Part 2 of the series The History of Middle-Earth, edited by Tolkien’s son Christopher.

Houghton Mifflin Company, first printing 1984. Hardback with dustjacket. ISBN 0 395 36614 3. Book will be shipped as a packet.

Four short stories by Tolkien: The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, Leaf by Niggle, Smith of Wootton Major and Farmer Giles of Ham.
Pocketbook, 178 pages, no illustrations.

Weight 136 grams.

Box with CD, DVD and booklet (16 pages with illustrations by the Brothers Hildebrandt).

On the CD: Landscapes of Middle Earth, ten songs by Rick Wakeman, inspired by Middle Earth.

Cromwell Productions Ltd, 5 034504 924871, 2001. Weight 221 grams.

After Tolkien’s death, his son Christopher Tolkien published a series of twelve books from all the material Tolkien had left behind.
This is the fifth of the twelve books, entitled “The Lost Road and other writings”.
Hardback with dustjacket.
Large book, will be sent as a packet.

Dutch translations of The Appendices from The Lord of the Rings. Book 4 of the Large T pockets by Het Spectrum. 1984, pocket book, third printing. Weight 134 grams.

The complete Lord of the Rings in Dutch (without Appendices). Hardback with dustjacket, 1.293 pages, 11,5 x 19,5 x 4 cm. Revised translation by Max Schuchart.
Large book, will be sent as a packet.

After Tolkien’s death, his son Christopher Tolkien published a series of twelve books from all the material Tolkien had left behind.
This is the tenth of the twelve books, entitled “Morgoth Ring, the later Silmarillion part one”.
Hardback with dustjacket, 471 pages. First USA-print.
Large book, will be sent as a packet.

For those who want to know more about names, places etc. In Tolkien’s works. Dutch translation of Tolkien Lexicon by Tyler. Het Spectrum first printing 1980, hardback with dust jacket, 543 pages, 11,5 x 18,5 cm.

Book will be shipped as a packet.

After Tolkien’s death, his son Christopher Tolkien published a series of twelve books from all the material Tolkien had left behind.
This is the sixth of the twelve books, entitled “The Return of the Shadow”.
Hardback with dustjacket, 497 pages. First USA-print.
Large book, will be sent as a packet.

After Tolkien’s death, his son Christopher Tolkien published a series of twelve books from all the material Tolkien had left behind.
This is the eighth of the twelve books, entitled “The War of the Ring”.
Hardback with dustjacket, 476 pages, first USA-printing.
Large book, will be sent as a packet.

From the author of Tolkien Bestiary and Tolkien: The illustrated encyclopedia comes this guide to the rich mythical world of Middle-Earth and the Undying Lands. Arranged in a handy A-Z format this book is essential reading for anyone who loves Tolkien’s works and want to learn more about him.

Weight 425 grams.

Paperback edition of the famous Tolkien biography by Humphrey Carpenter. 287 pages plus eight pages with b&w photographs.
Spine is somewhat faded.

Weight 182 grams.

Long before Christopher Tolkien finished this tale, there was already a version of Tolkien himself.
German translation, pocketbook, 171 pages.

Weight 115 grams.

In The Netherlands Het Spectrum was the first to publish pocketbooks. This is a very special edition in the Prisma pocketbooks series: No. 1.500 and the first printing of three of Tolkien’s fairy tales, the Dutch translation of Leaf by Niggle, Smith of Wootton-Major and Farmer Giles of Ham.

Weight 129 grams.

Dutch translation of Unfinished Tales. Hardback with dust jacket. Het Spectrum, first printing 1981. 613 pages, 11,8 x 19,6 x 3,5 cm.

Book will be shipped as a packet (see tab: Terms & conditions). No illustrations, only the two maps.

No marks or whatever, completely “clean”. Illustrations (in color) by Ted Nasmith.

Weight 401 grams.

No marks or whatsoever, completely “clean”. Illustrations (in color) by John Howe.

Weight 472 grams.

Part one of The Hobbit movie. Packed with stunning photos, facts and activities from the brilliant new movie. Join Bilbo Baggins on his unexpected journey across the wilds of Middle-Earth with Gandalf the Wizard and a company of thirteen Dwarves!

Weight 544 grams.

Small book 11 x 15,5 cm, hardback, no dustjacket issued. One of Tolkien’s fairy tales.
Illustrated by Pauline Baynes. Tolkien called her once his favorite illustrator.

Weight 116 grams.

More than 50 years copy of The Two Towers, but still in good condition, with map in black and red.

Hardback, nu dust jacket (alas), 352 pages, 14,7 x 22,6 x 2,6 cm.

Stories, poems and an essay by the author of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings”.
Pocketbook, cover and (many b&w) illustrations by Pauline Baynes.

Weight 168 grams.

Dutch translation of The Appendices.

