In creating the artwork for The Hobbit, Tolkien borrowed from a short ... Also included are conceptual sketches for the now-iconic dust jacket cover painting of the mountains Bilbo Baggins ...

Since J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit was released on September 21, 1937, the book has sold millions of copies around the world. It has multiple translations and covers, varying in illustration and ...

A first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit set a new record at the ... recently set the record for the most expensive book illustration at auction with a £314,500 ($493,000) sale ...

Literature fans have just discovered the Dutch version of The Hobbit from 1960 - and they think it could just be the "best book cover" of all time. The Hobbit is a children's fantasy novel ...

All of which means you still have plenty of time to read (or re-read) “The Hobbit” before the movie opens on December 14. You’ll be glad you did. Illustration by Istvan Banyai. Jon Michaud ...