THE HOBBIT Illustrated Edition Incorporates Tolkien Artwork for the First Time
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In addition to being a talented wordsmith, Tolkien also created many incredible works of art for his writings. Over the years, we’ve seen more of these pieces released in many ways, including in new editions of The Lord of the Rings books. And now, it’s The Hobbit‘s turn. Releasing this fall is a brand-new version of this Tolkien text. And this edition of The Hobbit comes complete with “over 50 sketches, drawings, paintings and maps by J.R.R. Tolkien, himself.” Not to mention, the complete text comes printed in two colors. Here’s what we know about this new The Hobbit illustrated edition.
The description for this new edition of The Hobbit shares more about what we can expect from the tome:
Tolkien’s own selection of finished paintings and drawings have become inseparable from his text, adorning editions of The Hobbit for more than 85 years. But the published art has afforded only a glimpse of Tolkien’s creative process, and many additional sketches, colored drawings and maps – although exhibited and published elsewhere – have never appeared within the pages of The Hobbit.
In this unique enhanced edition of Tolkien’s enchanting classic tale, the full panoply of his art is reproduced for the first time, presenting more than 50 illustrations to accompany Bilbo Baggins on his adventure ‘there and back again.’
Although we’ve likely seen some of this Tolkien artwork before, there’s nothing like seeing illustrations in-situ with the text they imagine. Although both pieces delight fans separately, they work best together. The illustrated version of The Lord of the Rings has indeed become immensely popular. And we’re sure the same will absolutely prove true with this enhanced edition of The Hobbit once it publishes. The new edition of The Hobbit releases on September 19, 2023. You can pre-order it now.
