Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit Birthday Book. Hammersmith, London: Grafton Books, 1991.
Hammond & Anderson biblio #E·ii·28 | WorldCat
This is a listing of all works in the Tolkien Art Index reproduced in The Hobbit Birthday Book, presented in the same order. Insofar as TAI at this time indexes only artwork that is not demonstrably un-related to Middle-earth (see Purpose & Scope), this may not represent a complete listing of Tolkien’s art in The Hobbit Birthday Book. Note that, as a side effect of presenting items in the order in which they’re reproduced in a book, items represented more than once within the book will be duplicated in this listing.
TAI #17 | “Bilbo Woke Up with the Early Sun in His Eyes” | ||||||
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Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 28r perspectives black ink watercolor white body color birds · eagles clouds · mists · snow mountains · hills trees · forests Bilbo Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir) Rhovanion (Wilderland) | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
1938 | The Hobbit | A·3·b | 118, facing | ||||
1972 | ’73 Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·5 | April | ||||
1973 | ’74 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·6 | March | ||||
1973 | ’74 Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·7 | April | ||||
1975 | ’76 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·10 | September | ||||
1977 | ’78 Desk Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·13 | September | ||||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [29] | 9 | |||
1987 | Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs | D·ii·66 | 20 | 26 | |||
1988 | Annotated Hobbit 1 | A·3·dd | 122 | monochrome | |||
1991 | Hobbit Birthday Book | E·ii·28 | 1 | January | |||
1992 | Life & Legend | 55 | 102 | ||||
1995 | Art. & Ill. | 121 | 113 | ||||
2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | second plate, top | |||||
2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | 160 | monochrome | ||||
2011 | Art of Hobbit | 63 | 39 | ||||
2011 | Art of Hobbit | 141 | 103, bottom | detail of Bilbo | |||
2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [307] | item 140 | ||||
2018 | Tolkien Treasures | 98 | |||||
2018 | Tolkien Treasures | [99] | enlarged detail of eagle and Bilbo | ||||
2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 106 | 38 | as “Bilbo se réveilla avec le soleil de l’aurore dans les yeux” | |||
TAI #12 | “The Front Gate” — See also TAI #238 | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 24r perspectives black ink pencil architecture clouds · mists · snow mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas trees · forests Celduin (River Running) Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) Rhovanion (Wilderland) | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
1937 | The Hobbit | A·3·a | 209 | ||||
1975 | ’76 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·10 | October | colorized | |||
1977 | ’78 Desk Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·13 | October | colorized | |||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [42] | 16, left | |||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [43] | 16, right | colorized | ||
1987 | Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs | D·ii·66 | 33 | 40 | |||
1988 | Annotated Hobbit 1 | A·3·dd | 215 | ||||
1991 | Hobbit Birthday Book | E·ii·28 | 2 | February | colorized | ||
1991 | ’92 Diary | E·ii·29 | 1992-02-24 | colorized | |||
1995 | Art. & Ill. | 137 | 130 | ||||
2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | 256 | |||||
2011 | Art of Hobbit | 101 | 68 | ||||
2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 119 | 51 | as “La Grande Porte, illustration du Hobbit” | |||
TAI #22 | Bilbo comes to the Huts of the Raft-elves | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 29r barrel rider perspectives pencil watercolor white body color architecture buildings mountains · hills rivers · lakes · seas sun trees · forests Bilbo The Forest River Mirkwood Rhovanion (Wilderland) | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
1966 | The Hobbit | A·3·i | 192, facing | ||||
1972 | ’73 Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·5 | May | ||||
1973 | ’74 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·6 | May | ||||
1973 | ’74 Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·7 | May | ||||
1975 | ’76 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·10 | June | ||||
1977 | ’78 Desk Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·13 | June | ||||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [39] | 14 | |||
1987 | ’88 Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·27 | June | ||||
1987 | Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs | D·ii·66 | cover | ||||
1987 | ’88 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·26 | June | ||||
1988 | Annotated Hobbit 1 | A·3·dd | 199 | monochrome | |||
1991 | Hobbit Birthday Book | E·ii·28 | 3 | March | |||
1991 | ’92 Diary | E·ii·29 | 1992-03-30 | ||||
1992 | Life & Legend | 58 | 103 | ||||
1992 | Family Album | 57 | in poster for Bodleian Library exhibit, “Drawings for ‘The Hobbit’ by J.R.R. Tolkien” | ||||
