J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist & Illustrator — Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull — HarperCollins Paperback, Second Printing, 1998

The 1998 UK paperback edition of the landmark study of Tolkien's visual art, here in its second printing with 200 reproductions, many in full colour.

Published by HarperCollins in London in 1998, this is the second printing of the 1998 UK paperback edition of J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist & Illustrator by Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull. The copyright page carries the number line 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2, identifying the second printing. The rear cover retains the original recommended prices of £16.99 and CAN $37.50.

This generously sized study traces Tolkien's art from childhood paintings and early drawings to his private pictures for his children and the maps, lettering, heraldic devices and illustrations created alongside The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and the wider legendarium. Its 208 pages contain 200 reproductions, many in full colour, accompanied by detailed commentary from two leading Tolkien bibliographers and scholars.

Condition: A very good paperback copy in the original illustrated covers, with light surface rubbing and minor wear at the edges and corners. The photographed pages are clean, with no inscription visible in the illustrated openings. ISBN 0-261-10360-1. The photographs show the exact copy offered.

An accessible large-format survey of Tolkien's remarkable visual imagination, bringing together his landscapes, maps, calligraphy and book designs in one richly illustrated volume.