TCG Letter #1872

C. A. Furth informs Tolkien that a US publisher is interested in publishing The Hobbit and they would like to add four colour illustrations to the book. They have suggested a good American artist for the work but GA&U feel that it would be better if all the artwork was from Tolkien's hand. He recalls seeing some more artwork when he visited Tolkien. He asks Tolkien to send five or six of them and GA&U will forward them onto the American publisher.