The Art of the Lord of the Rings With Slipcase

J.R.R. Tolkien Edited Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond

ISBN 10: 0008105758 / ISBN 13: 9780008105754

Published by Harpercollins, London, 2015

About this Item

Very Good- Hardcover Very Good- Slipcase First English Edition Sixth Printing Rubs at board edges and slight dings. Clean 239 pp. NO writing, Color art pristine tight binding. Slipcase has banged up edges and rubs and color loss at edges and some splits along top edges of slipcase box, Still solid and despite external wear a very nice copy. See our Three Geese in Flight Book Scans the color letter from King Elf Stone to Samwise's family.

Seller Inventory # 90005301001129188

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Art of the Lord of the Rings With Slipcase
• Publisher: Harpercollins, London
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0008105758
• ISBN 13: 9780008105754
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: J. R. R. Tolkien
• Edition: First English Edition.
• Condition: Very Good-
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fantasy Literature

About this title

Synopsis

To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the publication of The Lord of the Rings, a sumptuous full-colour art book containing the complete collection of almost 200 sketches, drawings, paintings and maps by J.R.R. Tolkien.

As he wrote The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien’s mental pictures often found expression in drawing, from rough sketches made within the manuscript to more finished illustrations. Only a few of these were meant for publication; most were aids to help Tolkien conceive his complex story and keep it consistent. Many do not illustrate the final text, but represent moments of creation, illuminating Tolkien’s process of writing and design. In addition to pictorial sketches, numerous maps follow the development of the Shire and the larger landscape of Middle-earth, while inscriptions in runes and Elvish script, and ‘facsimile’ leaves from the burned and blood-stained Book of Mazarbul, support Tolkien’s pose as an ‘editor’ or ‘translator’ of ancient records.

The Art of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien collects these drawings, inscriptions, maps, and plans in one deluxe volume. More than 180 images are included, all of them printed in colour from high-quality scans and photographs, more than half not previously published. Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, two of the world’s leading Tolkien scholars, have edited the book and provide an expert introduction and comments. Readers who have enjoyed The Art of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, with which the new book is uniform, will find much of interest also in The Art of The Lord of the Rings.

About the Authors

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 80 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.

Wayne G. Hammond, is Assistant Librarian in the Chapin Library of Rare Books, Williams College. He also lectures on the history of printing and illustration and is a practising book designer and graphic artist – making him the ideal co-author of the acclaimed study of Tolkien’s paintings and drawings, ‘J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist & Illustrator’.