Buy this book on-line DAY**, DAVID: : A TOLKIEN BESTIARY.**USA.NY,BALLANTINE BOOKS,1979. ISBN 0345282833.
US,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj. Bright,clean,colour pictorial wrap-around artwork by Ian Miller illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - a closed tear to top of front,inner dw/dj flap and a tiny,tiny nick to top of rear,inner dw/dj flap - no other nicks or tears present,some miniscule bumping with reciprocal creasing to head of spine/backstrip.Top edge lightly dust-soiled - as usual/normal - but generally clean,fore-edges brighter and cleaner; contents bright,tight,clean and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? Clean,unblemished,publisher's original,plain pale oatmeal cloth bds with uncoloured,impressed title to upper bd, with bright,black ink stamped letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.US,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,6-287pp [paginated] includes author preface,illus list/table,double-page b/w map of Middle-Earth+Undying Lands,chronology of the Kingdoms of ME in the Ages of the Sun, bestiary of beasts,monsters,races,deities, flora+fauna,genealogies of the races and Kingdoms of elves+men,100+ b/w fantasy illustrations by 11 different artists,36 full-colour illus - majority double-page - by same assorted artists throughout the text and the book,an index of principal sources and a general index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and contents+illustrations lists/tables.
The 11 artists include Ian Miller, Michael Foreman, Allan Curless, Lidia Postma, John Blanche, Pauline Martin, Sue Porter, Linda Garland, Jaroslav Bradac, Victor Ambrus and John Davis.These eleven highly talented artists are among the most exciting fantasy ilustrators in Europe. Some of them have already secured international reputations,others,at an earlier stage in their careers,are already attracting much interest for their innovative work.Ian Miller, Michael Foreman, Linda Postma and Victor Ambrus are all recognized major talents.Pauline Martin,John Blanche,Sue Porter and Jaroslav Bradac are established as exciting new artists whose work is attracting a considerable following,and Allan Curless,Linda Garland and John Davis are all young artists (then 1979) for whom 'A TOLKIEN BESTIARY' is their first major book.
David Day's 'A TOLKIEN BESTIARY' is a scholarly,definitive and enchantingly beautiful explanation of all the imaginary beasts,monsters,races,nations,deities,
fauna and flora of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy worlds of Middle-Earth and the Undying Lands.
David Day has indentified,analysed and described 129 separate races.Each is lucidly explained in terms of it physical appearance,language,behaviour and culture. 'A TOLKIEN BESTIARY' is more than a useful reference book for the reader of Tolkien's own books.It also seeks to do justice to the creatures and their world through more than 100 b/w fantasy illustrations as spectacular as any ever produced.All kinds of beings are shown,be they vast winged dragons,earthbound creatures of evil or simple innocent flowers.Further,there are 36 imcomparable paintings in full-colour that vividly imagine the most important moments in the history of Middle-Earth and the Undying Lands.
In addition there are: a newly conceived map,a chronology of all the ages,a general index,and a special index referring readers back to Tolkien's original works for the stories of the races described in the BESTIARY.Spectacular in itself,the value of 'A TOLKIEN BESTIARY' lies in its ability to assist in opening up Tolkien's magical world through impeccably researched explanations and haunting, atmospheric illustrations of a rare brilliance.The author's tribute to the creator of one of the greatest,most intricate fantasy worlds ever dreamed.
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UK,Qrto HB,1st edn thus.[The original and first edition by Mitchell Beazley in 1979; going through a first reprint in 1982 and then annually 'til 1989 and then again 1992.This UK edition by ARTISTS HOUSE with b/w+colour illustrations from 11 assorted artists,1st edn thus.] FINE+.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj - as issued(?) - and absence of publisher's price.Bright,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's glazed mauve background boards illustrated with colour pictorial wrap-around artwork by Ian Miller,with red+white letters to front board and spine/backstrip,and immaculate plain white endpapers; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,splits or tears present,some inevitable,but miniscule,bumping with reciprocal creasing to both head+foot of spine/backstrip and a small indent to rear,top edge - towards that same corner. Top+fore-edges bright and clean - no grubbing.foxing or spotting; contents bright,tight,clean and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy,apart from my own collation.UK,Qrto HB,1st edn thus,6-287pp [paginated] includes an author preface, illustrations list/table,double-page b/w map of Middle-Earth+Undying Lands,a separate chronology of same,the Kingdoms of ME in the Ages of the Sun,a bestiary of beasts,monsters,races,deities,flora+fauna,genealogies of the races and Kingdoms of elves+men (A-Z),100+ b/w fantasy illustrations by 11 different artists,36 full-colour illustrations - majority double-page - by same assorted artists throughout the text and the book,an index of principal sources and a general index; plus [unpaginated] half-title,title page with illustration credits to its reverse and contents lists/tables.
The 11 artists include Ian Miller, Michael Foreman, Allan Curless, Lidia Postma, John Blanche, Pauline Martin, Sue Porter, Linda Garland, Jaroslav Bradac, Victor Ambrus and John Davis.The majority of the illustrations are by Ian Miller, Allan Curless, Victor Ambrus and Jaroslav Bradac respectively.These eleven highly talented artists are among the most exciting fantasy illustrators in Europe. Some of them have already secured international reputations,others,at an earlier stage in their careers,are already attracting much interest for their innovative work.Ian Miller, Michael Foreman, Linda Postma and Victor Ambrus are all recognized major talents.Pauline Martin,John Blanche,Sue Porter and Jaroslav Bradac are established as exciting new artists whose work is attracting a considerable following,and Allan Curless,Linda Garland and John Davis are all young artists (then 1979) for whom 'A TOLKIEN BESTIARY' is their first major book.
David Day's 'A TOLKIEN BESTIARY' is a scholarly,definitive and enchantingly beautiful explanation of all the imaginary beasts,monsters,races,nations,deities,fauna and flora of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy worlds of Middle-Earth and the Undying Lands.
David Day has identified,analysed and described 129 separate races.Each is lucidly explained in terms of it physical appearance,language,behaviour and culture. 'A TOLKIEN BESTIARY' is more than a useful reference book for the reader of Tolkien's own books.It also seeks to do justice to the creatures and their world through more than 100 b/w fantasy illustrations as spectacular as any ever produced.All kinds of beings are shown,be they vast winged dragons,earthbound creatures of evil or simple innocent flowers.Further,there are 36 imcomparable paintings in full-colour that vividly imagine the most important moments in the history of Middle-Earth and the Undying Lands.
In addition there are: a newly conceived map,a chronology of all the ages,a general index,and a special index referring readers back to Tolkien's original works for the stories of the races described in the BESTIARY.Spectacular in itself,the value of 'A TOLKIEN BESTIARY' lies in its ability to assist in opening up Tolkien's magical world through impeccably researched explanations and haunting, atmospheric illustrations of a rare brilliance.The author's tribute to the creator of one of the greatest,most intricate fantasy worlds ever dreamed.
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