Tolkien 📔Book Covers

[Olorgando]

Seems at least two of you are easy to please ...
Egging me on to do more of the same ... whatever, it's your fault.

Children of Húrin 2007, illustrated by Alan Lee as are the next two, front and back of hard covers

 

[Olorgando]

Beren & Lúthien

Huan is a HUGE pooch ...

 

[Olorgando]

Fall of Gondolin

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Searching through old threads reminded me of a post I made a year ago about cover art for an upcoming Swedish edition. These are now out:

 

[CirdanLinweilin]

Searching through old threads reminded me of a post I made a year ago about cover art for an upcoming Swedish edition. These are now out:
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These are pretty cool!


CL

 

[Elthir]

Nice art for the Swedish Editions!

My only "criticism" is the seeming relative emphasis on the bad guys -- even considering we are only working with three LOTR covers! I admit.

I imagine Huan a bit larger than in Alan Lee's depiction. On the other hand, Luthien was probably as light as a Linden leaf on his powerful back.

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

My only "criticism" is the seeming relative emphasis on the bad guys

Yes, well, they're a rather dour people, I understand.

 

[Elthir]

Actually, I'm already a fan of this artist! I thought I recognized the style. He did a nice book about the Norse Gods.

Here's his Silmarillion cover . . . erm, after his Thor.

Thor
JOHAN EGERKRANS

Balder
JOHAN EGERKRANS


🐾

 

[Olorgando]

A slight change of pace.
one of JRRT's non-Middle-earth books, another children's story, and in origin several years older then "The Hobbit".
Both illustrations are by JRRT himself.

 

[Aldarion]

I bought these:

Specifically because Tolkien was one who designed the cover. Plus, it is both simple and effective.

 

[Midhiel]

In English terms (not British!) my copier / printer / scanner and I still seem not to have been introduced to each other "properly". After some flailing about (including creating a photo file of 99.7 MEGA-bytes) I think I have nevertheless managed to produce something useful that does not give mazzly fits. I'll split it into a post per book.

"Fellowship" 2002 hardcover illustrated by Alan Lee, front and back.

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We have many of the same editions! I also have the Alan Lee hardbacks, and the same copies of B&L and Gondolin.

I have a newer clothbound copy of The Hobbit which is really wonderful:

I just discovered that there are matching editions of LOTR, so now I am in need of those... Unfortunately, I no longer work in a bookstore, and without the employee discount I can no longer justify buying so many fancy copies of books I already own 😆

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Alice is busy with her university studies, so I'll try to fill in, for now, with some more illustrations for the Russian editions, by the artist Denis Gordeyev (or "Gordeev")whose work I posted on page 8. First, The Silmarillion, and The Children of Hurin -- I confess I'm not certain which pics go with which books -- sorry.

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Next, The Hobbit (I'm afraid I couldn't locate a pic of the cover):

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

And finally, LOTR:

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

That's a fair sampling. You can find many more online. I believe there were 30 for The Hobbit alone.

 

[Ealdwyn]

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That's a fair sampling. You can find many more online. I believe there were 30 for The Hobbit alone.

I love these, althought I'm slightly disturbed by the Ents 😬

 

[rollinstoned]

Not sure if i mentioned these before, but what does everyone think of these? it is the new for 2020 paperback box set design.

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

I take it this is a UK edition?

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

I finally located the cover for Gordeyev's Hobbit.

It's a 2016 edition.

While I'm at it, I'll add a few more of his I found.

Here's a question: If the US or UK publishers secured the rights to these illustrations, and published them in English-language editions, do you think they'd sell enough copies to make it worthwhile? Admittedly, it would probably be an expensive project.