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Reproductions of forty-eight paintings and drawings prepared as illustrations for Tolkien's works are accompanied by extant prestudies, black-and-white versions, and notes on preparation and publication
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Christopher Tolkien, born on 21st November 1924, is the third son of J.R.R. Tolkien. Appointed by Tolkien to be his literary executor, he has devoted himself since his father's death in 1973 to the editing and publication of unpublished writings, notably The Silmarillion and the collections entitled Unfinished Tales and The History of Middle-earth. Since 1975 he has lived in France with his wife Baillie.
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