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no ISBN

1937 Hardback Edition (First Edition)

George Allen & Unwin

1 (1937)

2 (1937)

3 (1942)

4 (1946)

tbn

1951 Hardback Edition (Second Edition)

George Allen & Unwin

5 (1951)

6 (1954)

7 (1955)

8 (1956)

9 (1957)

10 (1958)

11 (1959)

12 (1961)

13 (1961)

14 (1963)

15 (1965)

tbn

0-04-823069-3

1966 Hardback Edition (Third Edition)

George Allen & Unwin

16 (1966)

17 (1967)

4 (1968)

5 (1970)

6 (1971)

7 (1972)

tbn

8 (1974)

9 (1974)

10 (1975)

tbn

0-582-34888-9

1966 Heritage of Literature Edition

Longmans

new

Cover image for 1966 Heritage of Literature Edition

Cover illustration based on a design by J.R.R. Tolkien

1 (1966)

2 (1967)

3 (1969)

4 (1969)

5 (1970)

6 (1971)

tbn

0-582-18655-2

1968 Pleasure in Reading Edition

Longmans

new

Cover image for 1968 Pleasure in Reading Edition

1 (1968)

2 (1970)

tbn

0-04-823127-4

1976 Deluxe Edition

George Allen & Unwin

new

Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien

1 (1976)

2 (1979)

3 (1984)

4 (1986)

tbn

new

Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien

5 (1990)

tbn

0-04-823147-9

1978 Hardback Edition (Fourth Edition)

George Allen & Unwin

1 (1978)

2 (1979)

3 (1982)

4 (1983)

5 (1985)

tbn

6 (1988)

7 (1990)

tbn

0-04-823386-2

1987 Hardback Edition (50th Anniversary Edition)

Unwin Hyman

1 (1987)

2 (1987)

tbn

0-04-823273-4

1984 Illustrated Hardback Edition

George Allen & Unwin

new

Cover image for 1984 Illustrated Hardback Edition

Cover illustration by Michael Hague

First: 1

Last: 1

tbn

new

Cover illustration by Michael Hague

2 (1987)

tbn

0-04-440091-8

1987 Anniversary Super De Luxe Edition

Unwin Hyman

new

Cover image for 1987 Anniversary Super De Luxe Edition

Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien

tbn

0-261-10200-1

1991 Hardback Edition

HarperCollins

tbn

0-261-10249-4

1992 Illustrated Hardback Edition

HarperCollins

new

Cover image for 1992 Illustrated Hardback Edition

Cover illustration by Michael Hague

First: 1

Last: 2

tbn

0-00-330090-0

1993 Cascades Edition

Collins Educational

new

Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien

1 (1993)

2 (1994)

3 (1995)

4 (1996)

5 (1997)

6 (1998)

tbn

new

Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien

6 (1998)

7 (1999)

8 (2001)

9 (2002)

tbn

new

Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien

First: 10

Last: 11

tbn

new

Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien

First: 6

Last known: 6

tbn

0-261-10328-8

1995 Hardback Edition

HarperCollins

First: 1

Last: 9

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First: 10

Last: 14

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2007 Hardback Edition (70th Anniversary Edition)

HarperCollins

updated

Cover image for 2007 Hardback Edition (70th Anniversary Edition)

First: 1

Last known: 1

tbn

0-261-10330-X

1997 Illustrated Hardback Edition

HarperCollins

new

Cover image for 1997 Illustrated Hardback Edition

Cover illustration by Alan Lee

First: 1

Last: 3

tbn

new

Cover illustration by Alan Lee

First: 4

Last: 9

tbn

new

Cover illustration by Alan Lee

First: 10

Last known: 11

Last possible: 12

tbn

new

Cover illustration by Alan Lee

First: 13

Last known: 14

tbn

no ISBN

1997 60th Anniversary Deluxe Illustrated Edition

HarperCollins

new

Cover image for 1997 60th Anniversary Deluxe Illustrated Edition

Cover illustration by Alan Lee

1 (1997)

tbn

0-261-10257-5

1999 Deluxe Edition

HarperCollins

new

Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien

1 (1999)