Hardback with dust jacket, 159 pages, 11,6 x 19,6 x 2 cm.

Weight 238 grams.

Dutch translation of Tolkien’s letters, as edited by Humphrey Carpenter and Christopher Tolkien. Hardback, 588 pages, from the series Hardback Tolkien with the large character “T”.

Large book, will be sent as a packet.

Paperback, 273 pages, illustrated by Tolkien (in black & white and in color).
Weight 221 grams.

After Tolkien’s death, his son Christopher Tolkien published a series of twelve books from the material his father had left behind.
This is the fourth of the twelve books, entitled “The Shaping of Middle-Earth”.

Large book, will be sent as a packet.

After Tolkien’s death, his son Christopher Tolkien published a series of twelve books from the material his father had left behind.
This is the third of the twelve books, entitled “The Lays of Beleriand”.

Large book, will be sent as a packet.

The great legend of Northern antiquity, retold by Tolkien in two closely connected poems. Paperback, 377 pages.

Weight 270 grams.

Dutch translation of “Farmer Giles of Ham”. Hardback, no dust jacket issued, 85 pages. Illustrated in black and white by Walt de Rijk.

Weight 272 grams.

Paperback 2012, 75^th birthday of The Hobbit. Illustrations in b&w by Tolkien himself. Cover is slightly lumpy.

Weight 239 grams.

50 Minutes DVD with parts of the live performance in Montreal (2004). A composer’s Journey Through Middle-Earth. Inlay booklet in Dutch.

Weight 116 grams.

Dutch translation of The father Christmas Letters. Hardback, 28 x 22 cm, 48 (not numbered) pages, 389 grams. Illustrations in colour by Tolkien.

First print 1976.

Tolkien Diary 2002, illustrations by Ted Nasmith.

Hardback, no dust jacket, 20,5 x 21,5 cm. All pages are clean.

Weight 406 grams.

Tolkien Diary 2001, subject: The Lord of the Rings. Illustrations by John Howe.

Hardback, no dust jacket, 20,5 x 21,5 cm. All pages are clean. 414 grams.

Tolkien Diary 1999, illustrations (in colour and black & white) by Alan Lee.

Hardback, no dust jacket, 21 x 18,5 cm. All pages are clean. 502 grams.

Nagelaten Vertellingen, Dutch translation of Unfinished Tales. Hardback plus dust jacket, India paper! Plm. 13,5×21,5×2 cm, 587 pages.

Weight 456 grams.

The series “Library of great authors” gives you a comprehensive survey of literature’s best-loved, most esteemed authors.
In this edition Stanley P. Baldwin tells us about the life of Tolkien and he gives a full-lenght coverage of The Hobbit as well as The Lord of the Rings.
Very helpful if you do not wish to read the books themselves (but why would you wish so?).
Hardback, no dustjacket, 207 pages. Weight 368 grams.

Mr Bliss in Dutch. On the left pages you will find the Dutch translation. On the right pages the original text by Tolkien. And his drawings, of course.
Always wanted to learn Dutch? Maybe this is the moment?
Hardback with dust jacket.

Weight 556 grams.

Part of The Silmarillion. Translation in German. Softcover, plm. 10,5 x 18 cm, 125 pages.

Weight 121 grams.

A critical study of J.R.R. Tolkien that is personal, original, creative, brilliant, captivating … a model of excellence – Austin American Statesman.
Softcover, plm 10,5 x 18 cm, 96 pages.

Weight 56 grams.

Everything you ever wanted to know about Middle-Earth.
Paperback, 303 pages, plm. 11,5 x 16 cm.

Weight 276 grams.

New writings on the worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien by Orson Scott Card, Ursula K. Le Guin, Raymond E. Feist, Terry Pratchett, Charles de Lint, George R.R. Martin … and more.
Edited by Karen Haber, illustrated (in b&w) by John Howe.
Paperback, 235 pages, weight 308 grams.

Dutch translation of The Father Christmas letters. Hardback, no dustjacket issued, pages not numbered.

First print 1976.

Weight 387 grams.

German translation of The Father Christmas Letters. Hardback, no dustjacket issued, pages not numbered.

Weight 395 grams.

German translation of The Father Christmas letters. Softcover, 19 x 24 cm.
On the first page is written “Für Oebe, von Inga, Weihnachten 1987”.

Weight 171 grams.

Small booklet in Dutch, 46 pages. Information on Tolkien, his work and the coming LotR movies.

Weight 37 grams.

Dutch translations of The Appendexes. Belongs to the green series of pockets. Translated by Max Schuchart, pocketbook, 159 pages.

Weight 135 grams.

Tolkien’s Fairy Tales in German: Leaf by Niggle, Smith of Wootton Major and Farmer Giles of Ham. paperback, 160 pages.
In a page behind the front page R & E congratulate “Forsten” with his or hers 23 birthday.

