The Hobbit/Publication history and gallery
Here listed are the major UK editions of The Hobbit.
1937-1980
- 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: Unwin Paperbacks, paperback, ISBN 0048231886
- 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: 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
- 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 - (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
3D edition
- 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: 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: 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.
- Separate volumes
- One-volume
Referencias
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