The Hobbit
First published in the United Kingdom on 21 September 1937.
Tolkien Gateway • publication history
- Descriptive Bibliography
- A3
- Abbreviated
- H Hammond & Anderson
no ISBN
1937 Hardback Edition (First Edition)
George Allen & Unwin
1
(1937)
2
(1937)
3
(1942)
4
(1946)
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)
0-04-823069-3
1966 Hardback Edition (Third Edition)
George Allen & Unwin
16
(1966)
17
(1967)
4
(1968)
5
(1970)
6
(1971)
7
(1972)
8
(1974)
9
(1974)
10
(1975)
0-582-34888-9
1966 Heritage of Literature Edition
Longmans
Cover illustration based on a design by J.R.R. Tolkien
1
(1966)
2
(1967)
3
(1969)
4
(1969)
5
(1970)
6
(1971)
0-582-18655-2
1968 Pleasure in Reading Edition
Longmans
1
(1968)
2
(1970)
0-04-823127-4
1976 Deluxe Edition
George Allen & Unwin
Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien
1
(1976)
2
(1979)
3
(1984)
4
(1986)
1990 Deluxe Edition
Unwin Hyman
Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien
5
(1990)
1976 Folio Society Issue
George Allen & Unwin for The Folio Society
Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien
First: 1
Last: 1
0-04-823147-9
1978 Hardback Edition (Fourth Edition)
multiple
George Allen & Unwin
1
(1978)
2
(1979)
3
(1982)
4
(1983)
5
(1985)
Unwin Hyman
6
(1988)
7
(1990)
no ISBN
1979 Folio Society Edition
The Folio Society
Cover illustration by Eric Fraser
First: 1
no ISBN
1942 Book Club Edition
The Children's Book Club
1
(1942)
no ISBN
1978 Guild Edition
Guild Publishing
1
(1978)
2
(1980)
3
(1989)
0-04-823386-2
1987 Hardback Edition (50th Anniversary Edition)
Unwin Hyman
1
(1987)
2
(1987)
0-04-823273-4
1984 Illustrated Hardback Edition
multiple
Cover illustration by Michael Hague
George Allen & Unwin
First: 1
Last: 1
Cover illustration by Michael Hague
Unwin Hyman
2
(1987)
0-04-440091-8
1987 Anniversary Super De Luxe Edition
Unwin Hyman
Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien
0-7089-8065-1
1982 Large Type Edition
F.A. Thorpe Publishing
First: 1
no ISBN
1984 Illustrated Edition
Guild Publishing / Book Club Associates
First: 1
no ISBN
1987 50th Anniversary Edition
Guild Publishing
1
(1987)
2
(1987)
1-85089-805-7
1990 Large Type Edition
Isis/Clio Press
1
(1990)
no ISBN
1990 Reset Guild Edition
Guild Publishing
1
(1990)
2
(1991)
0-261-10200-1
1991 Hardback Edition
HarperCollins
0-261-10249-4
1992 Illustrated Hardback Edition
HarperCollins
Cover illustration by Michael Hague
First: 1
Last: 2
0-00-330090-0
1993 Cascades Edition
Collins Educational
Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien
1
(1993)
2
(1994)
3
(1995)
4
(1996)
5
(1997)
6
(1998)
Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien
6
(1998)
7
(1999)
8
(2001)
9
(2002)
Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien
First: 10
Last: 11
Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien
First: 6
Last known: 6
0-261-10328-8
1995 Hardback Edition
HarperCollins
First: 1
Last: 9
First: 10
Last: 14
2007 Hardback Edition (70th Anniversary Edition)
HarperCollins
First: 1
21
23
24
33
34
36
Last known: 36
0-261-10330-X
1997 Illustrated Hardback Edition
HarperCollins
Cover illustration by Alan Lee
First: 1
Last: 3
Cover illustration by Alan Lee
First: 4
Last: 9
Cover illustration by Alan Lee
First: 10
Last known: 11
Last possible: 12
Cover illustration by Alan Lee
First: 13
Last known: 14
no ISBN
1997 60th Anniversary Deluxe Illustrated Edition
HarperCollins
Cover illustration by Alan Lee
1
(1997)
no ISBN
1997 Folio Society Edition
The Folio Society
Cover illustration by Eric Fraser
1
(1997)
2
(1999)
3
(1999)
4
(2001)
5
(2001)
6
(2002)
7
(2002)
8
(2004)
9
(2006)
10
(2007)
11
(2008)
12
(2009)
Last known: 12
no ISBN
1992 Book Club Edition
Book Club Associates
1
(1992)
2
(1992)
0-00-763770-5
1996 Book People Edition
HarperCollins for The Book People
First: 1
0-00-768086-4
1998 Collins Modern Classics Book People Edition
Collins for The Book People
First: 1
no ISBN
1997 60th Anniversary De Luxe Illustrated Edition
HarperCollins
First: 1
0-261-10257-5
1999 Deluxe Edition
HarperCollins
Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien
1
(1999)
Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien
First: 2
Last: 2
0-00-711544-X
2001 Hardback Edition
HarperCollins
Cover illustration by David Wyatt
First: 1
Last known: 10
0-00-711835-X
2004 Deluxe Edition
HarperCollins
no ISBN
2003 De Luxe Folio Society Edition
The Folio Society
Cover illustration by Eric Fraser
First: 1
Last: 1
0-00-136128-7
1999 Three Dimensional Edition
HarperCollins
First: 1
0-00-761162-5
2000 Dealerfield Edition
HarperCollins for Dealerfield
1
(2000)
2
(2001)
0-00-771703-2
2001 Book People Illustrated Edition
HarperCollins for The Book People
First: 1
0-00-763599-0
2001 Book People Edition
HarperCollins for The Book People
First: 1
0-00-715698-7
2003 Large Print Edition
HarperCollins
First: 1
0-00-717273-7
2003 Little Reads Edition
HarperCollins for W.H. Smith