Weight 210 grams.

Dutch translation of The Lord of the Rings, in one book including The Appendices. Hardback + dj, 1401 pages very thin paper.

This book is too big to fit into your letterbox and will be shipped as a packet.

German book about Tolkien: Von A wie Abendland bis Z wie Zauberring. Alles über den Schöpfer des Herr der Ringe und sein Werk.
Papeback 416 pages, no illustrations.

Weight 228 grams.

Pocketbook, 96 pages: “A critical study of J.R.R. Tolkien that is personal, original, creative, brilliant, captivating … a model of excellence”(Austin American Statesman).

Weight 56 grams.

The Tolkien Ensemble performs twelve songs, from The Lord of the Rings by Tolkien. Comes with a 24 pages booklet with info and songtexts.

Weight 108 grams.

Italian translation of the well-known Tolkien biography by Humphrey Carpenter. Hardback with dustjacket, 405 pages, eight pages with b&w photographs.

Weight 681 grams.

Hardback with dustjacket, 313 pages.
Illustrated in b&w and color by Alan Lee.

Weight 527 grams.

USA-edition of The Children of Húrin. Hardback with dustjacket, 313 pages.
Illustrated in b&w and color by Alan Lee.

Weight 514 grams.

Spanish translation of The Children of Húrin. Hardback with dustjacket, 280 pages.Illustrated by Alan Lee in b&w and color.

Weight 618 grams.

No names in it, spine has very little damage, see scan. Hardback. Illustrated with the original illustrations by Tolkien.

Weight 417 grams.

No names in it (Personel Notes are whitened). Subject is 50 years of Lord of the Rings. Illustrations in color by Tolkien. Hardback.

Weight 426 grams.

15 authors (see cover) on Tolkien and his work. Paperback, 235 pages. Illustrated in b&w by John Howe.

Weight 388 grams.

Centenary edition, with many illustrations by Tolkien (in color). No names in it.

Weight 197 grams.

Dutch translation of three fairy tales by Tolkien: Tree and Leafe, Smith of Wootton Major and Farmer Giles of Ham.
Pocketbook, 152 pages.

Weight 135 grams.

Written by Mary Elizabeth, illustrated by Kathy Kifer. Guide to help teachers with reading The Hobbit by his or her pupils. For each chapter there is: Journal and discussion topics, Vocabulary and Summary.

First print 1998, Garlic Press, ISBN 0 931993 90 3, 75 pages, 21,5 x 27,7 cm.

Weight 207 grams.

Part nine of The History of Middle-Earth, edited by Christopher Tolkien:  The End of the Third Age (The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part Four), The notion Club Papers and The Drowning of Anadûně.

First thus, 1992, Houghton Mifflin Company, hardback with dust jacket, ISBN 0 395 60649 7, 482 pages, 15,2 x 22,7 x 4 cm.

This book will be shipped as a packet (see tab Terms and Conditions).

Hardback with dust jacket, 24,5 x 19,5 cm, right pages: text by Tolkien, left pages: Dutch translation), illustrated by Tolkien.

First print thus, 2007, MYNX, ISBN 978 90 225 4917 9.

Weight 559 grams.

Part 1 of the series The History of Middle Earth, edited by Tolkien’s son Christopher.

George Allen & Unwin, third impression 1983.
Hardback with dust jacket. ISBN 0 04 823238 6.
Weight 538 grams.

Dutch translation of The Appendix with an introduction by René van Rossenberg, owner of www.tolkienshop.com / www.tolkienwinkel.nl.
The right book for those who want to now more about The Lord of the Rings.
Paperback 160 pages, weight 255 grams.

John & Priscilla Tolkien published many pictures from the Tolkien collection in this book.

Hardback with dust jacket, Houghton Mifflin Company, First printing 1992,

90 pages, 22,3 x 28 cm. ISBN 0 395 59938 5.

Weight 627 grams.

The Italian edition of The Filmbook of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings”. It was the First LotR movie, by Saul Zaentz & Ralph Bakshi.

First Italian printing, Rusconi 1979. Hardback with dust jacket, 116 pages illustrated by movie stills in color. ISBN: none. 25,8 x 22,5 cm. Weight,765 grams.

The First five books of The History of Middle-Earth in one hardback (15,7 x 22,8 x 6,2 cm), HarperCollins 2002 (First thus)

In the price is taken into account: on the bottom edges of the pages has had (very) light water damage.

This book will be shipped as a parcel (see Tab: Terms and conditions for costs of shipping).

In Spanish: Farmer Giles of Ham, Leaf by Niggle and Smith of Wootton Major – HB 2796.

Spanish translation of Farmer Giles of Ham, Leaf by Niggle and Smith of Wootton Major: Egidio, El Granjero de Ham, Hoja de Niggle and El Herrero de Wootton Mayor. Hardback with dust jacket, 144 pages, 12,2 x 20,6 cm, minotauro 1988, 11th printing. Weight 212 grams.

