Now, this is cool. I just found a site with all of Tove Jansson's illustrations for the 1962 Swedish edition of The Hobbit.
Check them out, anyone. I'm curious what the rest of you think of them.
This might not mean much to most of you, so let me give you a little bit of background.
First, this was the edition of The Hobbit I read first, when I was about 7. I hadn't seen most of those pictures again for over 20 years. It's a huge nostalgia kick.
Second, Tove Jansson was a highly celebrated Swedish/Finnish author and illustrator of children's fantasy, most famous for the Moomintroll books (which are terrific, and have incidentally been very well translated into English). It's fascinating to see Middle-Earth illustrated in the style of the Moomins - especially if you love both.