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avalydia's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting, but definitely a money-grabber. There were lots of instances where the artwork cited was a few pages ahead of the text; maybe this was unavoidable, but it made it difficult to concentrate on both.
regitzexenia's review
5.0
I love how this book is a double journey. The book itself is laid out so it follows the story line of The Hobbit, and at the same time it shows a lot of the evolutions of the many, many different illustrations and gives insight to the thought proces behind it. I enjoyed it immensely.
scottjraney's review
4.0
Not only was Tolkien an excellent author, he was an excellent illustrator and designer. It was fascinating to see his design process for the original cover of The Hobbit. The illustrations in this book show how Tolkien envisioned the world of Middle Earth. Many of the illustrations included show various stages of development, form initial drawings, to the refined illustration.
jos17's review against another edition
4.5
Quick interesting read. I’d definitely recommend for anyone who loves The Hobbit or who is interested in how publishing worked in the mid-1900s!