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134295410211
Seller: stevelaker76
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100.0% positive
London, GB
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Ended Oct 26, 2022 4:48:48 PM
Category: Art:Art Prints
£33.70
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Limited edition artwork for the Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien - 4 print set. These boxed limited edition portfolio is numbered 190 out of 250 printed. Contains four hand numbered fine art prints (measuring: 300 x 400 mm), ideal for framing. Includes a booklet detailing the provenance of each print. These include Tolkien’s painting of the dust jacket for The Hobbit, revealing Tolkien’s plea to his first publisher, Stanley Unwin, to print the sun in red and culminating in the underlined instructions to his printer on the reverse of the painting ‘IGNORE RED’Printed in the UK exclusively for the Bodleian Libraries as part of a 2018 major Tolkien exhibition. Was bought as a present but never opened or unwraps so the set is new and in it's original packaging. RRP is currently £150 so this could be a bargin for someone. https://bodleianshop.co.uk/products/hobbit-print-portfolio-set?_pos=1&_sid=35e2e5d21&_ss=r
Submitted by: Urulókë