Who illustrated the original British edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Roverandom?

J.R.R. Tolkien illustrated the original British edition of Roverandom.

Roverandom began as a story Tolkien told his son Michael after a toy dog was lost on a beach in 1925. The tale follows a small dog transformed into Rover and sent through fantastical adventures involving the Moon, the sea, and magical beings. Tolkien created illustrations for the story as well as writing it.

The book was not published during Tolkien’s lifetime. It appeared in 1998, edited by Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond. Because the work is less famous than The Hobbit, readers sometimes assume its illustrations were by one of Tolkien’s regular illustrators, such as Pauline Baynes. The original artwork, however, came from Tolkien himself.