Not a part of Tolkien's universe, instead a companion to the making of the films
- First printing per the numberline (10—1)
- All artwork in each chapter is identified by the artist's initials that are attached to the descriptive paragraphs written by them.
- All artwork in each chapter are portfolios.
- The "Weta Workshop" chapter starts out with a half page essay, then has a half page essay by the artist, and then a portfolio of artwork with text paragraphs by the writers mentioned.
- "Maquettes" is listed on the contents page as "Weta Workshop: Maquettes", and like "Digital Paintings" is a portfolio with artwork accompanied with a descriptive text paragraph that is identified by the artist's initials.
- Jean-Paul Leonard is identified as J. B. Leonard on the contents page.
- Book editor: Chris Smith.
- Book layout: Terence Caven.
- Production: Nicole Abel.
- No Canadian price listed.
