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Zusatztext A special illustrated edition celebrating the 60th anniversary of the book'sfirst publication. Carnegie Medal winner! Alan Lee is the illustrator!and the text used is the most comprehensive and corrected version. 22 fullcolour illustrations and 38 pencil drawings. After 31st December! the pricewill go up to $25. A collection of six posters taken from illustrationsin the book is published in HarperCollins Paperback this month. Informationen zum Autor J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic! though he is best known for writing The Hobbit! The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion! plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 35 languages and have sold many millions of copies world wide. Alan Lee is the creator of the highly successful illustrated edition of The Lord of the Rings! and winner of the 1994 Kate Greenaway Medal for Children's Book Illustration. He won an Oscar for his work on Peter Jackson's Return of the King. Klappentext Reissue of the special edition celebrating the 60th anniversary of the book's first publication. Carnegie Medal winner, Alan Lee is the illustrator, and the text used is the most comprehensive and corrected version. 22 full colour illustrations and 38 pencil drawings. 'A flawless masterpiece' "The Times" Zusammenfassung Sumptuous! oversized hardback edition of the classic adventure! fully illustrated with over 60 watercolour and pencil illustrations by award-winning artist! Alan Lee! Conceptual Designer on Peter Jackson's THE HOBBIT trilogy.