The Hobbit in Spanish. Movie cover part one. Pocketbook 12,4 x 18,8 cm, Minotauro October 2012, third printing, no illustrations. Weight 190 grams.

English. Edited by J.R.R. Tolkien and E.V. Gordon. This is the Second Edition, edited by Norman Davis.

Oxford University Press, 1972 (with corrections), 232 pages, paperback, 13,3 x 20,2 cm, no illustrations. Weight 280 grams. ISBN 0 19 811486 9.

New Russian Hobbit.

ACT Moscow, 2015, firts thus, paperback, 318 pages, 11,5 x 18 cm, no illustrations.
Weight 199 grams. ISBN 978 5 17 083959 9.

Hardback, no dust jacket issued. EUROPA KÖNYVKIADÓ BUDAPEST, 2015. ISBN 978 963 07 9937 9. 417 pages, no illustrations. 13 x 20,4 x 3,5 cm.

Book will be shipped as a packet (see: tab Terms and conditions for costs of shipping).

Hardback with dust jacket. HarperCollinsPublishers, 2012. ISBN 978 0 00 744521 9.

CCCXIX (= 319) pages, illustrations by Tolkien (in b&w), 13,5 x 20,5 x 2,8 cm, weight 396 grams.

And now for something completely different ….

The Hobbit Colouring Book with characters from the movies.

Softcover. HarperCollins, 2017. ISBN 978 0 00 818924 2. 76 pages, 21,6 x 27,5 x 0,7 cm, weight 361 grams.

On the back of the book: “Ed’s book is top notch, the kind of devotional that really does find passages of the core text and bring to light spiritual truths that are relevant and meaningful” as stated by Wayne Thomas Batson, bestselling author of The door within triology.

Barbour Publishing, Inc. 2012 first printing, ISBN 978 1 61626 743 8, 0paperback 319 pages, 12,7 x 17,6 x 2,1 cm, weight 228 grams.

Hardback with dust jacket, second edition by Houghton Mifflin, 2001, ISBN 0 618 13504 9, 367 pages.

14,6 x 21,6 x 3,1 cm.

 Book will be shipped as a packet (see: tab Terms and conditions for costs of shipping).

“Helms explains all, in terms nonscolars can understand”- San Fransico Chronical.

Paperback, Houghton Mifflin, 1974, First, ISBN 0 395 18490 8. Paperback, 167 pages,  14 x 21,2 x 1,4 cm. Weight 263 grams.

Two PC DVD’s, WarnerBros Games in English, and subtitled in Dutch and French.Weight 163 grams.

This special edition DVD, CD and booklet set features stunning new 3D computerised animations of Middle Earth, a big host of illustrations by The Brothers Hildebrandt, rare archive footage of the author himself and in-depth analysis by leading Tolkien scholars from around the world.

Also is a CD by Rick Wakeman, featuring a musical journal through the landscapes of Middle Earth.

Running time: 80 minutes approx, Eagle Vision, Cromwell Productions 2001,
5 034504 924871, weight 218 grams, 14 x 19 x 1,7 cm.

The Hobbit in Galician (local language in Spain), translated by Moisés R. Barcia.

XERAIS, 5th ed. 2010, paperback, 341 pages, ISBN 978 84 9782 541 2, weight 340 grams, 13 x 21 x 1,8 cm.

French translation of Bilbo’s Last Song. Translated by Pierre de Laubier. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes.

Gallimard Jeunesse 2001, hardback (no dust jacket issued) 32 pages, ISBN 2 07 054940 2, weight 315 grams, 20,8 x 26 x 0,6 cm.

Imagination & Myth in The Silmarillion by the author of Tolkien’s World.

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN 1981 first, ISBN 0-395-29469-X, hardback with dust jacket, 14,5 x 21,5 x 1,5 cm, 104 pages, weight 350 – 2.000 grams.

15 essays on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings by (amongst others) C.S. Lewis, W.H. Auden, Marion Zimmer Bradley.

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME PRESS, LONDON, 1976 6th, ISBN 0268-00279-7, paperback, 13,3 x 20,1 x 2,0 cm, 296 pages, weight 350 – 2.000 grams.

One of Tolkien’s fairies, beautifully illustrated by Pauline Baynes.

GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN LTD, 1976, reset, new format, ISBN 0 04 823131 2, hardback no dust jacket issued, 14,5 x 22,9 x 1,0 cm, weight 0 – 350 grams.

One of Tolkien’s fairies, beautifully illustrated by Pauline Baynes.

GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN LTD, 1975 second edition, ISBN 0 04 823121 5, hardback no dust jacket issued, 14,5 X 22,9 X 1,0 cm, weight 0 – 350 grams.

