Greg and Tim Hildebrandt "The Tolkien Years" Slipcased Signed Limited First Edition No. 274 of 1,000 w/ Two Full Color Remarques

Personally signed by both Greg and Tim Hildebrandt. 

A must-have for any serious Tolkien collector / Includes 2 full color remarques signed by both brothers.

Watson-Guptill Publishers 2001. Greg and Tim Hildebrandt "The Tolkien Years" Slipcased Signed Limited Edition. Signed by Greg and Tim Hildebrandt directly onto the limitation page. Black cloth slipcase with gilt lettering and illustration on the front cover. Black cloth boards with with gilt lettering and ruling surrounding an embossed color illustration. Gilt lettering on the spine. Red ribbon marker. Hand-numbered. This edition gathers the Lord of the Rings paintings by Greg and Tim Hildebrandt while offering a glimpse of the artists' creative processes.

FIRST EDITION , FIRST PRINTING WITH FULL NUMBER LINE ON THE COPYRIGHT PAGE.

The book is a monograph of the artwork of the The Brother Hildebrandt (Tim and Greg) illustrating the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, specifically their three calendars produced for Ballentine Books, from the Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, 1976-1978. The content of each of the calendars is reproduced in its entirety, accompanied by informative text, as well as reproductions of behind the scenes reference sketches and photographs for each painting. The final pages display the work for what would have been the forth calendar (1979), and some other Tolkien-inspired work that the brothers have produced since.

The back of the book contains a large fold-out poster of the brothers' painting "The Siege of Minas Tirith II", still attached and unopened

SIGNED LIMITED EDITION SLIPCASE ART BOOK

CONTAINS 2 CUSTOM SKETCHES BY GREG!

132 Full Color Pages

This fabulous art book has all of the Hildebrandt's Tolkien art from their three calendars published in 1976, 1977 and 1978. It has all of their Tolkien finished sketches, concept sketches and rough sketches that have survived the decades since the first calendar was published. This includes dozens of photos of their posing sessions in the seventies, so you can see the magic happen from beginning to end!

The fun-filled wonderful text is written by Greg Hildebrandt, Junior. It is seen through his eyes as a child remembering back to 5, 6 and 7 years old when he posed for all the Hobbits in his Dad’s and Uncle Tim's calendar art.

There are dozens of quotes from Greg and Tim. Some are funny and some are technical. All are worth reading.

The back section of the book has all of the Brothers Hildebrandt Tolkien art done since 1978. This includes their chess set designs, magazine covers and commissioned artwork.

• Limited to 1,000 copies – all hand signed, all hand numbered
• First edition, first printing
• All copies signed by Greg and Tim prior to Tim’s death in 2006.
• No longer in print.
• Includes a bonus pullout poster of the painting, ‘Siege of Minas Tirith II’