The War of the Ring

First published in the United Kingdom on 23 August 1990.

Descriptive Bibliography
A28

Open Questions

QUESTION: Tolkien Gateway dates the first edition to 23 August 1990 and hammond to September 1990, giving no day. The two agree exactly on every other volume of the History of Middle-earth, so which is right here is worth settling.

1990 Hardback Edition

Unwin Hyman
1
First: 2
Last: 2

1993 Hardback Edition

HarperCollins
First: 1
Last: 2

2024 Centenary Boxed Edition

HarperCollins
Cover illustration by John Howe
First year: 2024
1
Last known: 1

1992 Paperback Edition

Grafton
Cover illustration by Roger Garland
Last known: 1
Cover illustration by John Howe
First year: 1996

1997 Paperback Edition

HarperCollins
Cover illustration by John Howe
First year: 1997

2002 Paperback Edition

HarperCollins
updated
Cover image for 2002 Paperback Edition
Cover illustration by John Howe
First year: 2002
1
7
11
13

2015 Paperback Edition

HarperCollins
Cover illustration by John Howe
First year: 2024
First: 30
Last known: 30