Illustrated by Alan Lee (in color and b&w).

HarperCollingsPublishers, 2018 10th, ISBN 978-0-00-821422-7, 288 pages, 12,9 x 19,8 x 2,5 cm, paperback, weight 350 – 2.000 grams.

Everything you ever wanted to know about Middle-Earth.

ROUGH GUIDES, October 2003, ISBN 1-84353-275-1, soft cover, 11,5 x 15,9 x 1,5 cm, 304 pages, weight 0 – 350 grams.

ALTIKIRBEŞ YAYIN, Istanbul, 2000 first, ISBN 975846717-4, paperback, 13,5 x 19,3 x 1,3 cm, 176 pages, weight 0 – 350 grams.

ALTIKIRBEŞ YAYIN, Istanbul, 1999 second, ISBN 99-24-02-76-1240, paperback, 13,3 x 19,4 x 0,7 cm, 119 pages, weight 0 – 350 grams.

Tolkien’s three fairy tales: Smith of Wootton Major, Farmer Giles of Ham and Tree Leaf.

ALTIKIRBEŞ YAYIN, Istanbul, 2000 second, ISBN 98-29-06-60-2-1705, paperback, 13,4 x 19,5 x 1,2 cm, weight 0 – 350 grams.

The Revised edition of the comic edition, illustrated by David Wenzel and adapted by Charles Dixon.

HARPER, 2006, ISBN 978 0 261 10266 8, soft cover, 138 pages, 20,3 x 27,4 x 0,8 cm, weight 497 grams.

Dutch translation of The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, illustrated by Tolkien’s favorite illustrator: Pauline Baynes.

Uitgeverij Bert Bakker Den Haag, 1975, ISBN 90 6019 316 4, paperback, 64 pages, 14,4 x 21,2 x 0,5 cm, weight 105 grams.

In this book Morton sets out to uncover the significance of the Worcestershire manor house that famously gave its name to the home of Bilbo and Frodo baggins.

BREWIN BOOKS, 2009, ISBN 978 1 85858 455 3, soft cover, 61 pages,17 x 24 x 0,6 cm, weight 229 grams.

Everything I need to know about life I learned from Tolkien.

WritersDigest, 2012, ISBN 978 1 59963 650 4, paperback, 232 pages, 13,8 x 18,9 x 1,8 cm, weight 283 grams.

Edited by Verlyn Flieger, with a note on the text by Christopher Tolkien.

HarperCollins, 2016, first, ISBN 978 0 00 820213 2, hardback + dust jacket, 106 pages,
15 x 22,9 x 1,5 cm, weight 289 grams.

Swedish translation of The Hobbit (In 1947 Sweden had the very first translation of The Hobbit), illustrated by Tolkien (in black & white).

NORSTEDTS, 2019, ISBN 978 91 1 308489 3, paperback, 288 pages, 13,6 x 21,0 x 2,0 cm, weight 309 grams.

This absorbing guide to the mind behind Middle-Earth will introduce or remind readers of the abundance that exists in Tolkien’s thought and imagination.

Sutton Publishing, 2004, ISBN 0 7509 3982 6, paperback, 302 pages, 12,6 x 19,6 x 2,2 cm, weight 227 grams.

Edited by Verlyn Flieger.

HarperCollins, 2018, first, ISBN 978 0 00813138 8, paperback, 168 pages, 12,8 x 19,7 x 1,5 cm, weight 176 grams.

Paperback (first as a Dutch translation in paperback), weight 402 grams.

Pocket book, cover by John Howe, weight 173 grams.

A thought provoking essay aboult both Tolkien and fantasy writing .

Small soft cover book, 48 pages, 12,7 x 17,7 x 0,4 cm. 2nd printing by CAPRA PRESS 1974.

ISBN 0 912264 96 9. Weight 100 – 200 grams.

A thought provoking essay aboult both Tolkien and fantasy writing .

Small soft cover book, 30 pages, 13,7 x 21,4 x 0,3 cm, published by Village Press 1974.

No ISBN, weight 0 – 100 grams.

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil in French and English.

Paperback, published in 1979 by Christian Bourgois Editeur, reprint 1979, 166 pages,
10,7 x 17,7 x 1,0 cm, weight 100 – 200 grams.

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil in Italian.

Not so easy to find, published in 1986 (5th printing) by Rusconi. 136 pages, weight 300 – 400 grams, 13,0 x 20,9 x 1,6 cm.

Special edition for the 50th anniversary of Tolkien’s Farmer Giles of Ham.

Hardback with dust jacket, first thus, published in 1999 by HarperCollins.
Edited by Christina Scull & Wayne G. Hammond.

130 pages, 14,0 x 22,3 x 1,8 cm, weight 300 – 400 grams.

Farmer Giles of Ham, illustrated by Tolkien’s favorite illustrator, Pauline Baynes.

