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'''''The Children's Treasury of Literature in Colour''''' is a collection of children's stories. The anthology includes the chapter "[[An Unexpected Party]]" from ''[[The Hobbit]]'', illustrated by Robert J. Lee.
'''''The Children's Treasury of Literature in Colour''''' is a collection of children's stories. The anthology includes the chapter "[[An Unexpected Party]]" from ''[[The Hobbit]]'', illustrated by Robert J. Lee.


Tolkien received copy of the book from [[Joy Hill]] in the beginning of January [[1967]], and wrote to her on [[5 January]] that while he considered "a great many of the illustrations" to be "very good", Robert J. Lee's ''Hobbit'' illustrations appeared to him as "vulgar, stupid and entirely out of keeping with the text".<ref>{{CG|RG}}, p. 421</ref> He also wrote that he will give the book to his grandson, [[Christopher Tolkien]]'s son [[Simon Tolkien|Simon]] (aged 8).<ref>{{CG|C}}, p. 685</ref>
Tolkien received copy of the book from [[Joy Hill]] in the beginning of January [[1967]], and [[Joy Hill 5 January 1967|wrote to her on 5 January]] that while he considered "a great many of the illustrations" to be "very good", Robert J. Lee's ''Hobbit'' illustrations appeared to him as "vulgar, stupid and entirely out of keeping with the text".<ref>{{CG|RG}}, p. 421</ref> He also wrote that he will give the book to his grandson, [[Christopher Tolkien]]'s son [[Simon Tolkien|Simon]] (aged 8).<ref>{{CG|C}}, p. 685</ref>


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The Children's Treasury of Literature in Colour
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EditorBryna and Louis Untermeyer
IllustratorVarious
PublisherHamlyn
Released1966
FormatHardcover
Pages544
ISBN0-601-07333-9

The Children's Treasury of Literature in Colour is a collection of children's stories. The anthology includes the chapter "An Unexpected Party" from The Hobbit, illustrated by Robert J. Lee.

Tolkien received copy of the book from Joy Hill in the beginning of January 1967, and wrote to her on 5 January that while he considered "a great many of the illustrations" to be "very good", Robert J. Lee's Hobbit illustrations appeared to him as "vulgar, stupid and entirely out of keeping with the text".[1] He also wrote that he will give the book to his grandson, Christopher Tolkien's son Simon (aged 8).[2]

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