the book. These enhance the impact of each three-dimensional image without intruding on the action.

About this title

About the Author

J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 60 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.

From the Back Cover

'Far over the misty mountains cold, To dungeons deep and caverns old
We must away ere break of day, To seek the pale enchanted gold. . . '

The adventures of Bilbo Baggins and his quest for stolen treasure have enthralled readers for over sixty years. Now, through John Howe's magical artwork, Tolkien's world is brought vividly to life in this stunning and sophisticated three-dimensional celebration of that famous journey.

Travel with Bilbo from the riotous party in Bag End, through underground perils and spider- infested woods, to treasure and glory in five breathtaking spreads.

Pull-out scrolls featuring extracts from Tolkien's original text set each scene in context.

A unique homage to JRR Tolkien's classic story that will captivate all.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0001361287
• ISBN 13: 9780001361287
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 10