The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Chronicles: Art & Design The Film Book of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit Chronicles: Art & Design (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey) Hardcover 2012 HarperCollins by Daniel Falconer (Author), Weta (Author) Book 1 of 6: The Hobbit Sharing the design of Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, this must-have volume, packed with more than 1,700 images of concept artwork, photographs, development paintings and more, takes readers on a visually stunning tour of Middle-earth. 150,000 first printing. The ultimate celebration of the first Hobbit movie reveals the full creative vision of the art and design teams with more than 1,000 exclusive images and photos, including designs and concepts that never made it to the big screen. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Chronicles – Art & Design is packed with more than 1,000 images of concept artwork, photographs and development paintings by the artists working behind the scenes to bring Middle-earth to life, each of whom provides detailed and entertaining commentary that reveals the story behind the vision. As a bonus feature unique to this book, there is a special fold-out map printed in glow-in-the-dark ink and a three-page fold-out replica of Bilbo’s contract. Compiled by Weta Workshop senior concept designer Daniel Falconer, this is the first in a series of lavish hardback books written and designed by the award-winning team at Weta, who are working closely with the production team to guarantee that these books will be bursting with insider information and stunning visual imagery. This sumptuous book celebrates the creative vision of Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. It is packed with more than 1,000 images of concept artwork, photographs and development paintings by the artists working behind the scenes to bring Middle-earth to life, who each provide detailed and entertaining commentary that reveals the story behind the vision. Compiled by Weta Workshop senior concept designer Daniel Falconer, this is the first in a series of lavish hardback books written and designed by the award-winning team at Weta, who are working closely with the production team to guarantee that these books will be bursting with insider information and stunning visual imagery. Item Height 246mm Item Width 311mm Item Weight 1370g Number of Pages 208 Pages