The illustrations are Pauline Baynes' work , who also did the TOlkien reader/Smith of Wooten Major artwork.
It captures a certain feel for sure.
I have also seen a paperback version which might be cheaper.
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The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.
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