The Art of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien - First Edition, First Printing 2011 - Sealed

The 2011 HarperCollins first edition, first printing, preserved in its original shrink-wrap and pictorial slipcase.

Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull gather Tolkien's surviving sketches, maps, decorative designs and finished paintings for The Hobbit, following the visual development of the book from manuscript to publication. The illustrated hardback is housed in its original pictorial slipcase.

ISBN 978-0-00-744081-8. The original UK price was £25.

Condition: Still sealed in shrink-wrap, with the illustrated slipcase visible beneath the wrapping. The exterior appears well preserved, with minor handling to the wrapping. The owner purchased this copy on release, confirming the first printing. It remains unopened, so the interior has not been examined.

The photographs show the exact copy offered.

A sealed, slipcased exploration of the drawings and paintings through which Tolkien first imagined The Hobbit.