First: 1
978-0-00-783062-6
2008 Gift Edition
HarperCollins for The Book People
First: 1
978-0-00-744084-9
2011 Pocket Edition
HarperCollins
updated
Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien
First: 1
3
11
13
15
Last known: 15
978-0-00-748730-1
978-0-00-749790-4
2013 Illustrated Hardback Edition
HarperCollins
Cover illustration by Jemima Catlin
First: 1
978-0-00-749791-1
2013 Deluxe Illustrated Edition
HarperCollins
Cover illustration by Jemima Catlin
1
(2013)
978-0-00-752553-9
2013 Film Tie-In Pocket Edition
HarperCollins
1
978-0-00-792666-4
2012 Two Volume Edition, Part One
HarperCollins Children’s Books
First: 1
978-0-00-792667-1
2012 Two Volume Edition, Part Two
HarperCollins Children’s Books
First: 1
978-0-00-792704-3
2012 Collector's Edition
HarperCollins for The Book People
First: 1
0-00-744083-9
2016 Facsimile First Edition
HarperCollins
updated
Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien
First: 1
Last known: 8
0-00-837611-5
2020 Illustrated Hardback Edition
HarperCollins
0-00-862778-9
0-00-862783-5
0-00-877990-2
978-0-00-884307-6
2026 90th Anniversary Edition
HarperCollins
Cover illustration by Tove Jansson
First: 1
no ISBN
1961 Paperback Edition (First Paperback)
Puffin Books / Penguin Books
Cover illustration by Pauline Baynes
1
(1961)
0-04-823070-7
1966 Paperback Edition
Unwin Books
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)
Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien
20
(1975)
0-04-823105-3
1972 Paperback Edition (School Edition)
George Allen & Unwin
Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien
First: 1
Last: 1
Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien
2
(1974)
3
(1976)
0-04-823126-6
1975 Paperback Edition (Reset)
multiple
Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien
Unwin Books
First: 1
Last: 1
Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien
Unwin Paperbacks
First: 2
Last: 2
Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien
Unwin Paperbacks
2
(1976)
3
(1977)
4
(1977)
5
(1978)
6
(1978)
0-04-823154-1
1979 Paperback Edition
Unwin Paperbacks
0-04-823188-6
1981 Paperback Edition (Fourth Edition)
Unwin Paperbacks
Cover illustration by J.R.R. Tolkien
First: 1
Last: 1
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)
Cover illustration by Roger Garland
20
(1987)
21
(1987)
Cover illustration by Roger Garland
22
(1988)
23
(1988)
24
(1989)
Cover illustration by Ted Nasmith
25
(1989)
26
(1989)
27
(1989)
0-04-823380-3
1987 Illustrated Paperback Edition
Unwin Paperbacks
Cover illustration by Michael Hague
1
(1987)
HarperCollins A-Format Paperback Main Sequence
0-261-10221-4
1991 Paperback Edition
Grafton
Cover illustration by Ted Nasmith
First: 1
Last: 1
Cover illustration by John Howe
First: 1
Last: 8
1993 Paperback Edition
HarperCollins
1999 Paperback Edition
HarperCollins
2006 Paperback Edition
HarperCollins
First: 1
Last known: 102
Last possible: 114
HarperCollins B-Format Paperback Main Sequence
0-261-10334-2
1996 Paperback Edition
HarperCollins
First year: 1996
Last: 28
2011 Paperback Edition
HarperCollins
First year: 2011
2022 Paperback Edition
HarperCollins
First year: 2022
68
70
71
Last possible: 72
0-00-675402-3
1998 Paperback Edition
HarperCollins
Cover illustration by David Wyatt
First: 1
Last known: 15
Last possible: 16
Cover illustration by David Wyatt
First possible: 16
First known: 17
Last known: 28
Last possible: 32
Cover illustration by David Wyatt
First possible: 29
First known: 33
Last known: 37
Last possible: 41
Cover illustration by David Wyatt
First possible: 38
First known: 42
Last known: 46
0-261-10250-8
1992 Illustrated Paperback Edition
Grafton
Cover illustration by Michael Hague
First: 1
Last: 2
0-261-10331-8
2000 Illustrated Paperback Edition
HarperCollins
Cover illustration by Alan Lee
First: 1
Last known: 4
0-00-727061-5
2008 Illustrated Paperback Edition
HarperCollins
Cover illustration by Alan Lee
First: 1
2
4
5
6
7
13
14
Last known: 14
978-0-00-745842-4
2012 Children’s Edition
HarperCollins Children’s Books
Cover illustration by Max Meinzold and Stefan Hilden
First: 1
Last known: 14
2013 Children’s Edition
HarperCollins Children’s Books
updated
Cover illustration by John Howe
First: 1
Last known: 33
Last possible: 38
2017 Children’s Edition
HarperCollins Children’s Books
new
Cover illustration by John Howe
First possible: 34
First known: 39
Last known: 49
978-0-00-748728-8
2012 Film Tie-In Edition (B-Format)
HarperCollins
First: 1
Last known: 13
978-0-00-748729-5
2012 Film Tie-In Edition (A-Format)
HarperCollins
First: 1
Last known: 10
978-0-00-752549-2
2013 Film Tie-In Edition (B-Format)
HarperCollins
First: 1
Last known: 4
978-0-00-752550-8
2013 Film Tie-In Edition (A-Format)
HarperCollins
First: 1
0-00-749793-8
2017 Illustrated Paperback Edition
HarperCollins
Cover illustration by Jemima Catlin
First: 1
0-00-837605-0
2020 Paperback Edition
HarperCollins
First: 1