Title: The Hobbit
Title Record # 14353
Author: J. R. R. Tolkien
Date: 1966-00-00
Variant Title of: The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (1937) [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: NOVEL [juvenile]
Series: The Hobbit
Language: English
User Rating: 7.83 (23 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
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Author: J. R. R. Tolkien
Date: 1966-00-00
Variant Title of: The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (1937) [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers]
Type: NOVEL [juvenile]
Series: The Hobbit
Language: English
User Rating: 7.83 (23 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
Current Tags: fantasy (2), The Seven-League Shelf (1), into-board game (1), young-adult fantasy (1), Poetry (1), into-play (1), into-radio (1), into-opera (1), into-video game (1), into-computer game (1), Appendix N (1), 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (1), NESFA Core Reading List (1), dragons (1), into-movie (1), into-tv (1)
Publications
| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hobbit | 1978-09-00 | J. R. R. Tolkien | Ballantine Books | 0-345-27711-2 | $8.95?$: US dollar |
224 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
| The Hobbit | 1979-00-00 | J. R. R. Tolkien | The Folio Society | $19.95?$: US dollar |
245 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
| The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings (Boxed Set) | 1979-10-00 | J. R. R. Tolkien | Houghton Mifflin | 0-395-28263-2 | $18.95?$: US dollar |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | |||
| The Hobbit | 1980-00-00 | J. R. R. Tolkien | The Folio Society | 245 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||||
| The Hobbit or There and Back Again | 1984-00-00 | J. R. R. Tolkien | The Easton Press |
317+ [2] |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel |  |
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| The Hobbit | 1997-00-00 | J. R. R. Tolkien | Houghton Mifflin / SFBC | 0-7394-1074-1 / 01263 | 255 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Donato | |
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| The Hobbit | 1997-00-00 | J. R. R. Tolkien | The Folio Society | 245 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||||
| The Hobbit | 1999-00-00 | J. R. R. Tolkien | The Folio Society | 245 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||||
| The Hobbit | 1999-00-00 | J. R. R. Tolkien | The Folio Society | 245 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||||
| The Hobbit | 2000-06-00 | J. R. R. Tolkien | Houghton Mifflin / SFBC | 0-7394-1074-1 / 1116927 | $10.99?$: US dollar |
255 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Donato | |
| The Hobbit | 2001-00-00 | J. R. R. Tolkien | The Folio Society | 245 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||||
| The Hobbit | 2001-00-00 | J. R. R. Tolkien | The Folio Society | 245 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||||
| The Hobbit | 2001-09-24 | J. R. R. Tolkien | Houghton Mifflin | 0-618-16221-6 | $18.00?$: US dollar |
xii+ 333 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Peter Sis | |
| The Hobbit | 2002-00-00 | J. R. R. Tolkien | The Folio Society | 245 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Eric Fraser | |
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| The Hobbit | 2002-00-00 | J. R. R. Tolkien | The Folio Society | 245 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||||
| The Hobbit | 2004-00-00 | J. R. R. Tolkien | The Folio Society | 245 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||||
| The Hobbit | 2006-00-00 | J. R. R. Tolkien | The Folio Society | 245 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||||
| The Hobbit | 2008-07-29 | J. R. R. Tolkien | BBC Audiobooks America | 978-1-60283-454-5 | $29.95?$: US dollar |
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks |
novel | |||
| The Hobbit | 2008-08-11 | J. R. R. Tolkien | Paw Prints | 978-1-4395-2726-9 | $19.00?$: US dollar |
320 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | J. R. R. Tolkien | |
| The Hobbit | 2009-04-20 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins (UK) | 978-0-00-732260-2 | £5.35?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |||
| The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings | 2010-04-29 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins (UK) | 978-0-00-735514-3 | £39.99?£: UK pound |
2064 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | ||
| The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings | 2011-10-01 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins | 978-0-261-10356-6 | $64.50?$: US dollar |
1472 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | ||
| The Hobbit | 2011-10-27 | J. R. R. Tolkien | Harper (UK) | 978-0-00-746044-1 | 304 | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
novel | |||
| The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings: Box Set | 2011-10-27 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins (UK) | 978-0-00-763768-3 | £30.00?£: UK pound |
