The Hobbit Sketchbook & The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook
(, Deluxe Boxed Set edition)
Publishing Details
The Hobbit Sketchbook & The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook
By (Author) Alan Lee
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
28th November 2019
Deluxe Boxed Set edition
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
741.64092
Physical Properties
Contains 2 hardbacks
384
Width 195mm, Height 252mm, Spine 47mm
1840g
Description
Presenting two richly illustrated books in one elegant slipcase, this deluxe, limited edition boxed set celebrates in words and pictures the beautiful work that award-winning artist Alan Lee has created for J.R.R. TolkiensThe HobbitandThe Lord of the Rings.
Sumptuously bound in full cloth, with a miniature colour image embossed into the front board, each large-format volume overflows with hundreds of delicate pencil drawings and conceptual sketches, and dozens of haunting watercolour paintings, including many brand-newHobbitpaintings and drawings that take us deeper into the magical world of Bilbo Baggins.
This very special set unlocks the secret of how Alan creates his own Middle-earth magic and provides a fascinating insight into the imagination of the man who breathed new life into Tolkiens vision. It is limited to a worldwide printing of just 3,000 numbered copies and each copy ofThe Hobbit Sketchbookhas been personally signed by the artist.
Reviews
Alan Lees artwork has a beauty and lyricism about it. His art captured what I hoped to capture with the films.
Peter Jackson
Praise for the Great Tales trilogy:
[The Children of Hrin is] the darkest of all Tolkiens tales. Alan Lees illustrations complement the writing splendidly.
Times Literary Supllement
Critical moments are caught [in Beren and Lthien], as in The Children of Hrin, by Alan Lees nine outstanding colour plates.
Times Literary Supplement
Author Bio
Alan Lee is the illustrator of the highly-successful centenary edition of The Lord of the Rings and diamond edition of The Hobbit. He studied graphic design and the depiction of Celtic and Norse myths and has illustrated a wide range of books, including Faeries, Merlin Dreams and Castles, and was conceptual designer for Terry Jones' film Erik the Viking. He was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal for his illustrated edition of Black Ships Before Troy.
