The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Chronicles: Art and Design marks the beginning of a series of comprehensive and beautifully presented books created by the artists at the heart of the film-making process. The book presents hundreds of full colour conceptual drawings and paintings, along with set designs, sculpture and glorious photography across more than 200 pages. The book showcases art by the film’s concept art directors Alan Lee and John Howe, alongside work from other artists of the film’s 3 foot 7 Art Department, Costume Department and Weta Workshop. It truly is a unique opportunity to see artwork by a wide range of artists across a multitude of disciplines in the film-making community of Wellington, New Zealand and to hear directly from them about the inspiration behind their work. Included is a Foreword by Academy Award winner Dan Hennah, 3 foot 7 Production Designer for the films. The book also features commentaries by Dan, 3 foot 7 Costume Designer Ann Maskrey, Academy Award Winners Peter King, 3 foot 7 Make-up and Hair Designer, and Weta Workshop’s Design and Special Effects Supervisor Richard Taylor. In addition to artist quotes, cast members reflect on the work and share insights into their involvement in the design process.

《魔戒前传:霍比特人》讲述了从前有个霍比特人，住在地洞里。霍比特人是一种比矮人个儿还小的人，善良精明而安分守已。毕尔博•巴金斯是他们当中的一个。这天他正在洞门口抽烟，来了大名鼎鼎的术士刚多尔夫，他为巴金斯带来了一队奇怪的客人。

A new B-format paperback edition commemorating 75 years since the original publication of The Hobbit. Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services – as a burglar – on a dangerous expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo’s life is never to be the same again. The Hobbit became an instant success when it was first published in 1937, and 75 years later Tolkien’s epic tale of elves, dwarves, trolls, goblins, myth, magic and adventure, with its reluctant hero Bilbo Baggins, has lost none of its appeal.

霍比特人长什么样？脚上毛茸茸的比尔博先生穿鞋了吗？矮人们给他的纸条是用什么语言写的？比尔博和矮人们从精灵王酒窖中乘桶而逃，“漂流”的河流是往南还是往北汇入密林河的？最受爱戴的《霍比特人》英国首版时经历了哪些波折？ 本书完全收录了托尔金为《霍比特人》所做的美术创作，包含上百幅速写、素描、水彩画、地图和平面图。它们一直深深地影响着大家对于比尔博巴金斯及其所在世界的想象。您能在书中看到这些插画的多种版本——从原始创意，历次修改到最终定型，它们或为首次出版，或经首次上色，都是珍贵的《霍比特人》历史瞬间。 关于《霍比特人》的艺术，您都能在这本书中找到答案。