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Farmer Giles of Ham

Allen & Unwin · 1949 · Hardback

Printed price on the front flap: 6s. net

Sold £700, Jul 2026
Morgoth's Ring first edition cover, HarperCollins 1993
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Morgoth's Ring

HarperCollins · 1993 · Hardback

ISBN printed as 0002241951 rather than the correct 0261103040

Sold £224, Oct 2026
Sauron Defeated, cover of the Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992 edition (the Harper Collins (HarperCollins) 1992 cover is not yet photographed)Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992 cover
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Sauron Defeated

Harper Collins (HarperCollins) · 1992 · Hardback

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Smith of Wootton Major

George Allen & Unwin · 1967 · Hardback

Sold £68, Oct 2026
The Fellowship of the Ring, cover of another edition (the George Allen & Unwin 1954 cover is not yet photographed)Another edition's cover
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The Fellowship of the Ring

George Allen & Unwin · 1954 · Hardback

No impression statement; later impressions say Second impression and so…

Sold £1,100, Apr 2021
The Hobbit, cover of another edition (the George Allen & Unwin 1937 cover is not yet photographed)Another edition's cover
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The Hobbit

George Allen & Unwin · 1937 · Hardback

All plates are black and white; there are no colour plates

£2,900 to £17,000Sold £3,000, Sep 2026
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The Hobbit

William Morrow · 2024 · Hardback

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The Hobbit

William Morrow · 2024 · Hardback