John Howe is clearly one of the world’s most prolific illustrators of all time. He is best known for his work based on J. R. R. Tolkien's worlds. Howe and noted Tolkien artist Alan Lee served as chief conceptual designers for Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, Howe also did the illustration for the "Lord of the Rings" board game created by Reiner Knizia. Howe also re-illustrated the maps of The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and The Silmarillion in 1996–2003. His work is however not limited to this, and includes images of myths such as the Anglo Saxon legend of Beowulf (he also illustrated Knizia's board game Beowulf: The Legend). Howe illustrated many other books, amongst which many belong to the fantasy genre (Robin Hobb's books for instance.) He also contributed to the film adaptation of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis. In 2005 a limited edition of George R. R. Martin's novel A Clash of Kings was released by Meisha Merlin, complete with numerous illustrations by Howe.
For the upcoming The Hobbit films, director Guillermo del Toro has been in consultation with Howe and fellow conceptual artist Alan Lee to ensure continuity of design. Now John is currently in New Zealand in the film studios working on this project.
Late last year John published Lost Worlds – it is unique in the fact that it is the very first book he wrote as well as illustrated. Around this time Doodled Books was so honored that he agreed to do some special books for our customers. So the books travelled all the way to New Zealand to the film studios and we waited. The result is 20 of the rarest first edition books and high quality illustrations that we have ever had the pleasure to have in our portfolio.
Each book is signed, lined and numbered. This particular book has the line of text: A mushroom fairy ring is really a ballroom for dancing sprites and prancing hobgoblins
Product Information
‘The World is a big place and the past is even bigger – it is full of worlds that have been lost’.
Atlantis, Troy, Shambhala and Avalon – worlds long abandoned, buried or forgotten in the mists of time are now unearthed in John Howe’s new book Lost Worlds. The breathtaking illustrations capture each world’s hidden depths and mysterious pasts, including The Garden of Eden, Uluru and The Faerie World. Written and illustrated by John, this was an exciting and challenging project and will no doubt lead to further works inspired by his love of history and research into both real and imagined worlds.
Product Description
Lost Worlds draws together John Howe’s incredible artwork with a wealth of historical facts and mythological texts to create a visually stunning, classic title. This unique children’s book is a first for John Howe. It is a project which fascinates him entirely, so much so that this is the first subject he has committed himself to write about.
About the Author
John Howe is best known for his work based on JRR Tolkien’s worlds. He was one of two lead artists working on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. He also re-illustrated the maps of The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and The Silmarillion from 1996 to 2003. For the past 20 years, John has enjoyed success with personal exhibitions throughout the world.
Product details
· First Edition First Printing
· Hardcover: 96 pages
· Publisher: Kingfisher (5 Oct 2009)
· Language English
· ISBN-10: 0753414562
· ISBN-13: 978-0753414569
· Product Dimensions: 29.2 x 23.2 x 1.8 cm