tbn

new

Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien

First: 2

Last: 2

tbn

0-00-711544-X

2001 Hardback Edition

HarperCollins

new

Cover illustration by David Wyatt

First: 1

Last known: 10

tbn

0-00-711835-X

2004 Deluxe Edition

HarperCollins

new

Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien

1 (2004)

tbn

978-0-00-744084-9

2011 Pocket Edition

HarperCollins

new

Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien

First: 1

tbn

978-0-00-748730-1

2012 Collector's Edition

HarperCollins

new

Cover image for 2012 Collector's Edition

First: 1

Last known: 4

tbn

978-0-00-749790-4

2013 Illustrated Hardback Edition

HarperCollins

new

Cover image for 2013 Illustrated Hardback Edition

Cover illustration by Jemima Catlin

First: 1

tbn

978-0-00-749791-1

2013 Deluxe Illustrated Edition

HarperCollins

new

Cover image for 2013 Deluxe Illustrated Edition

Cover illustration by Jemima Catlin

1 (2013)

tbn

978-0-00-752553-9

2013 Film Tie-In Pocket Edition

HarperCollins

new

Cover image for 2013 Film Tie-In Pocket Edition

First: 1

tbn

0-00-744083-9

2016 Facsimile First Edition

HarperCollins

new

Cover image for 2016 Facsimile First Edition

Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien

First: 1

0-00-837611-5

2020 Illustrated Hardback Edition

HarperCollins

Cover illustration by Alan Lee

series cover

0-00-862778-9

2023 Hardback Edition Illustrated by the Author

HarperCollins

First: 1

series cover

0-00-862783-5

2023 De Luxe Edition Illustrated by the Author

HarperCollins

series cover

0-00-877990-2

2025 De Luxe Illustrated Edition

HarperCollins

978-0-00-884307-6

2026 90th Anniversary Edition

HarperCollins

new

Cover image for 2026 90th Anniversary Edition

Cover illustration by Tove Jansson

First: 1

no ISBN

1961 Paperback Edition (First Paperback)

Puffin Books / Penguin Books

new

Cover image for 1961 Paperback Edition (First Paperback)

Cover illustration by Pauline Baynes

1 (1961)

tbn

0-04-823070-7

1966 Paperback Edition

Unwin Books

new

Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien

16 (1966)

17 (1966)

18 (1967)

19 (1967)

20 (1968)

21 (1969)

7 (1969)

19 (1970)

20 (1970)

21 (1971)

11 (1971)

12 (1971)

13 (1972)

14 (1972)

15 (1972)

16 (1973)

17 (1973)

18 (1974)

19 (1974)

tbn

new

Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien

20 (1975)

tbn

0-04-823105-3

1972 Paperback Edition (School Edition)

George Allen & Unwin

new

Cover image for 1972 Paperback Edition (School Edition)

Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien

First: 1

Last: 1

tbn

new

Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien

2 (1974)

3 (1976)

tbn

0-04-823126-6

1975 Paperback Edition (Reset)

Unwin Books

new

Cover image for 1975 Paperback Edition (Reset)

Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien

First: 1

Last: 1

tbn

new

Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien

First: 2

Last: 2

tbn

new

Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien

2 (1976)

3 (1977)

4 (1977)

5 (1978)

6 (1978)

tbn

0-04-823154-1

1979 Paperback Edition

Unwin Paperbacks

new

Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien

1 (1979)

2 (1979)

3 (1980)

tbn

0-04-823188-6

1981 Paperback Edition (Fourth Edition)

Unwin Paperbacks

new

Cover image for 1981 Paperback Edition (Fourth Edition)

Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien

First: 1

Last: 1

tbn

new

Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien

2 (1982)

3 (1982)

4 (1982)

5 (1982)

6 (1983)

7 (1983)

8 (1983)

9 (1983)

10 (1983)

11 (1983)

12 (1984)

13 (1984)

14 (1985)

15 (1985)

16 (1985)

17 (1986)

18 (1986)

19 (1986)

tbn

new

Cover illustration by Roger Garland

20 (1987)

21 (1987)

tbn

new

Cover illustration by Roger Garland

22 (1988)

23 (1988)

