Unfinished Tales/Publication history and gallery

Here listed are the major UK editions of Unfinished Tales.

1980-1990

1980 hardcover   1980 hardcover 8th impression   1982 paperback   1982 paperback 9th impression

• 1980: George Allen & Unwin hardcover, pp. 472. ISBN 0048231797 - (cover based on J.R.R. Tolkien's artwork)
  • 1980 hardcover edition 8th impression (1987)
• 1982: Unicorn / Unwin Paperbacks paperback, ISBN 0048232084 - (cover art by Roger Garland)
  • 1982 paperback edition 9th impression (1987)

1990-2000

1992 hardcover   1993 paperback   1998 paperback   1998 paperback 4th impression   1998 paperback 6th impression   1998 paperback 18th impression   1998 paperback ?th impression

• 1992: HarperCollins hardcover (1992), ISBN 026110215X
• 1993: HarperCollins paperback (1993), ISBN 0261102168 - (cover art by John Howe)
• 1998: HarperCollins paperback (1998), ISBN 0261103628
  • 1998 paperback edition 4th impression
  • 1998 paperback edition 6th impression - (cover based on J.R.R. Tolkien's artwork)
  • 1998 paperback edition 18th impression
  • 1998 paperback edition ?th impression (2001) - (cover based on J.R.R. Tolkien's artwork)

Since 2000

2000 hardcover   2006 hardcover   2010 paperback   2013 hardcover deluxe edition   2014 paperback   2020 hardcover   2020 hardcover deluxe edition

• 2000: HarperCollins hardcover, ISBN 026110215X - (cover art by J.R.R. Tolkien)
• 2006: HarperCollins hardcover, ISBN 026110215X
• 2010: HarperCollins paperback, ISBN 0261102168 - (cover art by Ted Nasmith)
• 2013: HarperCollins hardcover in slipcase, ISBN 0007542925
• 2014: HarperCollins paperback, ISBN 0544337999
• 2020: HarperCollins hardcover, ISBN 0008387958 - (cover art by Alan Lee)
• 2020: HarperCollins hardcover in slipcase, ISBN 0008387966