This small hardback is bound in green cloth with a lovely illustration of the interior of Bag End, by John Howe, on the front cover with an attractive gold text giving book details on both the front and rear covers. Brian Sibley provides an exegesis, of about forty pages or so, regarding the importance of maps for Tolkien and for the reader of Tolkien and about Tolkien's map of The Hobbit in particular. The major attraction of the publication is a fold-out map, based upon Tolkien's original, of the locations visited by Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit. This map is beautifully illustrated by John Howe, and features a delightful scene from the Chapter in the novel An Unexpected Party as well as an especially malevolent depiction of the evil dragon Smaug.
My girlfriend LOVES the Lord of the rings and I bought this for her as a surprise. Not only is it illustrated by THE guy who illustrated the books, is working on the Hobbit film, and also drew all the artwork for the trilogy also, it has a lovely cover with Gold leaf, and a pull out map! Brilliant pull out map inside with full description. Great for anyone reading through the Hobbit or whom is a lover of Tolkeins writing
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