1472 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | ||
| The Hobbit | 2011-11-11 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins (UK) | 978-0-00-746295-7 | 400 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |||
| The Hobbit | 2012-02-15 | J. R. R. Tolkien | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | 978-0-547-95197-3 | $14.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |
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| The Hobbit | 2012-06-01 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins Children's Books | 978-0-00-745842-4 | $15.75?$: US dollar |
368 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | John Howe | |
| The Hobbit | 2012-07-05 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins Children's Books | 978-0-00-749809-3 | £9.02?£: UK pound |
368 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
| The Hobbit | 2012-08-30 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins (UK) | 978-0-00-748728-8 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
400 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | ||
| The Hobbit (Part 1 and 2) Slipcase | 2012-08-30 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins Children's Books | 978-0-00-748851-3 | £10.05?£: UK pound |
368 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
| The Hobbit | 2012-08-30 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins (UK) | 978-0-00-748729-5 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
400 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | ||
| The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings | 2012-09-18 | J. R. R. Tolkien | Mariner Books | 978-0-547-92818-0 | $55.00?$: US dollar |
1504 | unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown. |
omni | ||
| The Hobbit: Pocket Edition | 2012-09-18 | J. R. R. Tolkien | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | 978-0-547-92824-1 | $15.95?$: US dollar |
320 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | J. R. R. Tolkien | |
| The Hobbit | 2012-09-18 | J. R. R. Tolkien | Mariner Books | 978-0-547-92822-7 | $13.95?$: US dollar |
320 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
| The Hobbit | 2012-09-18 | J. R. R. Tolkien | Houghton Mifflin Books for Children | 978-0-547-95383-0 | $17.99?$: US dollar |
384 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | J. R. R. Tolkien | |
| The Hobbit | 2012-09-18 | J. R. R. Tolkien | Mariner Books | 978-0-547-84497-8 | $13.95?$: US dollar |
303 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
| The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings | 2012-09-25 | J. R. R. Tolkien | Del Rey / Ballantine | 978-0-345-53837-6 | $35.96?$: US dollar |
1728 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | ||
| The Hobbit | 2012-09-25 | J. R. R. Tolkien | Turtleback Books | 978-0-606-26240-8 | $19.65?$: US dollar |
320 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
| The Hobbit | 2012-10-00 | J. R. R. Tolkien | Del Rey / Ballantine | 978-0-345-53483-5 | $8.99?$: US dollar |
306 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | ||
| The Hobbit | 2012-10-11 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins (UK) | 978-0-00-751108-2 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
400 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | ||
| The Hobbit | 2012-10-30 | J. R. R. Tolkien | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | 978-0-544-04552-1 | $19.95?$: US dollar |
277 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
| The Hobbit | 2012-11-08 | J. R. R. Tolkien | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | 978-0-544-11555-2 | $34.99?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | Alan Lee | ||
| The Hobbit | 2012-11-08 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins (UK) | 978-0-00-748731-8 | £5.35?£: UK pound |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | Alan Lee | ||
| The Hobbit | 2012-11-08 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins (UK) | 978-0-00-748730-1 | £14.99?£: UK pound |
320 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
| The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings | 2012-11-22 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins (UK) | 978-0-00-750984-3 | £30.00?£: UK pound |
2064 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | ||
| The Hobbit | 2013-08-29 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins Children's Books | 978-0-00-745842-4 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
368 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | John Howe | |
| The Hobbit | 2013-09-12 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins (UK) | 978-0-00-749791-1 | £49.99?£: UK pound |
384 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
| The Hobbit | 2013-09-12 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins (UK) | 978-0-00-749790-4 | £20.00?£: UK pound |
384 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Jemima Catlin | |