Hardback, no dust jacket issued, published by George Allen & Unwin in 1976 (reset).

66 pages, 14,7 x 22,8 x 0,9 cm, weight 200 – 300 grams.

Farmer Giles of Ham, illustrated by my favorite Tolkien illustrator the late Roger Garland.

Paperback, 84 pages, published as reset in 1990 by UNWIN PAPERBACKS, weight 100-200 grams, 12,7 x 19,6 x 0,8 cm.

Farmer Gilse of Ham 50th Anniversary edition (first time in paperback).

Published in 2000 by HarperCollins, edited by Christina Scull & Wayne G. Hammond.

Paperback, 142 pages, 12,9 x 19,6 x 1,0 cm, weight 100 – 200 grams.

Farmer Giles of Ham in French.

Paperback, published in 2001 by Christian Bourgois Editeur, first thus.
Illustrations in black & white by Roland Sabatier.
126 pages, 12,3 x 17,8 x 0,7 cm, weight 100 – 200 grams.

Hans Paetsch reads Farmer Giles of Ham in German. CD, 59 minutes.

Published by der hörverlag,
ISBN 3-89940-656-7, weight 0 – 350 grams.

Part of the book “Sagenhafte Rittergeschichten”, illustrated by Stephan Kaluza.

On pages 59 – 93 the German translation of Farmer Giles of Ham.

RAVENSBURGER BUCHVERLAG, 1996 first thus. 190 pages, ISBN 3 473 52007 1,
12 x 17.8 x 1.4 cm, weight 0 – 350 grams.

Smith of Wootton Major, Tree and Leaf, Farmer Giles of Ham, Tom Bombadit & other verses – in Russian.

ACT Moscow 2007, pocket book, no illustrations, 256 pages, ISBN 5 17 016268 5,
10,7 x 16,4 x 1,6 cm, weight 0 – 350 grams.

Dutch translation of Smith of Wootton Major (by W. Wielek-Berg). This first edition was produced by Het Spectrum as a public relations gift and was not for sale in bookshops.

Het Spectrum 1968, paperback, no illustrations, 44 pages, 13,5 x 22,2 x 0,4 cm, no ISBN, weight 0 – 350 grams.

Dutch translation (by Max Schuchart) of Farmer Giles of Ham. This edition was produced by Het Spectrum for 14 bookshops (De Boekhandels met *) ) in The Netherlands.

Het Spectrum, 2000 first, paperback, no illustrations, 64 pages, 12,9 x 19 x 0,6 cm, no ISBN, weight 0 – 350 grams.

Dutch translation  (by W. Wielek-Berg) of Farmer Giles of Ham,
cover and illustrations by Walt de Rijk.

Het Spectrum 1977, first thus, hardback no dust jacket issued, 85 pages,
13,4 x 21,2 x 1,0 cm, ISBN 90 274 4230 4, weight 0 – 350 grams.

Tree and Leaf, Smith of Wootton Major, The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth.

UNWIN PAPERBACKS, reprint 1979, pocket book, no illustrations, 176 pages,
11,0 x 17,7 x 1,6 cm, ISBN 0 04 820016 6, weight 0 – 350 grams.

Tree and Leaf, Smith of Wootton Major, The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth.

UNWIN BOOKS, 1975 first thus, paperback, no illustrations, ISBN 0 04 820015 8,
176 pages, 12,7 x 19,5 x 1,4 cm, weight 0 – 350 grams.

Roverandom in Slovak with an introduction by Scull & Hammond.

Mladé letá, 2002 first, hardback no dust jacket issued, no illustrations, 112 pages,
ISBN 80 06 01205 9, 15,0 x 23,4 x 1,6 cm, weight 0 – 500 grams.

With an introduction by Scull & Hammond.

HarperCollinsPublishers, 1998, pocket book, 4 pages with illustrations by Tolkien (color), ISBN 0 261 10354 7, 106 pages, 12,9 x 19,6 x 09 cm, weight 0 – 350 grams.

Roverandom translated into Italian with an introduction by Scull & Hammond.

BUR, 2002, paperback, 4 pages with illustrations by Tolkien (color), 176 pages,
ISBN 88 17 21102 8, 13,0 x 19,9 x 1,2 cm, weight 0 – 350 grams.

Dutch translation (by W. Wielek-Berg) of Smith of Wooton Major with illustrations by Walt de Rijk.

Het Spectrum, 1977 3rd, hardback no dust jacket issued, 54 pages, 13,5 x 21,4 x 0,6 cm,
ISBN 90 274 4231 2, weight 0 – 350 grams.

Tiny book, illustrated by Pauline Baynes (b&W).

GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN LTD, 1974, 7th, hardback no dust jacket issued, 64 pages,
no ISBN, 11,0 x 15,4 x 0,7 cm, weight 0 – 350 grams.

