The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

TOLKIEN, J(ohn) R(onald) R(euel) (stories) (continued)

• * +The Hobbit (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-36290-3, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $19.95, 290pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1937), a new illustrated edition of the famous fantasy novel, featuring fifty illustrations by Michael Hague.
• * _The Hobbit (Unwin 0-04-823188-6, Mar ’87, £2.50, 287pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1937) fantasy novel. 50th Anniversary edition.
• * _The Hobbit (Unwin Hyman 0-04-823386-2, Mar ’87, £7.95, 256pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1937) fantasy novel. 50th Anniversary edition, including new introduction by Christopher Tolkien, new illustrations by the author and “the sole surviving page of the original draft of the first chapter”.
• * _The Hobbit (Unwin 0-04-823380-3, Sep ’87, £8.95, 290pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1937 for text, 1984 for illustrations) fantasy novel. Fully illustrated by Michael Hague.
• * _The Hobbit (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-45402-6, Nov ’87 [Dec ’87], $29.95, 317pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (George Allen & Unwin 1937) classic fantasy novel, “50th anniversary edition”, with a new introduction by Christopher Tolkien. Boxed edition in a fine binding with nine illustrations by the author. It appeared slightly earlier in England from Unwin.
• * _The Hobbit (Ballantine 0-345-33968-1, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $4.95, 304pp, pb) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1966) of the third revised edition of this children’s fantasy novel. The original was published by Allen & Unwin in 1937. This is the 50th anniversary edition of the 1938 Houghton Mifflin first American edition, with a hideous cover by Michael Herring. This is marked as the 23rd printing of the 1982 revised edition (?) and has the 1973 introduction by Peter Beagle. There are 14 million copies in print from Ballantine.
• * _The Hobbit (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-28265-9, Oct ’88 [Nov ’88], $7.95, 255pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1937, 1951, 1966) new edition of the fantasy classic with the third edition text, illustrated by the author. The text conforms to the 1987 Allen & Unwin edition, incorporating all revisions and corrections. Fourth printing.
• * _The Hobbit (QPB no ISBN, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $11.95, 317pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] This is a QPB reprint of the 1987 Houghton Mifflin 50th Anniversary hc edition, with a softcover and without the ISBN.
• * _The Hobbit (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-52021-5, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $12.95, 290pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1937) classic children’s fantasy, with the Michael Hague illustrations from the 1984 Houghton Mifflin edition. Third printing.
• * *The Hobbit (Ballantine 0-345-36858-4, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $12.95, 134pp, tp, cover by David Wenzel) [Middle-Earth] Graphic novel version of Tolkien’s classic, previously published in three parts by Eclipse; adapted by Charles Dixon & illustrated with full-color paintings by David Wenzel. This edition is simultaneous with the Eclipse edition.
• * *The Hobbit (Eclipse Books 1-56060-054-3, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $12.95, 134pp, tp, cover by David Wenzel) [Middle-Earth] Graphic novel version of Tolkien’s classic, previously published in three parts by Eclipse; adapted by Charles Dixon & illustrated with full-color paintings by David Wenzel. This edition is simultaneous with the Ballantine edition. A hardcover edition (-067-5) and a signed, numbered, limited hardcover edition (-068-3) were announced but not seen.
• * _The Hobbit (Grafton 0-261-10221-4, Aug ’91, £3.50, 287pp, pb, cover by Ted Nasmith) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1937) classic young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _The Hobbit (Grafton 0-261-10221-4, Sep ’91, £3.99, 287pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1937) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _The Hobbit (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10200-1, Sep ’91, £10.99, 256pp, hc, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1937) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _The Hobbit (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10328-8, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], £12.99, 273pp, hc, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1937) young-adult fantasy classic. A 1994 “Note on the Text” explains this completely re-set edition is based on the third edition of 1966 but with further corrections of misprints and errors.
• * _The Hobbit (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10334-2, May ’96, £6.99, 275pp, tp, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1937) young-adult fantasy novel. A re-set and amended edition first published by HarperCollins UK in 1995.
• * _The Hobbit (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-87346-0, Sep ’97, $35.00, 289pp, hc, cover by Alan Lee) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1937) young-adult fantasy novel. This is a newly illustrated 60th anniversary edition, with 25 full-color paintings, and 38 b&w drawings by Lee.
• * _The Hobbit (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10330-X, Sep ’97 [Jul ’97], £20.00, 291pp, hc, cover by Alan Lee) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1937) classic fantasy novel. A Diamond Anniversary edition, illustrated with plates by Alan Lee. A deluxe edition (-10349-0, £60.00) is available only from Hatchards’ bookshops.