| The Hobbit | 2013-10-01 | J. R. R. Tolkien | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | 978-0-544-17422-1 | $30.00?$: US dollar |
375 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
| The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings | 2013-10-24 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins (UK) | 978-0-00-752293-4 | £59.99?£: UK pound |
1792 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | ||
| The Hobbit | 2013-11-05 | J. R. R. Tolkien | Mariner Books | 978-0-544-16422-2 | $13.95?$: US dollar |
320 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
| The Hobbit | 2013-11-07 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins (UK) | 978-0-00-752550-8 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
389 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | ||
| The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings: Boxed Set | 2013-11-07 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins (UK) | 978-0-00-752551-5 | £30.00?£: UK pound |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | |||
| The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings | 2013-11-07 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins (UK) | 978-0-00-752552-2 | £30.00?£: UK pound |
2064 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | ||
| The Hobbit | 2013-11-07 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins (UK) | 978-0-00-752553-9 | £9.99?£: UK pound |
304 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
| The Hobbit | 2013-11-07 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins (UK) | 978-0-00-752549-2 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
400 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | ||
| The Hobbit | 2014-10-21 | J. R. R. Tolkien | Mariner Books | 978-0-544-42284-1 | $13.95?$: US dollar |
320 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
| The Hobbit | 2014-10-23 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins (UK) | 978-0-00-759185-5 | £7.99?£: UK pound |
400 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
| The Hobbit | 2014-10-23 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins (UK) | 978-0-00-759186-2 | £6.99?£: UK pound |
400 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
| The Hobbit | 2014-12-16 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins (UK) | 978-0-00-810828-1 | £17.99?£: UK pound |
368 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
| The Hobbit | 2017-09-21 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins Children's Books | 978-0-00-749793-5 | £12.99?£: UK pound |
320 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
| The Hobbit | 2018-05-31 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins (UK) | 978-0-00-825954-9 | £50.00?£: UK pound |
312 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
| The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings (Boxed Set) | 2020-06-25 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins (UK) | 978-0-00-837610-9 | £100.00?£: UK pound |
1601 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Alan Lee | |
| The Hobbit | 2020-09-17 | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins (UK) | 978-0-00-843941-5 | £24.99?£: UK pound |
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks |
novel | |||
| The Hobbit | 2020-09-21 | J. R. R. Tolkien | Recorded Books | 978-1-70500-905-5 | $27.99?$: US dollar |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
novel | |||
| The Hobbit | 2020-09-21 | J. R. R. Tolkien | Recorded Books | 978-1-70500-907-9 | $39.99?$: US dollar |
audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks |
novel | |||
| The Hobbit | date unknown | J. R. R. Tolkien | Houghton Mifflin | 0-618-16221-6 | $18.00?$: US dollar |
xii+ 333 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Peter Sis | |
| The Hobbit or There and Back Again | date unknown | J. R. R. Tolkien | Del Rey / Ballantine | 978-0-345-53483-5 | $8.99?$: US dollar |
306 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | |
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| The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings (Boxed Set) | date unknown | J. R. R. Tolkien | HarperCollins (UK) | 0-00-710502-9 | £69.99?£: UK pound |
289+ 1193 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
omni | Alan Lee | |
Reviews
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1955) in Astounding Science Fiction, July 1955
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1955) in Astounding Science Fiction, December 1955 (UK)
- Review by Lester del Rey (1970) in Worlds of Fantasy, Winter 1970, (1970)
- Review by Baird Searles (1980) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1980
- Review by Algis Budrys (1984) in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1984
- Review by Tom Whitmore (1988) in Locus, #333 October 1988
- Review by Stephen E. Andrews and Nick Rennison (2009) in 100 Must-Read Fantasy Novels
- Review by Jo Walton (2010) in What Makes This Book So Great, (2014)
- Review by Bill Fawcett and Jody Lynn Nye (2016) in Galaxy's Edge, Issue 22: September 2016