The LR illustrations Tolkien almost approved

[The Squatter of Amon Rûdh]

I'd be very interested to see any images that corresponded to Tolkien's own visions of his work. I wonder if she drew a balrog.

It seems that whenever I hear an anecdote about JRRT it makes me fonder of him. Former students mention his generosity and kindness, but here is a concrete example of him helping someone he barely knew. It's a great shame that he couldn't have prevailed upon Allen and Unwin to produce an illustrated LR using these illustrations, although it would have been horrendously expensive to buy and by now would be worth thousands a copy. Never say never, though. There's a market for that sort of thing these days.