The Art of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien - First US Edition, First Printing 2015

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015; first US edition and first printing, with the complete 10–1 number line.

Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull assemble more than 180 sketches, maps, manuscript pages and finished illustrations created by J.R.R. Tolkien while writing and revising The Lord of the Rings. The large-format volume includes many previously unpublished pieces and explains their relationship to the development of the text.

This copy retains its illustrated dust jacket, priced $40 on the front flap, over dark boards. ISBN 978-0-544-63634-7.

Condition: A very good, well-preserved copy in its original illustrated dust jacket. Light surface rubbing and minor shelf wear are visible. The photographed contents and endpapers appear clean, with no ownership inscription visible. The photographs show the exact copy offered.

An essential visual companion to Tolkien's masterpiece, presented here in its first American printing.