The Hobbit

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One of the many bedtime stories Ronald Tolkien told his children was the tale of the somewhat droopy hobbit Bilbo Baggins, who undertook a journey with thirteen dwarves to find a dragon's hoard. By coincidence the unfinished manuscript came to the attention of London publisher George Allen & Unwin. They urged Tolkien to finish the story. On 22 September 1937 The Hobbit was published and to the amazement of Tolkien it became a best-seller. By christmas time a second editon appeared, this time with colour illustrations made by Tolkien on the request of the American publisher. The first edition had only linedrawings by Tolkien.

In the many editions listed below some have no illustrations at all, others only the black and white ones by Tolkien, others both the b&w and the colour ones. With each edition this is indicated.

The editions are listed chronologically. The oldest first.

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As always, everything is new, unless stated in the description.

The Hobbit. A&U, 1942 (rebound)

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The Hobbit. Puffin, 1961

First British paperback edition!
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The Hobbit. A&U, 1963

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The Hobbit. Ballantine, 1965 (with lion and emu's)

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The Hobbit. Ballantine, 1969

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The Hobbit. Allen&Unwin, 1973

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The Hobbit - Michael Hague. A&U, 1984

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The Hobbit - Michael Hague. UnwinPaperbacks, 1987

The Hobbit 50th Anniversary
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The Hobbit 50th Anniversary - Gold slipcase

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The Hobbit. Reset edition. HarC, 1995

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The Hobbit - Alan Lee. HarC, 1997

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The Hobbit - Alan Lee. HarC, 1997

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The Hobbit. HoughtonMifflin, 1997

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The Hobbit Pop-Up book. HarC, 1999

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The Hobbit, illustrated by Alan Lee. HarC, 2014

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Chapter 1 of The Hobbit in 101 Read-Aloud Classics

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The Hobbit - David Wyatt. HarC, 2001

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The Annotated Hobbit. HoM, 1988

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The Hobbit Deluxe edition. HarperCollins, 2004. 1st edition

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The Hobbit Deluxe edition. HarperCollins, 2004

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David Wenzel, The Hobbit comic book. Revised edition

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The Hobbit - slipcased. HarC, 2007

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The Hobbit. Alan Lee. HarC, 2008

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The Hobbit. Folio Society, 2009

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The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings handwritten!

Facsimile edition
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The Hobbit handwritten!

Facsimile edition
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The Hobbit Pocket Edition. HarC, 2011

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The Hobbit Collector's Edition. HarC, 2012

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The Hobbit Collector's Edition. With dustjacket. HarC, 2012

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The Hobbit in two parts. HarC, 2012

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The Hobbit - Jemima Catlin. HarC, 2013

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The Hobbit - Jemima Catlin (paperback)

 

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The Hobbit film-tie in edition (2012)

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The Hobbit Facsimile First Edition

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The Hobbit Facsimile Gift Set. HarC, 2018

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The Hobbit. HarC, 2020

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The Hobbit. HarC, 2020. Paperback

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The Hobbit, illustrated by Alan Lee. HarC, 2020

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The Hobbit Illustrated De Luxe. HarC, 2023

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The Hobbit, illustrated by Tolkien. HarC, 2023

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