The Hobbit - Illustrated and Signed by J.R.R. Tolkien by J.R.R. Tolkien. Published by Harper Collins Publishers, 2023. Hardcover 432 pages ISBN:9780063347533 Language: English. The Hobbit - Illustrated and Signed by J.R.R. Tolkien. Published by Harper Collins Publishers in 2023. For the first time ever a limited signed edition with mysterious secret runes sprayed on the book edges of the enchanting Hobbit and prelude to The Lord of the Rings was illustrated throughout with sketches, drawings, paintings and maps in color by J.R.R. Tolkien himself and accompanied by a completely new hidden treasure map. J.R.R. Tolkien's own selection of finished paintings and drawings have become inseparable from his literary work, adorning editions of The Hobbit for more than 85 years but the published art afforded only a glimpse of J.R.R. Tolkien's creative process, and many of his additional sketches, colored drawings, maps and personal archives had never been published before. In this unique enhanced edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's enchanting classic tale, the full panoply of his art is reproduced for the first time and perhaps for the last time, presenting hundreds new illustrations and tons of recently discovered secret archive materials to accompany Bilbo Baggins on his adventure there and back again. This worderful new edition of The Hobbit was posthumously signed by the author in facsimile and comes in a sewn hardback binding with a ribbon placemark, ink- sprayed edges displaying J.R.R. Tolkien's own runes, and the most detailed maps of Middle Earth ever drawn including a completely new hidden treasure map that was recently discoverd in the author's personal archives. Collectible item in very fine condition. Hardcover 432 pages ISBN:9780063347533 Excellent conditition.