All the middle earth books you have?

[Turin_Turambar]

everyone let write the middle earth books they have, the purpose is conversation
my books;
lotr 1-2-3
silmarillion
the hobbit
unfinished tales
children of hurin
fall of the gondolin
beren and luthien
akallabeth and of the rings of power.

 

[LadyGaladriel1980]

Lord of the Rings( the illustrated one, and two other versions)
The Hobbit
The Silmarillion
The history of Middle earth
News from Middle earth
A Middle Earth Traveller

and i have also this:

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[Starbrow]

I have several of his books:

The Hobbit
The Annotated Hobbit
The Art of the Hobbit
Pictures by J. R. R. Tolkien
Bilbo's Last Song
LOTR
The Silmarillion
Beren and Luthien
The Children of Hurin
The Fall of Gondolin
A Tolkien Miscellany
The Tolkien Reader
Unfinished Tales
HOME 1 - 12
Nature of Middle Earth
Father Christmas Letters
Roverrandom
The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun
The Story of Kullervo
The Fall of Arthur

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Being lazy, I find it easier to list those I don't have:

NoME

 

[Elthir]

I'm lazy too.

That said, I don't not have NOME.

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Which must mean. . .🤔

Which must mean I have to repeat a story going around college English faculties some years ago:

A professor was telling his class that while it was, in theory, grammatically possible for a double negative to make a positive, it was not possible for a double positive to make a negative, when a voice in the back chortled
"Yeah, right!"

 

[Elthir]

My list of Tolkien books, Middle-earth related or not (I might be forgetting something, but here goes)
. . .

Two Books from Tolkien's Personal Library (and yes, I had to mention these again, even though they have nothing to do with Middle-earth) one is signed in Tolkien's calligraphic hand, the other initialed with a brief inscription.

The Lord of The Rings, first edition (A&U, not a first impression however), plus various editions.
My favorites are the first edition, and the one volume hardback "Red Book" (as I call it).

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and other verses from the Red Book
The Road Goes Ever On: A Song Cycle, two editions, including first UK
The Hobbit, various editions
The Silmarillion, various editions including first UK and USA editions
Unfinished Tales, various editions,
Bilbo's Last Song

The Children of Húrin, various editions including one signed by Christopher Tolkien and Alan Lee
The Fall of Gondolin
Beren and Lúthien

The Story of Kullervo
Sir Gawain and The Green Knight
Ancrene Wisse: The English Text of the Ancrene Riwle this book does not include a Modern English translation!

Various editions that include: On Fairy-Stories, Leaf by Niggle, Smith of Wooton Major
Farmer Giles of Ham
Smith of Wooton Major extended edition
The Father Christmas Letters
Mr. Bliss
Roverandom

The Monsters and The Critics
Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, Together with Sellic Spell
The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún
The Fall of Arthur
The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun

The History of Middle-earth series (12 volumes in both hardback and paperback)
The History of The Hobbit
The Nature of Middle-Earth

Tolkien's Legendarium -- edited by Flieger and Hostetter -- and here I'll just state that I own various other books about Tolkien's life and work, including Companions by Hammond and Scull, a couple of volumes of Tolkien Studies, works by Flieger, Shippey, Carpenter's Biography.

The Letters of JRR Tolkien
The Tolkien Family Album
Pictures by JRR Tolkien
JRRT Artist And Illustrator
The Art of The Hobbit

Vinyar Tengwar 1 . . . and all issues up to Vinyar Tengwar 49
I ordered VT 50. It never arrived.

Parma Eldalamberon, 5 issues
A Guide to Middle-Earth, Robert Foster -- a version published before The Silmarillion was published!

Various Tolkien art books, calendars, puzzles,
and a pinecone from this tree!

 

[Halasían]

At first glance at the bookshelf...

• The Hobbit
• Fellowship of the Ring
• The Two Towers
• Return of the King
• Unfinished Tales
• Silmarillion
• Children of Hurin
• The Fall of Gondolin
• Beren and Luthien
• Nature of Middle Earth
• Lost Tales 1
• Lost Tales 2
• Sauron Defeated
• The Return of the Shadow
• Bilbo's Last Song
• The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún
• Atlas of Middle Earth (Fonstad)
• Languages of Middle Earth (Ruth Noel)
• Flora of Middle Earth (Judd & Judd)
• The Complete Tolkien Companion (J.E.A. Tyler)

I think there are a couple others laying around somewhere as well. I'll add them as I find them.

