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05-16-2012, 07:44 AM
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Stormdancer of Doom
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars
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Did some reading last night and also this morning (on the bus) in the introduction to The Annotated Hobbit. I haven't yet finished that introduction... Just popping in to say how surprised I am to be enjoying the details even of the publishing... what artwork showed up when... loved the comments on the dust jacket. It really is amazing!
One question regarding the dust jacket of the Annotated Hobbit-- it has a similar artwork (to the original TH dust jacket) of trees in a faded faded pine-green, that is labeled "Mirkwood". Tantalizing. What one can see of it is gorgeous. Where did it come from, I wonder? Is it authentic Tolkien? I don't remember seeing it before in Tolkien's works. I wonder whether it is explained as the book goes on, or who did it-- occurs to me someone might have done it in imitation of Tolkien's style (clever if they did)-- I need to check the inside to see if it talks about where that artwork came from. Love the color plates... Haven't enjoyed an introduction this much in a long time. Tolkien's intro to the Hobbit (Esty quoted it above) was incredibly poignant to read today. "...They do not like noise."
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