The Hobbit/Publication history and gallery

Here listed are the major UK editions of The Hobbit.

1937-1980

1937 hardcover first edition
1951 hardcover second edition
1961 paperback
1966 hardcover third edition
1966 hardcover
1966 paperback
1972 paperback
1975 paperback
1975 paperback 2nd impression
1976 hardcover deluxe edition
1978 hardcover fourth edition
1979 paperback

1937: George Allen & Unwin, hardcover, ISBN none - (First edition, cover by J.R.R. Tolkien)
1951: George Allen & Unwin, hardcover, ISBN none - (Second edition)
1961: Puffin Books / Penguin Books, paperback, ISBN none - (cover art by Pauline Baynes)
1966: George Allen & Unwin, hardcover, ISBN 0048230693 - (Third edition)
1966: Longmans, hardcover, ISBN 0582348889 - (cover based on J.R.R. Tolkien's artwork)
1966: Unwin Books, paperback, ISBN 0048230707 - (cover art by J.R.R. Tolkien)
1972: George Allen & Unwin, paperback, ISBN 0048231053 - (Introduced for schools by R.S. Fowler, cover art by J.R.R. Tolkien)
1975: Unwin Books, paperback, ISBN 0048231266
- 1975 paperback edition, 2nd impression (1976)
1976: George Allen & Unwin, hardcover in box, ISBN 0048231274 - (cover based on J.R.R. Tolkien's artwork)
1978: George Allen & Unwin, hardcover, ISBN 0048231479 - (Fourth edition)
1979: Unwin Paperbacks, paperback, ISBN 0048231541

1980-1990

1981 paperback
1981 paperback 2nd impression
1981 paperback 12th impression
1982 hardcover large print
1984 hardcover illust. by M. H.
1987 paperback illust. by M. H.
1987 hardcover
1987 hardcover super deluxe edition
1981 paperback 20th impression
1981 paperback 25th impression
1990 hardcover large print

1981: Unwin Paperbacks, paperback, ISBN 0048231886
- 1981 paperback edition, 2nd impression (1982)
- 1981 paperback edition, 12th impression (1984) - (ISBN 004823267X)
1982: F. A. Thorpe Publishing, hardcover, ISBN 0708980651 - (large print edition)
1984: George Allen & Unwin, hardcover, ISBN 0048232734 - (illustrated by Michael Hague)
1987: Unwin Paperbacks, paperback, ISBN 0048233803 - (illustrated by Michael Hague)
1987: Unwin Hyman, hardcover, ISBN 0048233862 - (50th Anniversary edition)
1987: Unwin Hyman, leather-bound hardcover in slipcase, ISBN 0044400918 - (anniversary super deluxe edition)
- 1981 paperback edition, 20th impression (1987) - (cover art by Roger Garland)
- 1981 paperback edition, 25th impression (1989) - (cover art by Ted Nasmith)
1990: Isis / Clio Press, hardcover, ISBN 1850898057 - (large print edition)

1990-1998

1991 hardcover
1992 hardcover illust. by M. H.
1993 paperback
1993 hardcover
1993 hardcover 10th impression
1993 hardcover 6th impression
1995 hardcover
1995 hardcover 10th impression
1996 paperback
1997 hardcover illust. by A. L.
1997 hardcover 10th impression
1997 hardcover 13th impression
1997 hardcover deluxe edition
1998 paperback
1998 paperback 33rd impression
1998 paperback 46th impression

1991: HarperCollins hardcover, ISBN 0261102001
1992: HarperCollins hardcover, ISBN 0261102494 - (illustrated by Michael Hague)
1993: HarperCollins paperback, ISBN 0261102214 - (cover art by John Howe)
1993: Collins Educational, hardcover, ISBN 0003300900 - (Cascades edition, cover art by J.R.R. Tolkien)
- 1993 hardcover edition, 10th impression
- 1993 hardcover edition, 6th? impression^[1]
1995: HarperCollins hardcover, ISBN 0261103288
- 1995 hardcover edition, 10th impression
1996: HarperCollins paperback, ISBN 0261103342
1997: HarperCollins hardcover, ISBN 026110330X - (illustrated by Alan Lee)
- 1997 hardcover edition, 10th impression
- 1997 hardcover edition, 13th impression
1997: HarperCollins hardcover in slipcase, ISBN unknown^[2] - (illustrated by Alan Lee)
1998: Collins, paperback, ISBN 0006754023 - (Modern Classics edition, illustrated by David Wyatt)
- 1998 paperback edition, 33rd? impression - (re-issued as Children's edition)
- 1998 paperback edition, 46th? impression

1999-2010

1999 hardcover deluxe edition
1999 hardcover
3D edition
1999 paperback
1999 paperback 6th impression
1999 paperback 14th impression
2000 hardcover collector's box edition
2000 paperback illust. by A. L.
2001 hardcover
2003 hardcover large print
2003 paperback mini edition
2004 hardcover deluxe edition
2006 paperback 88th impression
2006 paperback 115th impression
2007 hardcover
2008 paperback illust. by A. L.