• * _The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Easton Press no ISBN, Jun ’88, $36.00 + $2.50 postage, 317pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1937) classic juvenile fantasy novel, with illustrations by the author and a frontispiece by Michael Hague. The text is that of the second revised 1966 edition. Leather-bound, gilt-edge collector’s edition. This first appeared several years ago and is probably the same as the earlier Easton Press edition inside.
• * *The Hobbit: Book Three (Eclipse Books 0-913035-82-3, Sep ’90, $4.95, 45pp, tp, cover by David Wenzel) [Middle-Earth] Third book of a three part graphic novel adaptation of Tolkien’s classic, adapted by Charles Dixon and illustrated by David Wenzel.
• * _The Illustrated Hobbit (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10250-8, Oct ’92, £12.99, 290pp, tp, cover by Michael Hague) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1984) fantasy novel. Illustrated by Michael Hague. A hardcover edition (-10249-4, £16.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _The Lays of Beleriand (Unwin 0-04-440018-7, Sep ’87, £3.95, 393pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1985) associational/fantasy collection. Volume 3 in the “History of Middle-Earth” series.
• * _The Lays of Beleriand (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-48683-1, Oct ’88, $9.95, 393pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Unwin 1985) collection of Tolkien manuscripts, edited by Christopher Tolkien, “History of Middle Earth” Volume Three. Third printing.
• * _The Lays of Beleriand (Grafton 0-261-10226-5, Mar ’93, £6.99, 393pp, tp, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1985) fantasy collection, edited by Christopher Tolkien. Volume three in “The History of Middle-Earth”.
• * _The Lays of Beleriand (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38818-6, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], $5.99, 465pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1985) two poems with lengthy commentary by Christopher Tolkien. Third book of “The History of Middle-Earth.”
• * *The Lays of Beleriand: The History of Middle-Earth, Vol. III (Allen & Unwin 0-04-82377-7, Aug ’85 [Oct ’85], £14.95, 393pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Third book in the edition of previously unpublished materials from Tolkien’s writings on Middle Earth. This volume has two long poems plus exhaustive comments by the editor, Tolkien’s son, Christopher. (Contents)
• * +The Lays of Beleriand: The History of Middle-Earth, Vol. III (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-39429-5, Nov ’85 [Oct ’85], $16.95, 393pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1985), first U.S. edition of this third book of previously-unpublished Tolkien manuscripts, with two long poems and a critique by C.S. Lewis.
• * _Letters from Father Christmas (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-74132-7, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $18.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1976 as The Father Christmas Letters) collection of letters about life at the North Pole, originally written and illustrated by Tolkien for his own children. This edition includes material not previously printed, along with reproductions of the envelopes in which the letters were originally sent, with removable letters. This is similar to the 1995 Collins (UK) edition.
• * *Letters from Father Christmas (Collins 0-00-137463-X, Oct ’95 [Nov ’95], £12.99, 88pp, hc, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) Juvenile gift book, edited by Baillie Tolkien from The Father Christmas Letters (Allen & Unwin, 1976). There are envelopes, including reproductions of the original letters, and illustrations by Tolkien.
• * _Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10265-6, Sep ’95, £9.99, 463pp, tp) Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1981) reference work. Selected by Humphrey Carpenter with the assistance of Christopher Tolkien.
• * _The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien (Unwin 0-04-440664-9, Mar ’90, £6.99, 463pp, tp, cover by Hanya Chlala) Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1981) fascinating collection of Tolkien’s letters, edited by Humphrey Carpenter with the assistance of Christopher Tolkien. Recommended. (PSP)
• * _The Lord of the Rings (Unwin 0-04-823229-7, Aug ’87, £8.95, 1193pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1955) fantasy novel.
• * _The Lord of the Rings (Unwin Hyman 0-04-440305-4, Oct ’88, £17.50, 1193pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1968) fantasy novel, previously published in three volumes.
• * _The Lord of the Rings (Unwin Hyman 0-04-823091-X, Sep ’90 [Oct ’90], £50.00, 1193pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1968) classic three-volume fantasy novel, in a single volume on india paper, and bound in a slip-case. 11th printing in this form.
• * _The Lord of the Rings (Grafton 0-261-10243-5, Aug ’91, £9.99, 1193pp, tp, cover by Roger Garland) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1968) omnibus volume of the classic fantasy trilogy.
• * _The Lord of the Rings (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10230-3, Sep ’91, £30.00, 1198pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1968) omnibus volume of the classic fantasy trilogy. This edition contains fifty full-colour illustrations by Alan Lee. Recommended. (PSP)
• * _The Lord of the Rings (Grafton 0-261-10234-6, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], £50.00, 423+352+440pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1968) boxed set of the classic fantasy trilogy.
