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Lot 145
Tolkien (J.R.R.).- Baynes (Pauline) [Artist's Proof Illustration for the First Paperback Edition of The Hobbit], cut signature of the artist, [1961].
Hammer Price: £1,300
Description
Tolkien (J.R.R.).- Baynes (Pauline) [Artist's Proof Illustration for the First Paperback Edition of The Hobbit], cut signature of the artist below proof illustration, framed and window-mounted, frame approx. 405 x 395mm, with letter of provenance, [1961].
⁂ Pauline Baynes was the first illustrator of Tolkien's minor works and was commissioned by Tolkien's publishers to design the slipcases for a deluxe edition of the Lord of the Rings series, and paint 'A Map of Middle-Earth'. She was an incredibly accomplished illustrator, having also illustrated all seven volumes of C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia. She later became an author, writing and illustrating her own stories with animal and Biblical themes.
Description
Tolkien (J.R.R.).- Baynes (Pauline) [Artist's Proof Illustration for the First Paperback Edition of The Hobbit], cut signature of the artist below proof illustration, framed and window-mounted, frame approx. 405 x 395mm, with letter of provenance, [1961].
⁂ Pauline Baynes was the first illustrator of Tolkien's minor works and was commissioned by Tolkien's publishers to design the slipcases for a deluxe edition of the Lord of the Rings series, and paint 'A Map of Middle-Earth'. She was an incredibly accomplished illustrator, having also illustrated all seven volumes of C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia. She later became an author, writing and illustrating her own stories with animal and Biblical themes.
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