The Lord of the Rings

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0-04-823091-X

1969 De Luxe India Paper Edition

George Allen & Unwin
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Last: 3
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First year: 1974
First: 4
Last: 10
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Cover illustration based on a design by J.R.R. Tolkien
Unwin Hyman
First year: 1990
First: 11
Last: 11
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0-04-440305-4

1988 One-Volume Hardback Edition

Unwin Hyman
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Cover illustration by Roger Garland
First: 1
Last: 3
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0-261-10230-3

1991 Illustrated Edition (Alan Lee)

HarperCollins
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No cover image
First: 1
Last: 10
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First: 11
Last: 11
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0-261-10274-5

1991 De Luxe Illustrated Edition (Alan Lee)

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First: 1
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0-261-10241-9

1991 Hardback Edition

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Cover illustration by John Howe
First: 1
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0-261-10256-7

1992 De Luxe India Paper Edition

HarperCollins
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First: 1
Last: 1
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0-261-10320-2

1994 Hardback Edition

HarperCollins
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First: 1
Last: 8
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First year: 1994
First: 9
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2004 50th Anniversary Edition

HarperCollins
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First year: 2004
First: 1
Last known: 2
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0-261-10368-7

1997 De Luxe India Paper Edition

HarperCollins
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1 (1997)
2 (2000)
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3 (2001)
4 (2002)
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0-00-714913-1

2002 Film Tie-In Edition

HarperCollins
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Cover illustration from the film
First: 1
Last: 1
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0-00-718236-8

2004 50th Anniversary De Luxe Edition

HarperCollins
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First: 1
Last known: 8
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0-00-752554-0

2014 Illustrated Edition (Alan Lee)

HarperCollins
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First: 1

0-00-847128-2

2021 Illustrated Edition (J.R.R. Tolkien)

HarperCollins
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No cover image
First: 1

0-00-847129-0

2021 De Luxe Illustrated Edition (J.R.R. Tolkien)

HarperCollins
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No cover image
First: 1

0-04-823087-1

1968 First One-Volume Edition

George Allen & Unwin
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Cover illustration by Pauline Baynes
First: 1
Last: 10
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Cover illustration by Pauline Baynes
First year: 1972
First: 11
Last: 11
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Cover illustration by Pauline Baynes
First year: 1973
First: 12
Last: 18
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0-04-823149-5

1978 Second One-Volume Edition

Unwin Paperbacks
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Cover illustration by Pauline Baynes
George Allen & Unwin / Unwin Paperbacks
First: 1
Last: 1
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Cover illustration by Pauline Baynes
First: 2
Last: 4
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1978 Film Tie-In Edition

Unwin Paperbacks
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Cover illustration from the Bakshi animated film
First year: 1979
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0-04-823229-7

1983 Third One-Volume Edition

Unicorn / Unwin Paperbacks
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Cover illustration by Roger Garland
First: 1
Last: 7
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Cover illustration by Roger Garland
Unwin Paperbacks
First year: 1987
First: 8
Last: 11
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Cover illustration by Roger Garland
Unwin Paperbacks
First year: 1989
First: 12
Last: 12
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Cover illustration by Roger Garland
Unwin Paperbacks
First year: 1990
First: 13
Last: 14
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0-261-10243-5

1991 Paperback Edition

Grafton
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Cover illustration by Roger Garland
First: 1
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1992 Paperback Edition

Grafton
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Cover illustration by John Howe
First: 1
Last: 4
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1993 Paperback Edition

HarperCollins
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Cover illustration by John Howe
First: 1
Last: 4
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HarperCollins One-Volume Paperback Main Sequence

0-261-10325-3

1995 Paperback Edition

HarperCollins
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Cover illustration by John Howe
First: 1
Last: 10
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Cover illustration by John Howe
First: 11
Last: 29
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Cover illustration by John Howe
First year: 2004
First: 30
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2001 Paperback Edition

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Cover illustration by John Howe
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2005 50th Anniversary Paperback Edition

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Cover design based on artwork by J.R.R. Tolkien
First known: 1
Last known: 2
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2007 Paperback Edition

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First: 40
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0-00-711836-8

2001 Special Edition (1995 Edition, 16th Impression)

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First: 16
Last: 16
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0-00-712381-7

2001 Film Tie-In Edition

HarperCollins
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Cover illustration from the film
First: 1
Last known: 9
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0-00-714924-7

2002 Film Tie-In Edition

HarperCollins
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Cover illustration from the film
First: 1
Last known: 2
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Cover illustration from the film
First: 2
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0-00-717200-1

2003 Film Tie-In Edition

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Cover illustration from the film
First: 1
Last known: 2
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0-00-853776-3

2022 TV Tie-In Edition

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Cover illustration from the television series
First: 67
Last: 67

0-00-763561-3

2001 Seven-Volume Film Edition (The Ring Sets Out)

Collins
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Cover illustration from the film, based on artwork by J.R.R. Tolkien with an image from the Jackson films
First: 1
Last known: 5
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2012 Seven-Volume Edition (The Ring Sets Out)

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Last known: 8
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0-00-763555-9

2001 Seven-Volume Film Edition (The Ring Goes South)

Collins
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Cover illustration from the film, based on artwork by J.R.R. Tolkien with an image from the Jackson films
First: 1
Last known: 5
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2012 Seven-Volume Edition (The Ring Goes South)

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0-00-763560-5

2001 Seven-Volume Film Edition (The Treason of Isengard)

Collins
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2012 Seven-Volume Edition (The Treason of Isengard)

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0-00-763558-3

2001 Seven-Volume Film Edition (The Ring Goes East)

Collins
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Cover illustration from the film, based on artwork by J.R.R. Tolkien with an image from the Jackson films
First: 1
Last known: 5
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2012 Seven-Volume Edition (The Ring Goes East)

HarperCollins
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0-00-763559-1

2001 Seven-Volume Film Edition (The War of the Ring)

Collins
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Cover illustration from the film, based on artwork by J.R.R. Tolkien with an image from the Jackson films
First: 1
Last known: 5
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2012 Seven-Volume Edition (The War of the Ring)

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0-00-763557-5

2001 Seven-Volume Film Edition (The End of the Third Age)

Collins
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First: 1
Last known: 5
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2012 Seven-Volume Edition (The End of the Third Age)

HarperCollins
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0-00-763556-7

2001 Seven-Volume Film Edition (Appendices)

Collins
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Cover illustration from the film, based on artwork by J.R.R. Tolkien with an image from the Jackson films
First: 1
Last known: 5
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2012 Seven-Volume Edition (Appendices)

HarperCollins
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