• * _The Lord of the Rings (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-59511-8, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $60.00, 1193pp, hc, cover by Alan Lee) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1968) omnibus of the classic fantasy trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring (Allen & Unwin 1954), The Two Towers (Allen & Unwin 1954), and The Return of the King (Allen & Unwin 1955). This special gilt-edge edition has over a hundred beautiful full-color illustrations by Alan Lee.
• * _The Lord of the Rings (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-60423-0, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $250.00, 1193pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1968) omnibus of the classic fantasy trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring (Allen & Unwin 1954), The Two Towers (Allen & Unwin 1954), and The Return of the King (Allen & Unwin 1955). This special gilt-edge edition has over a hundred beautiful full-color illustrations by Alan Lee. This is a silver-edge, numbered, slipcased 250-copy limited edition signed by the artist.
• * _The Lord of the Rings (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10241-9, Jan ’92 [Feb ’92], £20.00, 1199pp, hc, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1968) fantasy novel.
• * _The Lord of the Rings (Grafton 0-261-10243-5, Jan ’92, £9.99, 1193pp, tp, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1968) fantasy novel.
• * _The Lord of the Rings (HarperCollins UK 0-246-10243-5, 1994 [Nov ’94], £9.99, 1193pp, tp, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1968) fantasy omnibus. (Contents)
• * _The Lord of the Rings (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10320-2, Nov ’94 [Mar ’95], £25.00, 1147pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1968) fantasy omnibus. Completely re-set edition: published in 1994, but not seen until now.
• * _The Lord of the Rings (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10325-3, May ’95 [Aug ’95], £9.99, 1147pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1968) fantasy omnibus.
• * _The Lord of the Rings (BOMC/QPB Creations no ISBN, Jun ’95 [Aug ’95], $18.95, 432/352/440pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Three-volume set of trade paperbacks. These exclusive Quality Paperback Book Club editions include illustrations by Tolkien.
• * _The Lord of the Rings (slipcase) (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10341-5, Nov ’96 [Jan ’97], £40.00, 1195pp, tp, cover by Alan Lee) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (??? ???) fantasy boxed set. Illustrated by Alan Lee.
• * _Lord of the Rings and Hobbit Boxed Set (Unwin 0-04-823216-5, Sep ’87, £13.75, tp) [Middle-Earth] Classic fantasy series.
• * _Lord of the Rings Boxed Set (Unwin Hyman 0-04-440010-1, Sep ’87, £32.50, hc) [Middle-Earth] Classic fantasy series.
• * _The Lost Road (Unwin 0-04-440398-4, Sep ’89, £4.99, 455pp, tp, cover by Roger Garland) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1987) collection of notes on, and fragmentary texts for, assorted items by Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien. Volume 5 in “The History of Middle-Earth”.
• * _The Lost Road (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40685-0, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $6.99, 503pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1987) collection of fragments and notes, book 5 of “The History of Middle Earth”. Edited by Christopher Tolkien.
• * *The Lost Road and Other Writings (Unwin Hyman 0-04-823349-8, Aug ’87, £16.95, 455pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Collection of unpublished pieces written in the late 1930’s. Volume five in “The History of Middle-Earth”. (Contents)
• * +The Lost Road and Other Writings (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-45519-7, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $18.95, 455pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Collection of fantasy, etc., Vol. 5 of “The History of Middle Earth”, edited by Christopher Tolkien. Various fragments about Middle Earth. First U.S. edition (Allen & Unwin 1987).
• * _The Lost Road and Other Writings (Grafton 0-261-10225-7, May ’93, £6.99, 455pp, tp, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1987) collection of assorted fantasy pieces, variant texts, and notes. Edited by Christopher Tolkien.
• * _The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-35635-0, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $15.95, 240pp, hc) Non-fiction, a collection of 7 essays/lectures, edited by Christopher Tolkien. First U.S. edition (Allen & Unwin 1983).
• * _The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10263-X, Jan ’97, £9.99, 240pp, tp) Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1983) associational collection of essays, edited by Christopher Tolkien. (Contents)
• * *Morgoth’s Ring (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10304-0, Sep ’93, £25.00, x+471pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Critical text collection, tracing the later history of Tolkien’s work on The Silmarillion. Volume X in “The History of Middle-Earth”. (Contents)
• * +Morgoth’s Ring (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-68092-1, Dec ’93, $24.95, 471pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Collection of notes on, and variant texts for, The Lord of the Rings. Volume ten of the “History of Middle-Earth” and volume one of “The Later Silmarillion”. First American edition (HarperCollins UK 1993).