Tiny book, illustrated by Pauline Baynes (b&W).

GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN LTD, 1967, FIRST, hardback no dust jacket issued, 64 pages,
no ISBN, 11,0 x 15,4 x 0,7 cm, weight 0 – 350 grams.

Note: This is an ex-library copy with a WITHDRAWN stamp on page 5, an small envelope with loan dates and a library placard (The Susquehanna County Historical Society and Free Library Association).

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY, 1967, FIRST, hardback with dust jacket, illustrations by Pauline Baynes (b&w), 64 pages, no ISBN, 11,5 x 16,7 x 1,1 cm, weight 0 – 350 grams.

Dutch translation (by Max Schuchart) of The Adventures of Tom Bombadil.

UITGEVERIJ BERT BAKKER, 1975 first thus, paperback, illustrations by Pauline Baynes (color and b&w), 64 pages, ISBN 90 6019 316 4, 14,3 x 21,1 x 0,4 cm, weight 0 – 350 grams.

Note: This is an ex-library copy with a UITGESCHREVEN (withdrawn) stamp on page 1 and a small library stamp on title page).

Dutch translation (by Max Schuchart) of The Adventures of Tom Bombadil.

UITGEVERIJ BERT BAKKER, 1975 first thus, paperback, illustrations by Pauline Baynes (color and b&w), 64 pages, ISBN 90 6019 316 4, 14,3 x 21,1 x 0,4 cm, weight 0 – 350 grams.

GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN LTD, 1968 3rd, hardback with a plastic cover,
illustrations by Pauline Baynes (color and b&w), ISBN 04 821019 6,
64 pages, 14,6 x 22,8 x 0,9 cm, weight 0 – 350 grams.

Dutch translation (by Max Schuchart) of Roverandom.

UITGEVERIJ M, 2002, 1st thus, hardback with dust jacket, 125 pages, ISBN 90 225 3318 2,
13,7 x 21,5 x 1,7 cm, no illustrations, weight 0 – 350 grams.

In this form, the book was published on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of Douwe Egberts (coffee, tea and so on).

Dutch translation (by Max Schuchart) of The Hobbit.

Published in 2002 , 4th printing by Het Spectrum, ISBN 90 274 7529 2.
Paperback, 253 pages, 13.9 x 21.5 x 2.3 cm, weight <500 grams.
No illustrations, only Thror’s Map.

Dutch translation (by Max Schuchart) of The Hobbit.

Published in 2013 as 38th printing by BOEKERIJ.
Paperback, 253 pages, ISBN 978 90 225 6194 2, weight < 500 grams, 13.9 x 21.5 x 2.4 cm.
No illustrations, only Thror’s Map.

Dutch translation (by Max Schuchart) of The Hobbit.

Published in 2003 as 15th printing by UITGEVERIJ M, ISBN 90 225 3192 2.
Paperback, 253 pages, no illustrations, only Thror’s Map.
Weight <500 grams, 13.9 x 21.5 x 2.4 cm.

Dutch translation (by Max Schuchart) of The Hobbit.

Published in 2007 as 26th printing by MYNX. Hardback, no dust jacket issued.
253 pages, no illustrations, only Thror’s Map, ISBN 978 90 225 4320 7, weight < 750 grams, 14.6 x 21.8 x 2.8 cm.

Dutch translation (by Max Schuchart) of The Hobbit.

Published in 2013 as 41st printing by BOEKERIJ. Paperback, 253 pages, movie cover.
ISBN 978 90 225 6682 4, no illustrations, only Thror’s Map, weight <750 grams,
14.8 x 22.8 x 2.5 cm.

Dutch translation (by Max Schuchart) of The Hobbit.

Published in 2014 as 46th printing by BOEKERIJ, paperback, 253 pages, no illustrations, only Thror’s Map, movie cover.
ISBN 978 90 225 7109 5, weight < 750 grams, 14.8 x 22.8 x 2.5 cm

Paperback, 159 pages, illustrations by Tolkien.
Edited by Bailley Tolkien.

Costs of shipping : Netherlands EURO 4,60, Europe EURO 9,30, rest of the world: please, contact me.

Hardback edition no dust jacket issued, pages not numbered, illustrations by Tolkien.

Costs of shipping : Netherlands EURO 4,60, Europe EURO 9,30, rest of the world: please, contact me.

Hardback, no dust jacket issued, pages not numbered, illustrations by Tolkien.

Costs of shipping : Netherlands EURO 4,60, Europe EURO 9,30, rest of the world: please, contact me.

Soft cover, 111 pages, illustrations by Tolkien.

Costs of shipping : Netherlands EURO 4,60, Europe EURO 9,30, rest of the world: please, contact me.

Hardback with dust jacket, 111 pages, illustrations by Tolkien.