 

[Melkor]

LOTR (all three books)

Hobbit

The Silmarillion

Childern of Húrin

The Fall of Gondolin

 

[vor0nwe]

Hm... I really need to reorganize my Tolkien bookshelves...

• The Lord of the Rings (various editions, my favourite being the American hardcover 50th anniversary edition including pages from the Book of Mazarbûl)
  • In de ban van de Ring (Dutch translation; various editions: single, 3- and 4-volume)
  • El Señor de los Anillos (Spanish)
• The Hobbit: Or There And Back Again (various editions, my favourite being a paperback illustrated by Alan Lee)
  • The Annotated Hobbit (Douglas Anderson)
  • De Hobbit: of daarheen en weer terug (Dutch, various editions)
  • Bilbo Le Hobbit (French)
  • El Hobbit (Spanish)
  • La Hobito: aŭ tien kaj reen (Esperanto)
• The Silmarillion (various editions)
  • De Silmarillion (Dutch)
• Unfinished Tales (various editions)
  • Nagelaten vertellingen (Dutch)
• The History of Middle-earth, parts 1 through 12
• The History of the Hobbit (John Rateliff)
• The Atlas of Middle-earth (Karen Wynn Fonstadt)
• Journeys of Frodo (Barbara Strachey)
• The Map of Tolkien’s Middle-earth (John Howe, Brian Sibley)
• The Map of Tolkien’s Beleriand (John Howe, Brian Sibley)
• There and Back Again: the Map of The Hobbit (John Howe, Brian Sibley)
• Bilbo’s Last Song
• The Children of Húrin
• Beren and Lúthien
• <I seem to have misplaced my copy of The Fall of Gondolin...>
• The Nature of Middle-earth (Carl Hostetter)

Art about Middle-earth:

• J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist & Illustrator (Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull)
• The Art of the Lord of the Rings (Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull)
• The Art of the Hobbit (Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull)
• Tolkien’s Middle-earth: a book of postcards
• Tolkien’s Dragons & Monsters: a book of postcards
• A Middle-earth Traveller: sketches from Bag End to Mordor (John Howe)
• The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook (Alan Lee)
  • The Lord of the Rings schetsboek (Alan Lee; Dutch translation — silly, right?)
• Middle-earth: Journeys in Myth and Legend (Donato Giancola)
• Many Tolkien Calendars (various artists)

Guides to Middle-earth:

• The Tolkien Companion (J.E.A. Tyler)
• The Complete Guide To Middle-earth (Robert Foster)
• Characters from Tolkien (David Day)
• A Guide to Tolkien (David Day)

Games about Middle-earth:

• Tolkien Quest: The Legend of Weathertop (MERP)
• Tolkien Quizboek (Suzanne Buchholz; Dutch translation)

Movie-related:

• The Lord of the Rings extended edition DVDs (Peter Jackson)
• The Lord of the Rings Official Movie Guide (Brian Sibley)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy (Brian Sibley)

About Tolkien and Middle-earth:

• Tolkien, Maker of Middle-earth / Tolkien Treasures (Catherine McIlwaine)
• The Road to Middle-earth (Tom Shippey)
• Master of Middle-earth (Paul H. Kocher)
• The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide (Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull)
• Midden-aarde in vogelvlucht (Unquendor, the Dutch Tolkien Fellowship)

By Tolkien, not about Middle-earth:

• The Tolkien Reader (The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm’s Son, On Fairy-stories, Leaf By Niggle, Farmer Giles of Ham, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil)
• Farmer Giles of Ham
  • Boer Gilles van Ham (Dutch)
  • A sonkádi Egyed gazda (Hungarian)
• Sprookjes van Tolkien (Dutch; de Smid van Groot-Wolding, Boer Gilles van Ham, Blad van Klein)
• Letters from Father Christmas
  • Audio version (read by Derek Jacobi)
  • Brieven van de Kerstman (Dutch)
• Mr. Bliss
  • Mijnheer Blijleven (Dutch)
• Roverandom
• The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún
• Beowulf
• The Fall of Arthur
• Sire Gauvain et le Chevalier Vert (French)

About Tolkien:

• Tolkien: a biography (Humphrey Carpenter)
• The Inklings (Humphrey Carpenter)
• The Tolkien Family Album (John & Priscilla Tolkien)
• Architekt von Mittelerde: eine Biographie von J.R.R. Tolkien (Daniel Grotta; German)
• Tolkien in 3 minuten (Gary Raymond; Dutch translation)

I also used to have an Elvish phrasebook or something, by Ruth S. Noel, but I have no idea where that is. And I also seem to have mislaid my CDs of ‘Tolkien Reads and Sings from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings’ (as well as Christopher Tolkien reciting from The Silmarillion) — thank goodness I ripped those to MP3s. 😅

Smith of Wooton Major extended edition

I’m curious, what’s different in the extended edition vs. the regular one?

akallabeth and of the rings of power

Has this been published separately? Is it the same text that’s included at the end of the Silmarillion?

and a pinecone from this tree!

