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First edition front cover; the illustration extends over the spine to the back cover.
First edition front cover; the illustration extends over the spine to the back cover.
Black and white illustration, as requested by Tolkien, by Pauline Baynes of Smith and his family for the first edition, 1967.
Black and white illustration, as requested by Tolkien, by Pauline Baynes of Smith and his family for the first edition, 1967.
Josh B. Long likens the Faery Queen with lilies to the Virgin Mary. Glazed terracotta plaque The Virgin of the Lilies, Della Robbia family workshop, 1
Josh B. Long likens the Faery Queen with lilies to the Virgin Mary. Glazed terracotta plaque The Virgin of the Lilies, Della Robbia family workshop, 16th century
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Even in her old age, Baynes never forgot the sights and sounds of Mussoorie.
Even in her old age, Baynes never forgot the sights and sounds of Mussoorie.
An illustration by Edmund Dulac, one of Baynes's inspirations
An illustration by Edmund Dulac, one of Baynes's inspirations
An illustration by Arthur Rackham. In 1961, Tolkien urged Baynes to "avoid the Scylla of Blyton and the Charybdis of Rackham - though to go to wreck o
An illustration by Arthur Rackham. In 1961, Tolkien urged Baynes to "avoid the Scylla of Blyton and the Charybdis of Rackham - though to go to wreck on the latter would be the less evil fate".
Baynes's illustration The Hoard for J. R. R. Tolkien's 1962 book The Adventures of Tom Bombadil. The image was Baynes's favourite among the book's ill
Baynes's illustration The Hoard for J. R. R. Tolkien's 1962 book The Adventures of Tom Bombadil. The image was Baynes's favourite among the book's illustrations, but it disappointed Tolkien as he felt both the figures were implausible: the knight should have had a shield and helmet, while the dragon should have been watching the cave's entrance.