Costs of shipping : Netherlands EURO 4,60, Europe EURO 9,30, rest of the world: please, contact me.

Hardback with dust jacket, 111 pages, illustrations by Tolkien.

Costs of shipping : Netherlands EURO 4,60, Europe EURO 9,30, rest of the world: please, contact me.

Softcover,pages not numbered, illustrations by Tolkien.

Costs of shipping : Netherlands EURO 4,60, Europe EURO 7,75, rest of the world: please, contact me.

Audio book in German, read by Christian Hoening, with booklet.

Costs of shipping : Netherlands EURO 3,84, Europe EURO 7,75, rest of the world: please, contact me.

M. Bliss in English (UK)

Hardback with dust jacket
George Allen & Unwin, 1982 – FIRST
Weight 345 grams

Mr. Bliss in English (USA)

On first pages a letter from grandma Ruth to grandchild Sara (dated 5-18-95).
Hardback, no dust jacket.
First American edition 1983
Houghton Mifflin as Book Club Edition

Mr. Bliss in Dutch: Meneer Blijleven

Hardback without dust jacket
Published in 1983 by Het Spectrum
On back of front cover someone wrote a short story.

Mr. Bliss in German: Herr Glück

Hardback with dust jacket
Published by Hobbit Presse / Klett-Cotta
1983 FIRST

Blue-Ray edition of “The Lord of the Rings” on six discs: one for each of the three parts and for every part a disc “Special features”.

The Fellowship of the Ring 178 minutes
The Two Towers 179 minutes
The Return of the King 200 minutes

Dutch translation (Max Schuchart) of The Hobbit.

Het Spectrum, 1997, 7th printing, ISBN 90 274 2759 3, 227 pages, no illustrations only Thror’s Map and the Map of Wilderland.

Paperback, 13,1 x 21,0 x 2,0 cm, weight 303 grams.

Dutch translation (Max Schuchart) of The Hobbit.

Uitgeverij M, 17th printing 2003, hardback with dust jacket. ISBN 90 225 3760 9, 253 pages, no illustrations, only Thror’s Map.

15,0 x 22,1 x 2,7 cm, weight 488 grams.

Dutch translation (Max Schuchart) of The Hobbit.

MYNX, 26th printing, 2007, ISBN 978 225 4320 7, hardback no dust jacket issued, 253 pages, no illustrations, only Thror’s Map.

14,5 x 21,8 x 2,7 cm, weight 477 grams.

Dutch translation (Max Schuchart) of The Hobbit.

Het Spectrum , 14th printing 1977, pocketbook, ISBN 90 274 0043 1, 233 pages plus seven pages of In de Ban van de Ring, no illustrations only Thror’s Map and the Map of Wilderland.

10,7 x 17,9 x 1,3 cm, weight 174 grams.

COLLECTOR’S EDITION including a large-sized poster (approx. 40 x 50 cm) with the dwarfs from the film on it.

Rolling Stone magazine, 2013, 74 pages, richly illustrated.

20,8 x 27,4 cm, weight 292 grams.

Dutch translation (Max Schuchart) of The Hobbit.

Uitgevrij M, 2nd printing 2002 as a children’s edition, hardback no dust jacket issued,
253 pages, no illustrations, only Thror’s Map. ISBN 90 225 3200 3.

16,0 x 24,0 x 2,8 cm, weight 568 grams.

A spoken edition of The Hobbit (originating from Germany, but English spoken) on four CDs. Total time approximately 225 minutes.

A BBC production with narrators including Anthony Jackson, Paul Daneman and Heron Carvic. der hörverlag, ISBN 3 89940 067 4.

14.0 x 12.3 x 2.0 cm, weight 230 grams.

One copy is reserved, one more copy still available.

Sorbian translation of The Hobbit.
Reprint 2018, paperback, (printing on demand by LULU).
363 pages, no illustrations only Thror’s map, 14,6 x 21,0 x 2,2 cm.

ISBN 978 0 244 71182 5, weight 528 grams.

Although Tolkien was born in South Africa, it took until 2017 for The Hobbit to appear in Afrikaans. Afrikaans is more or less Dutch, as it was spoken a few centuries ago.

This is the FIRST printing of this Hobbit. Published in 2017 by Protea Boekhuis.
Paperback, 357 pages, cover and illustrations by David Wyatt plus the two Tolkien Maps.
13,5 x 21,2 x 2,7 cm, ISBN 978 1 4853 0763 1.

Two copies available …

Frisian translation of The Hobbit. Frisian is an official language spoken and written in the north-western part of The Netherlands.

Paperback, published as 2nd printing 2012 by Elikser on the occasion of the Obe Postma Prize 2012 for translator Anne Tjerk Popkema for the best translation that year into Frisian.

334 pages, ISBN 978 90 8954 112 3, 14,4 x 21,0 x 2,3 cm.