1995 | Art. & Ill. | 131 | 124 | ||||
2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | second plate, bottom | |||||
2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | 239 | monochrome | ||||
2011 | Art of Hobbit | 95 | 64 | ||||
2011 | Art of Hobbit | 141 | 103, center right | detail of Bilbo | |||
2015 | Tolkien Estate web site | Trees gallery | 3rd item | ||||
2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [front cover] | enlarged detail | ||||
2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [309] | item 141 | ||||
2018 | Tolkien Treasures | 94 | |||||
2018 | Tolkien Treasures | [95] | enlarged detail of Bilbo and barrels | ||||
2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 85 | 18 | as “Bilbo arrive aux huttes des Elfes des radeaux” | |||
2020 | Worlds of Tolkien | 104 | |||||
TAI #18 | “Conversation with Smaug” | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 30r perspectives black ink colored ink pencil watercolor white body color architecture Cirth dragons rings · jewels · gold weapons Bilbo Smaug Erebor (The Lonely Mountain) | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
1938 | The Hobbit | A·3·b | 228, facing | ||||
1972 | ’73 Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·5 | June | ||||
1973 | ’74 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·6 | July | ||||
1973 | ’74 Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·7 | June | ||||
1975 | ’76 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·10 | December | ||||
1977 | ’78 Desk Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·13 | December | ||||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [45] | 17 | |||
1987 | ’88 Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·27 | July | ||||
1987 | Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs | D·ii·66 | 25 | 42 | |||
1987 | ’88 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·26 | July | ||||
1988 | Annotated Hobbit 1 | A·3·dd | 3 | monochrome; as part of first American dust jacket | |||
1988 | Annotated Hobbit 1 | A·3·dd | 230 | monochrome | |||
1991 | Hobbit Birthday Book | E·ii·28 | 4 | April | |||
1991 | ’92 Diary | E·ii·29 | 1992-08-03 | ||||
1995 | Art. & Ill. | 140 | 133 | ||||
2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | third plate, top | |||||
2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | dust jacket | center only | ||||
2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | 18 | monochrome; as part of first American dust jacket | ||||
2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | 277 | monochrome | ||||
2007 | History of Hobbit | plate XI, top | |||||
2011 | Art of Hobbit | 104 | 71 | ||||
2011 | Art of Hobbit | 141 | 103, center | detail of Bilbo | |||
2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [288] | enlarged detail showing Smaug, Bilbo, and the Arkenstone | ||||
2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [314] | item 143 | ||||
2018 | Tolkien Treasures | front cover | detail | ||||
2018 | Tolkien Treasures | 100 | |||||
2018 | Tolkien Treasures | [101] | enlarged detail showing Smaug, Bilbo, and the Arkenstone | ||||
2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 122 | 53 | as “Conversation avec Smaug, illustration du Hobbit” | |||
TAI #15 | The Hill: Hobbiton-across-the-Water | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 26r The Hill perspectives black ink pencil watercolor white body color architecture bridges · fords buildings clouds · mists · snow plants · flowers · grasses rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths trees · forests Bag End Bagshot Row The Hill The Shire The Water | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
1937 | The Hobbit | A·3·b | dust jacket | partially obscured; inscription banner omitted | |||
1938 | The Hobbit | A·3·b | 5, facing | ||||
1972 | ’73 Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·5 | February | ||||
1973 | ’74 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·6 | February | ||||
1973 | ’74 Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·7 | February | ||||
1975 | ’76 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·10 | April | ||||
1977 | ’78 Desk Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·13 | April | ||||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [13] | 1, right | |||
1987 | ’88 Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·27 | December | ||||
1987 | ’88 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·26 | December | ||||
1988 | Annotated Hobbit 1 | A·3·dd | 3 | monochrome; as part of first American dust jacket | |||
1988 | Annotated Hobbit 1 | A·3·dd | 39 | monochrome | |||
1991 | Hobbit Birthday Book | E·ii·28 | 5 | May | |||
1991 | ’92 Diary | E·ii·29 | 1992-06-29 | ||||
1995 | Art. & Ill. | 106 | 98 | ||||
2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | first plate, top | |||||
2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | 18 | monochrome; as part of first American dust jacket | ||||
2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | 63 | monochrome | ||||
2004 | Tolkien: LotR — 50th Ann. Exhibition | [front cover] | item 1 | ||||
2011 | Art of Hobbit | [6] | as frontispiece of second printing of The Hobbit | ||||
2011 | Art of Hobbit | 33 | 11 | ||||
