The Shaping of Middle-earth

First published in the United Kingdom on 21 August 1986.

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Descriptive Bibliography

A24

Abbreviated

Shaping Hammond & Anderson

0-04-823279-3

1986 Hardback Edition

multiple

George Allen & Unwin

1 (1986)

2 (1986)

3 (1987)

Unwin Hyman

4 (1988)

0-261-10217-6

1991 Hardback Edition

HarperCollins

0-00-736528-4

2010 Hardback Edition

HarperCollins

First: 1

Last known: 1

0-00-866921-X

2024 Centenary Boxed Edition

HarperCollins

Cover illustration by John Howe

1

Last known: 1

0-04-440150-7

1988 Paperback Edition

Unwin Paperbacks

Cover illustration by Roger Garland

1 (1988)

2 (1989)

design series

HarperCollins B-Format Paperback Main Sequence

0-261-10218-4

1993 Paperback Edition

HarperCollins

Cover illustration by John Howe

2002 Paperback Edition

HarperCollins

Cover illustration by John Howe

2

12

design series

2015 Paperback Edition

HarperCollins

Cover illustration by John Howe

First known: 32

Last known: 37

Last possible: 38

design series

1993 Paperback Edition (2024)

HarperCollins

First year: 2024

First: 39

design series

no ISBN

1986 Book Club Associates Edition

Guild Publishing

1 (1986)

2 (1986)

3 (1987)