Edited by northman on 2023-7-3 12:25:48 PM UTC Edited by northman on 2023-7-3 12:31:39 PM UTC Edited by northman on 2023-7-3 12:34:31 PM UTC
2023-7-3 12:16:03 PM UTC
I recently acquired the russian hobbit illustrated by Denis Gordeev (Izdatel’stvo AST, 2022. ISBN: 978-5-17-116759-2) to keep my silmarillion and the lord of the rings company. While these books are hardbacks without Dustjackets they are still quite pretty books and Gordeevs illustrations really make them worthwhile. There are 20-25 illustrations per book. Some are colour illustrations and some are black and white renderings of his drawings. The endpapers are also quite well-made from Gordeevs drawings.
The hobbit
back cover
Bilbo and Gollum: black and white drawing
The company before Thranduil
The Silmarillion (unlike the other books it only contains black a white illustrations)
Feanor and Fingolfin
Ainulindale
The Lord of the Rings
Gandalf at Bag End
The Silent watchers
Theoden, Eowyn and Gandalf
Example of endpapers
My Gordeev set, the children of Hurin is still missing
He made many hundreds of illustrations for Tolkien, including UT, Fall of Arthur, Smith of Wootton Major and other short stories, most can be found in https://denis-gordeev.livejournal.com/ ... E%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD There are two other editions of Hobbit with illustrations on every page (9785170817504, 9785170936458).
He made many hundreds of illustrations for Tolkien, including UT, Fall of Arthur, Smith of Wootton Major and other short stories, most can be found in https://denis-gordeev.livejournal.com/ ... E%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD There are two other editions of Hobbit with illustrations on every page (9785170817504, 9785170936458).
yes and some of these non-legendarium illustrations are also in published books with the same design: FoA, SoWM and tales from the perilous realm (extended edition i believe). I haven't decided yet to hunt these down even though I really like Gordeevs art....there has to be limits right ! :)
26