2015 | Art of LR | 18 | 2 | ||||
2015 | Tolkien Estate web site | Website Illustrations gallery | 2nd item | ||||
2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [79] | enlarged detail | ||||
2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [297] | item 136 | ||||
2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [323] | 107 | partially obscured; lacking title inscription | |||
2018 | Tolkien Treasures | 86 | |||||
2018 | Tolkien Treasures | [87] | enlarged detail showing Bag End and Bagshot Row. | ||||
2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 79 | 13 | as “La Colline: Hobbiteville de l’autre côté de L’Eau” | |||
2020 | Worlds of Tolkien | 9 | |||||
TAI #11 | “Lake Town” | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 23r perspectives black ink pencil architecture bridges · fords buildings clouds · mists · snow rivers · lakes · seas ships · boats trees · forests Celduin (River Running) Esgaroth (Lake-town) Long Lake Rhovanion (Wilderland) | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
1937 | The Hobbit | A·3·a | 196 | ||||
1975 | ’76 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·10 | August | colorized | |||
1977 | ’78 Desk Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·13 | August | colorized | |||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [40] | 15, left | |||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [41] | 15, right | colorized | ||
1987 | Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs | D·ii·66 | 32 | 38 | |||
1988 | Annotated Hobbit 1 | A·3·dd | 202 | monochrome, with yellow-brown border | |||
1991 | Hobbit Birthday Book | E·ii·28 | 6 | June | colorized | ||
1991 | ’92 Diary | E·ii·29 | 1992-04-27 | colorized | |||
1995 | Art. & Ill. | 133 | 127 | ||||
1995 | Tolkien: Básně | dust cover | colorized detail of center right | ||||
2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | 244 | |||||
2011 | Art of Hobbit | 98 | 66 | ||||
2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 120–1 | 52 | as “Le Bourg-du-Lac, illustration du Hobbit”; two-page spread | |||
TAI #10 | ‘The ElvenKing’s Gate’ | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 19r elvenking’s gate perspectives black ink pencil architecture bridges · fords buildings rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths trees · forests The Forest River Mirkwood Rhovanion (Wilderland) | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
1937 | The Hobbit | A·3·a | 177 | ||||
1975 | ’76 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·10 | July | colorized | |||
1977 | ’78 Desk Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·13 | July | colorized | |||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [34] | 12, left | |||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [35] | 12, right | colorized | ||
1987 | Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs | D·ii·66 | 31 | 33 | |||
1988 | Annotated Hobbit 1 | A·3·dd | 184 | ||||
1991 | Hobbit Birthday Book | E·ii·28 | 7 | July | colorized | ||
1995 | Art. & Ill. | 128 | 121 | ||||
2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | 224 | |||||
2011 | Art of Hobbit | front cover | inverted coloring | ||||
2011 | Art of Hobbit | 88 | 58 | ||||
2011 | Art of Hobbit | 89 | 59, bottom right | detail of entrance | |||
2011 | Art of Hobbit | back cover | inverted coloring | ||||
2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | 174 | 68 | ||||
2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 95 | 26 | as “La Porte du roi des Elfes” | |||
TAI #16 | Rivendell | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 27r Rivendell friezes perspectives black ink pencil watercolor architecture bridges · fords buildings clouds · mists · snow mountains · hills plants · flowers · grasses rivers · lakes · seas roads · paths trees · forests Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir) Rhudaur Rivendell (Imladris) | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
1938 | The Hobbit | A·3·b | 58, facing | ||||
1972 | ’73 Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·5 | March | ||||
1973 | ’74 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·6 | June | ||||
1973 | ’74 Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·7 | March | ||||
1975 | ’76 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·10 | May | ||||
1977 | ’78 Desk Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·13 | May | ||||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [23] | 6 | |||
1987 | ’88 Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·27 | January | ||||
1987 | ’88 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·26 | January | ||||
1988 | Annotated Hobbit 1 | A·3·dd | 57 | monochrome | |||
1991 | Hobbit Birthday Book | E·ii·28 | 8 | August | |||
1991 | ’92 Diary | E·ii·29 | front cover | ||||
1991 | ’92 Diary | E·ii·29 | 1992-06-01 | ||||
1995 | Art. & Ill. | 117 | 108 | ||||
2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | first plate, bottom | |||||
2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | 89 | monochrome | ||||
2011 | Art of Hobbit | 48 | 23 | ||||
2015 | Art of LR | 57 | 34 | ||||
2015 | Tolkien Estate web site | Landscapes gallery | 10th item | ||||
2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [303] | item 138 | ||||