24 (1989)

tbn

new

Cover illustration by Ted Nasmith

25 (1989)

26 (1989)

27 (1989)

tbn

0-04-823380-3

1987 Illustrated Paperback Edition

Unwin Paperbacks

new

Cover image for 1987 Illustrated Paperback Edition

Cover illustration by Michael Hague

1 (1987)

tbn

HarperCollins A-Format Paperback Main Sequence

0-261-10221-4

1991 Paperback Edition

Grafton

new

Cover illustration by Ted Nasmith

First: 1

Last: 1

tbn

new

Cover illustration by John Howe

First: 1

Last: 8

tbn

1993 Paperback Edition

HarperCollins

Cover illustration by John Howe

First: 1

Last known: 15

series cover • tbn

1999 Paperback Edition

HarperCollins

Cover illustration by John Howe

First: 1

Last known: 5

Last possible: 6

series cover • tbn

First: 6

Last known: 13

series cover • tbn

First possible: 14

First known: 15

Last known: 81

series cover • tbn

2006 Paperback Edition

HarperCollins

new

First: 1

Last known: 102

Last possible: 114

tbn

First: 115

Last known: 152

series cover • tbn

HarperCollins B-Format Paperback Main Sequence

0-261-10334-2

1996 Paperback Edition

HarperCollins

First year: 1996

First: 1

Last: 28

tbn

2011 Paperback Edition

HarperCollins

First year: 2011

First: 29

tbn

First: 30

Last known: 60

series cover • tbn

2022 Paperback Edition

HarperCollins

First year: 2022

First: 68

Last possible: 72

First year: 2023

First: 73

Last known: 73

series cover

0-00-675402-3

1998 Paperback Edition

HarperCollins

Cover illustration by David Wyatt

First: 1

Last known: 15

Last possible: 16

tbn

Cover illustration by David Wyatt

First possible: 16

First known: 17

Last known: 28

Last possible: 32

series cover • tbn

new

Cover illustration by David Wyatt

First possible: 29

First known: 33

Last known: 37

Last possible: 41

tbn

new

Cover illustration by David Wyatt

First possible: 38

First known: 42

Last known: 46

tbn

0-261-10250-8

1992 Illustrated Paperback Edition

Grafton

new

Cover image for 1992 Illustrated Paperback Edition

Cover illustration by Michael Hague

First: 1

Last: 2

tbn

0-261-10331-8

2000 Illustrated Paperback Edition

HarperCollins

new

Cover image for 2000 Illustrated Paperback Edition

Cover illustration by Alan Lee

First: 1

Last known: 4

tbn

0-00-727061-5

2008 Illustrated Paperback Edition

HarperCollins

new

Cover image for 2008 Illustrated Paperback Edition

Cover illustration by Alan Lee

First: 1

Last known: 8

tbn

978-0-00-745842-4

2012 Children's Edition

HarperCollins Children's Books

new

Cover illustration by Max Meinzold and Stefan Hilden

First: 1

Last known: 14

tbn

2013 Children's Edition

HarperCollins Children's Books

new

Cover illustration by John Howe

First: 1

Last known: 22

tbn

978-0-00-748728-8

2012 Film Tie-In Edition (B-Format)

HarperCollins

new

Cover image for 2012 Film Tie-In Edition (B-Format)

First: 1

Last known: 13

tbn

978-0-00-748729-5

2012 Film Tie-In Edition (A-Format)

HarperCollins

new

Cover image for 2012 Film Tie-In Edition (A-Format)

First: 1

Last known: 10

tbn

978-0-00-752549-2

2013 Film Tie-In Edition (B-Format)

HarperCollins

new

Cover image for 2013 Film Tie-In Edition (B-Format)

First: 1

Last known: 4

tbn

978-0-00-752550-8

2013 Film Tie-In Edition (A-Format)

HarperCollins

new

Cover image for 2013 Film Tie-In Edition (A-Format)

First: 1

tbn

0-00-749793-8

2017 Illustrated Paperback Edition

HarperCollins

new

Cover image for 2017 Illustrated Paperback Edition

Cover illustration by Jemima Catlin

First: 1

0-00-837605-0

2020 Paperback Edition

HarperCollins

new

First: 1