I have seen that in several places. I like the artist's ideas of the characters (except Thranduil and the elves and Bilbo's haircut).
How can you be sure that the illustrated edition wasn't made later than the novel? As well as the fact that it basically copied the book word for word, with a few things left out that didn't go along with an illustration.
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His little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.
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