1999: HarperCollins hardcover with cloth-covered slipcase, ISBN 0261102575
1999: HarperCollins hardcover, ISBN 0001361287 - (3D edition, illustrated by John Howe)
1999: 1993 paperback edition, reset in 1999
- 1999 paperback edition, 6th impression - (cover based on J.R.R. Tolkien's artwork)
- 1999 paperback edition, 14th impression
2000: HarperCollins hardcover in a box, ISBN 0007105096 - (collector's box edition)
2000: HarperCollins paperback, ISBN 0261103318 - (illustrated by Alan Lee)
2001: HarperCollins hardcover, ISBN 000711544X
2003: HarperCollins hardcover, ISBN 0007156987 - (large print edition)
2003: HarperCollins / W.H. Smith, paperback, ISBN 0007172737 - (mini edition containing only Chapter One)
2004: HarperCollins hardcover in slipcase, ISBN 000711835X
- 2006: 1999 paperback edition, 88th? impression
- 2006: 1999 paperback edition, 115th? impression - (cover based on J.R.R. Tolkien's artwork)
2007: 1995 hardcover edition, reset in 2007 - (70th Anniversary edition)
2008: HarperCollins paperback, ISBN 0007270615 - (illustrated by Alan Lee)

2010-2015

2011 hardcover pocket edition
2011 paperback 29th impression
2011 paperback 30th impression
2012 hardcover collector's edition
2012 paperback film tie-in
2012 paperback two-volume edition
2012 paperback children's edition
2013 paperback children's edition
2013 hardcover illust. by J. C.
2013 hardcover illust. by J. C. deluxe edition
2013 hardcover film tie-in
2013 paperback film tie-in
2014 paperback film tie-in
2014 paperback large print

2011: HarperCollins hardcover, ISBN 0007440847 - (pocket edition, also part of the 2017 Middle-earth Treasury pocket set)
- 2011: 1996 paperback edition, 29th impression - (75th Anniversary edition)
- 2011: 1996 paperback edition, 30th impression
2012: HarperCollins jacketless hardcover, ISBN 0007487304 - (collector's edition)
2012: HarperCollins paperback, ISBN 0007487282 - (film I tie-in edition, cover from the film)
2012: HarperCollins Children's Books, two paperback in a slipcase, ISBN 0007488513 - (two-volume edition)
2012: HarperCollins Children's Books, paperback, ISBN 0007458428 - (Children's edition, illustrated by David Wyatt)
- 2013: 2012 paperback Children's edition, 2013 re-issue
2013: HarperCollins hardcover, ISBN 0007497903 - (illustrated by Jemima Catlin)
2013: HarperCollins hardcover in slipcase, ISBN 0007497911 - (illustrated by Jemima Catlin)
2013: HarperCollins hardcover, ISBN 0007525532 - (film tie-in pocket edition)
2013: HarperCollins paperback, ISBN 0007525494 - (film II tie-in edition, cover from the film)
2014: HarperCollins paperback, ISBN 0544422848 - (film III tie-in edition, cover from the film)
2014: HarperCollins paperback, ISBN 0008108285 - (large print edition)

Since 2015

2016 hardcover facsimile first edition
2017 paperback illust. by J. C.
2020 hardcover illust. by A. L.
2020 paperback
2022 paperback 68th impression
2023 hardcover illust. by author
2023 hardcover illust. by author deluxe edition
2023 paperback 73rd impression
2025 hardcover illust. by A. L. deluxe edition

2016: HarperCollins hardcover, ISBN 0007440839 - (facsimile first edition, also included in a 2018 Gift Box)
2017: HarperCollins paperback, ISBN 0007497938 - (illustrated by Jemima Catlin)
2020: HarperCollins hardcover, ISBN 0008376115 - (illustrated by Alan Lee)
2020: HarperCollins paperback, ISBN 0008376050
- 2022: 1996 paperback edition, 68th impression
2023: HarperCollins hardcover, ISBN 0008627789 - (illustrated by the author)
2023: HarperCollins hardcover in slipcase, ISBN 0008627835 - (illustrated by the author)
- 2023: 1996 paperback edition, 73rd impression
2025: HarperCollins hardcover in slipcase, ISBN 978-0008779900 - (illustrated by Alan Lee, deluxe slipcase edition)

Graphic novel

In 1989 The Hobbit was adapted in a three issue comic book series, published by Eclipse Comics. The story was adapted from the original by Chuck Dixon, and illustrated by David T. Wenzel. They were bound in one volume trade paperback in 1990, and newer editions have been released in the following years.^[3]

1989 paperback comic vol.1
1989 paperback comic vol.2
1989 paperback comic vol.3
1990 paperback one-volume
2006 paperback one-volume
2012 paperback one-volume
2024 paperback one-volume
2025 paperback one-volume expanded

Separate volumes
- 1989: Eclipse Comics, paperback, ISBN 0913035807 (vol.1)
- 1989: Eclipse Comics, paperback, ISBN 0913035815 (vol.2)
- 1989: Eclipse Comics, paperback, ISBN 0913035823 (vol.3)
One-volume
- 1990: Eclipse Comics, paperback, ISBN 0345368584
- 2006: HarperCollins, paperback, ISBN 0261102664
- 2012: Del Rey - Ballantine, paperback, ISBN 0345445600
- 2024: William Morrow, paperback, pp. 144. ISBN 0063388464
- 2025: HarperCollins, hardcover, pp. 192. ISBN 978-0008694401 (expanded edition)

External links

References

↑ The Hobbit. 1993 on TolkienBooks.net
↑ The Hobbit. 1997 on TolkienBooks.net
↑ The Hobbit Comics adapted by Chuck Dixon at TolkienLibrary.com

[1] The Hobbit. 1993 on TolkienBooks.net

[2] The Hobbit. 1997 on TolkienBooks.net

[3] The Hobbit Comics adapted by Chuck Dixon at TolkienLibrary.com

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