How on (Middle-)earth did you get that?

 

[Elthir]

And I also seem to have mislaid my CDs of ‘Tolkien Reads and Sings from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings’ (as well as Christopher Tolkien reciting from The Silmarillion) — ( . . . )

Ah! I forgot to mention my audio stuff!

I’m curious, what’s different in the extended edition vs. the regular one?

The extended edition includes things like: "The Genesis of the Story" (Tolkien's note to Clyde Kilby) -- Tolkien's draft introduction to The Golden Key -- The Great Cake, Time Scheme and Characters -- Suggestions for the ending of the story -- Smith of Wooton Major (an essay) -- and more.

The book is edited by Verlyn Flieger

How on (Middle-)earth did you get that?

I picked it up and took it home (before the Great Pine fell of course)

 

[Turin_Turambar]

Hm... I really need to reorganize my Tolkien bookshelves...

• The Lord of the Rings (various editions, my favourite being the American hardcover 50th anniversary edition including pages from the Book of Mazarbûl)
  • In de ban van de Ring (Dutch translation; various editions: single, 3- and 4-volume)
  • El Señor de los Anillos (Spanish)
• The Hobbit: Or There And Back Again (various editions, my favourite being a paperback illustrated by Alan Lee)
  • The Annotated Hobbit (Douglas Anderson)
  • De Hobbit: of daarheen en weer terug (Dutch, various editions)
  • Bilbo Le Hobbit (French)
  • El Hobbit (Spanish)
  • La Hobito: aŭ tien kaj reen (Esperanto)
• The Silmarillion (various editions)
  • De Silmarillion (Dutch)
• Unfinished Tales (various editions)
  • Nagelaten vertellingen (Dutch)
• The History of Middle-earth, parts 1 through 12
• The History of the Hobbit (John Rateliff)
• The Atlas of Middle-earth (Karen Wynn Fonstadt)
• Journeys of Frodo (Barbara Strachey)
• The Map of Tolkien’s Middle-earth (John Howe, Brian Sibley)
• The Map of Tolkien’s Beleriand (John Howe, Brian Sibley)
• There and Back Again: the Map of The Hobbit (John Howe, Brian Sibley)
• Bilbo’s Last Song
• The Children of Húrin
• Beren and Lúthien
• <I seem to have misplaced my copy of The Fall of Gondolin...>
• The Nature of Middle-earth (Carl Hostetter)

Art about Middle-earth:

• J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist & Illustrator (Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull)
• The Art of the Lord of the Rings (Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull)
• The Art of the Hobbit (Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull)
• Tolkien’s Middle-earth: a book of postcards
• Tolkien’s Dragons & Monsters: a book of postcards
• A Middle-earth Traveller: sketches from Bag End to Mordor (John Howe)
• The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook (Alan Lee)
  • The Lord of the Rings schetsboek (Alan Lee; Dutch translation — silly, right?)
• Middle-earth: Journeys in Myth and Legend (Donato Giancola)
• Many Tolkien Calendars (various artists)

Guides to Middle-earth:

• The Tolkien Companion (J.E.A. Tyler)
• The Complete Guide To Middle-earth (Robert Foster)
• Characters from Tolkien (David Day)
• A Guide to Tolkien (David Day)

Games about Middle-earth:

• Tolkien Quest: The Legend of Weathertop (MERP)
• Tolkien Quizboek (Suzanne Buchholz; Dutch translation)

Movie-related:

• The Lord of the Rings extended edition DVDs (Peter Jackson)
• The Lord of the Rings Official Movie Guide (Brian Sibley)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy (Brian Sibley)

About Tolkien and Middle-earth:

• Tolkien, Maker of Middle-earth / Tolkien Treasures (Catherine McIlwaine)
• The Road to Middle-earth (Tom Shippey)
• Master of Middle-earth (Paul H. Kocher)
• The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide (Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull)
• Midden-aarde in vogelvlucht (Unquendor, the Dutch Tolkien Fellowship)