2018 | Tolkien Treasures | 90 | |||||
2018 | Tolkien Treasures | [91] | detail showing Elrond’s house and the approach and bridge | ||||
2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 93 | 24 | as “Fendeval” | |||
TAI #13 | “The Hall at Bag-End, Residence of B. Baggins Esquire” | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 25r perspectives black ink pencil architecture buildings roads · paths trees · forests Bilbo Bag End The Hill The Shire | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
1937 | The Hobbit | A·3·a | 307 | ||||
1978 | ’79 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·18 | February | colorized | |||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [50] | 20, left | |||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [51] | 20, right | colorized | ||
1987 | Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs | D·ii·66 | 34 | 49 | |||
1988 | Annotated Hobbit 1 | A·3·dd | 315 | ||||
1991 | Hobbit Birthday Book | E·ii·28 | 9 | September | colorized | ||
1992 | Life & Legend | [45] | 97 | middle third, without caption | |||
1995 | Art. & Ill. | 146 | 139 | ||||
2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | 363 | |||||
2011 | Art of Hobbit | 127 | 90 | ||||
2011 | Art of Hobbit | 141 | 103, top center | detail of Bilbo | |||
2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 81 | 15 | as “Le Hall de Cul-de-Sac, résidence de M.B. Bessac” | |||
TAI #5 | The Trolls | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 9r perspectives black ink white body color fire tools · instruments trees · forests Trolls Rhudaur The Trollshaws | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
1937 | The Hobbit | A·3·a | 49 | ||||
1975 | ’76 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·10 | February | colorized | |||
1977 | ’78 Desk Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·13 | February | colorized | |||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [14] | 2, left | |||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [15] | 2, right | colorized | ||
1987 | Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs | D·ii·66 | 18 | 17 | |||
1988 | Annotated Hobbit 1 | A·3·dd | 48 | ||||
1991 | Hobbit Birthday Book | E·ii·28 | 10 | October | colorized | ||
1991 | ’92 Diary | E·ii·29 | 1992-10-05 | colorized | |||
1995 | Art. & Ill. | 111 | 102 | ||||
2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | 74 | |||||
2011 | Art of Hobbit | 40 | 16 | ||||
2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | [300] | item 137 | ||||
2018 | Tolkien Treasures | 88 | |||||
2018 | Tolkien Treasures | [89] | enlarged detail featuring the trolls themselves | ||||
2018 | Tolkien Treasures | [back cover] | enlarged detail featuring the trolls themselves | ||||
2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 140 | 66 | as “Les Trolls” | |||
TAI #6 | The Mountain-path | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 13r perspectives black ink lightning mountains · hills roads · paths Misty Mountains (Hithaeglir) | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
1937 | The Hobbit | A·3·a | 68 | ||||
1975 | ’76 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·10 | November | colorized | |||
1977 | ’78 Desk Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·13 | November | colorized | |||
1978 | The Silmarillion | A·15·d | dust jacket | colorized | |||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [24] | 7, left | |||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [25] | 7, right | colorized | ||
1987 | Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs | D·ii·66 | 28 | 21 | |||
1988 | Annotated Hobbit 1 | A·3·dd | 67 | ||||
1991 | Hobbit Birthday Book | E·ii·28 | 11 | November | colorized | ||
1995 | Art. & Ill. | 118 | 109 | ||||
2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | 102 | |||||
2011 | Art of Hobbit | 58 | 34 | ||||
2018 | Maker of Middle-earth | 304 | item 139 | ||||
2018 | Tolkien Treasures | 93 | |||||
2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 107 | 39 | as “Le Sentier de montagne” | |||
TAI #8 | “Beorn’s Hall” | ||||||
Bodleian MS. Tolkien Drawings 17r perspectives black ink pencil architecture buildings fire Rhovanion (Wilderland) | Year | Source | H&A | Page | Figure | Notes | |
1937 | The Hobbit | A·3·a | 126 | ||||
1975 | ’76 Calendar (Unwin) | E·ii·10 | January | colorized | |||
1977 | ’78 Desk Calendar (Ball.) | E·ii·13 | January | colorized | |||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [30] | 10, left | |||
1979 | Pictures 1 | E·i·2 | [31] | 10, right | colorized | ||
1987 | Hobbit: Drawings, W’colors, MSs | D·ii·66 | 30 | 27 | |||
1988 | Annotated Hobbit 1 | A·3·dd | 130 | ||||
1991 | Hobbit Birthday Book | E·ii·28 | 12 | December | colorized | ||
1992 | Family Album | 58 | |||||
1995 | Art. & Ill. | 123 | 116 | ||||
2002 | Annotated Hobbit 2 | 170 | |||||
2011 | Art of Hobbit | 70 | 44 | ||||
2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | [126] | cropped; green paper | ||||
2019 | Voyage en Terre du Milieu | 132 | 60 | as “La Salle de Beorn, illustration du Hobbit” |
All images by J.R.R. Tolkien are copyright © The Tolkien Estate Limited or © The Tolkien Trust. The omission of greeting cards and jigsaw puzzles from the above list of sources is intentional.