Tolkien A Descriptive Bibliography, Hammond says I had to read the last two books of the trilogy and lay out the covers under the pressure of a short deadline - as a result I could not read them carefully (which I try to do, usually) - by the time the error was discovered it was too late to change the thing. So as to keep the record straight - the error (flying horse instead of pterodactyl) on the Two Towers cover is mine alone. In a letter to the editor in Niekas #13 (), Jack Gaughan writes back and says (It is also interesting to note that Ed mentions only having seen a proof copy of Return of the King at this point, so it is possible that The Two Towers was published before June 15th 1965). Most fan-artists have interpreted these as impossibly large Pterodactyls.
I was bothered by one for it showed the Nazgul riding bat-winged Pegeses while Tolkien himself described them as monsters left over from a previous age and having long snake-like necks. In the section "Bumbejimas" (editorial natterings) by Ed Meskys in Niekas #12 () Ed says on pp. What interested me (and prompted this quick post) was that Jack Gaughan was under similar pressure, and had a similar apology to fans for his cover art, but the tidbit I ran across yesterday differs from what is reported in Hammond's Bibliography. It has been well known that Barbara Remington was rushed to paint her covers without even having time to read the books (see her interview speaking of this here: Connecting with History - An Interview with Barbara Remington). 563 in the Illustration section, where it only says "Gaughan's pictures are comparatively true to the story (or perhaps one should say, they deviate from it less)" when comparing them to Barbara Remington's art for the "authorized editions" from Ballantine that were released a few months after the Ace editions. There is a brief mention of Gaughan in the Companion and Guide - Reader's Guide Part 1 on p. The three covers (and title page illustrations) were produced by Jack Gaughan (wikipedia article here) who frequently made cover art for Ace books from various authors. My particular focus here is on the cover art that was used on the three volumes, as I recently ran across some fun information to share. Tolkien Companion and Guide - Reader's Guide Part 1, pp.
The two towers book cover full#
For a full background and discussion of the Ace Books Controversy, see Scull and Hammond's The J.R.R. In May of 1965 Ace Books published what are now considered the "pirate edition" of The Lord of the Rings, in three paperback volumes priced at 75¢ each.
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