By Tolkien, not about Middle-earth:

• The Tolkien Reader (The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm’s Son, On Fairy-stories, Leaf By Niggle, Farmer Giles of Ham, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil)
• Farmer Giles of Ham
  • Boer Gilles van Ham (Dutch)
  • A sonkádi Egyed gazda (Hungarian)
• Sprookjes van Tolkien (Dutch; de Smid van Groot-Wolding, Boer Gilles van Ham, Blad van Klein)
• Letters from Father Christmas
  • Audio version (read by Derek Jacobi)
  • Brieven van de Kerstman (Dutch)
• Mr. Bliss
  • Mijnheer Blijleven (Dutch)
• Roverandom
• The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún
• Beowulf
• The Fall of Arthur
• Sire Gauvain et le Chevalier Vert (French)

About Tolkien:

• Tolkien: a biography (Humphrey Carpenter)
• The Inklings (Humphrey Carpenter)
• The Tolkien Family Album (John & Priscilla Tolkien)
• Architekt von Mittelerde: eine Biographie von J.R.R. Tolkien (Daniel Grotta; German)
• Tolkien in 3 minuten (Gary Raymond; Dutch translation)

I also used to have an Elvish phrasebook or something, by Ruth S. Noel, but I have no idea where that is. And I also seem to have mislaid my CDs of ‘Tolkien Reads and Sings from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings’ (as well as Christopher Tolkien reciting from The Silmarillion) — thank goodness I ripped those to MP3s. 😅


I’m curious, what’s different in the extended edition vs. the regular one?


Has this been published separately? Is it the same text that’s included at the end of the Silmarillion?


How on (Middle-)earth did you get that?

I don't know how it was published. The book was published in my own language. Cover image;

 

[Elthir]

Hmm. Looks like a Nasmith framed in Howe.

 

[Culaeron]

I know I’m late to the party, but…

1st US editions of the Trilogy, Silmarillion and Book of Lost Tales

1984 Book of Lost Tales 2
Then later purchased the rest of the HoME piece by piece

Fall of Gondolin

Beren and Luthien

Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Nature of Middle Earth

A Tolkien Miscellany

50th Anniversary one volume Triligy

Lay of Aotrou and Itroun

Story of Kullervo
Unfinished Tales

2 copies of the Complete Guide to Middle Earth (1 is a 1979 edition with Hildebrandt cover)

a brand new copy of the Hobbit,
“Leatherbound” copy of the Hobbit,
Hobbitvs Ille

paperback Hobbit and Trilogy (Tolkien watercolor covers)

Tolkien Reader

Ruth S Noel’s Languages of Middle Earth

Harvard Lampoon’s 1969 Bored of the Rings (so brittle now, the pages are about to crumble)

Games:
Lord of the Rings Risk
Trivial Pursuit
2 chess sets
Various video games

And although not books:
A Middle Earth map blanket

Coffee mug from the wife printed “I love you like a Hobbit loves second breakfast” and a wallet with the map stamped on it.

Various tee shirts, hoodies, ball caps

 

[Goldilocks Gamgee]

Looking at y'all's great collections, my own books look so insignificant...
I mean, maybe when I do not live with my parents I'll have more Tolkien books.
Here's my list, anyway:

• Fellowship of the Ring (in two languages)
• Two Towers (in two languages)
• Return Of The King (in Russian)
• The Hobbit (in two languages)
• Children of Hurin (in English)

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

I hope they don't restrict your Tolkien collecting. 😳

 

[Melkor]

Looking at y'all's great collections, my own books look so insignificant...

Don't worry, my collection is small too . Practically Hobbit, LOTR, Sil (these three aren't even mine, but my girlfriend's), Childern of Húrin (birthday present from my girlfriend) and Fall of Gondolin.

 

[Goldilocks Gamgee]

I hope they don't restrict your Tolkien collecting. 😳

They don't, but books cost money, and my parents have a lot of children... money isn't a problem for my family, but they would rather I read off of a Kindle. It's simpler, and they already spend a lot of money on me: I play flute, and that instrument is not cheap! I guess my parents just don't think it's worth the money!
When I'm like, 15, I'll be able to get a job at a restaurant or something, and then I'll earn the money to buy the books I want.

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Actually, most of my books come from library book sales, yard sales, and junk stores. I highly recommend them! 😊

 

[Melkor]

We have in Czechia shops with old books. When people want to get rid off book, they sell it there. These second-hand books are quite cheap. Maybe you have in Russia something similar.