• * _Morgoth’s Ring (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10300-8, Oct ’94, £9.99, 471pp, tp, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) annotated early texts and notes. Volume X in the “History of Middle-Earth” series. Edited by Christopher Tolkien.
• * _Mr. Bliss (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-32936-1, Sep ’94, $13.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) Reissue (Houghton Mifflin 1982) children’s story with illustrations by the author; a facsimile of Tolkien’s original manuscript. Second printing.
• * _Mr. Bliss (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10253-2, Sep ’94 [Dec ’94], £9.99, 100pp, hc, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1982) juvenile fantasy: photo reproductions of Tolkien’s original illustrated manuscript pages, together with their typescript versions.
• * *The Peoples of Middle-Earth (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10337-7, Sep ’96 [Jan ’97], £25.00, 482pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Volume XII of “The History of Middle-Earth”; edited by Christopher Tolkien.
• * +The Peoples of Middle-Earth (with Christopher Tolkien) (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-82760-4, Dec ’96, $27.95, 482pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Collection of early texts showing the evolution of Tolkien’s Middle Earth, along with later writings of Tolkien, looking back on his work. Volume 12 of “The History of Middle Earth”. First American edition (HarperCollins UK 1994).
• * _The Peoples of Middle-Earth (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10348-2, Aug ’97, £9.99, xiii+482pp, tp, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1996) Volume XII of “The History of Middle-Earth”; edited by Christopher Tolkien.
• * _Pictures (with Christopher Tolkien) (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-60648-9, Oct ’92, $40.00, unpaginated, hc, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1979) art book, a collection of both full-color and black and white illustrations, with revised text by Christopher Tolkien and one drawing not in the previous edition.
• * _Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien (with Christopher Tolkien) (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10258-3, Oct ’92, £25.00, 100pp, hc, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1979) collection of Tolkien’s artwork for the Tolkien calendars from 1973 to 1979, with linking text by Christopher Tolkien. This edition has been slightly revised.
• * _Poems and Stories (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10290-7, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £17.99, 342pp, hc, cover by Alan Lee) Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1980) omnibus of five of Tolkien’s smaller books. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes. (Contents)
• * +Poems and Stories (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-68999-6, Mar ’94, $24.95, 342pp, hc, cover by Alan Lee) Omnibus of five smaller books by Tolkien, with illustrations by Pauline Baynes. First American edition (Allen & Unwin 1980).
• * *Poems from The Lord of the Rings (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10312-1, Oct ’94 [Nov ’94], £6.99, 96pp, hc, cover by Alan Lee) [Middle-Earth] Poetry collection, illustrated by Alan Lee.
• * _The Return of the King (SFBC #10261, 1986 [Nov ’86], $4.98, 447pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1955) fantasy novel, conclusion of “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy.
• * _The Return of the King (Unwin/Unicorn 0-04-823187-8, Mar ’86, £2.95, 556pp, pb) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1955) fantasy novel, third in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy.
• * _The Return of the King (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-08256-0, Mar ’87, $14.95, 440pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Ballantine 1965) fantasy novel, Volume 3 of “The Lord of the Rings”. Eighteenth printing. The first American printing to include all corrections and changes. Available separately in d/w or as three volumes boxed without d/w.
• * _The Return of the King (Unwin Hyman 0-04-823047-2, Mar ’87, £9.95, 440pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1955) fantasy novel. Volume 3 of “The Lord of the Rings”.
• * _The Return of the King (Ballantine 0-345-33973-8, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $4.95, 544pp, pb) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1955, 1965) of Part Three of “The Lord of the Rings”. The text is that of the 1965 revised edition. This is marked “first printing Sept. 1988"(!). There are 6.7 million copies in print from Ballantine.
• * _The Return of the King (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-48930-X, Oct ’88, $16.95, 440pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1955, 1965) fantasy classic, Book Three of “The Lord of the Rings”. Billed as the most accurate edition yet. All three volumes have fold-out maps in the back. 19th printing with all changes included.
• * _The Return of the King (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-27221-1, Oct ’88 [Nov ’88], $7.95, 440pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1955, 1965) fantasy classic, Book Three of “The Lord of the Rings”. Same as the hardcover edition, except without the foldout map in the back. Seventh printing.
• * _The Return of the King (Unwin 0-04-823187-8, Oct ’90, £4.50, 560pp, pb, cover by Ted Nasmith) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1955) classic fantasy novel. Volume 3 in “The Lord of the Rings”.
• * _The Return of the King (Grafton 0-261-10237-0, Sep ’91, £4.99, 560pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1955) fantasy novel. The Third Part of “The Lord of the Rings”.