By Trotter
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UK 'signature' Paperbacks

26 Dec, 2024 (edited)
2024-12-26 4:05:32 PM UTC

Thought it would be useful to have a thread that lists all the UK 'signature' paperbacks. Please post if any are missing or new ones are announced.

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The Hobbit

HarperCollins (2002)

£8.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$10.62 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours

$11.68 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£8.27 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€9.49 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

$1.81 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£3.50 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

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The Fellowship of the Ring (UK, Trade PB)

HarperCollins Publishers (2011-10-27)

£9.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$11.86 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 days

$10.65 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£7.81 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€10.89 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

£1.88 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£3.48 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

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The Lord of the Rings. Part 2 Two Towers (2011)

HarperCollins Publishers (1997T)

£9.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$11.31 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 days

$10.39 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£9.19 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€11.99 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

£1.00 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£3.48 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

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The Lord of the Rings. Part 3 Return of the King

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (1997T)

£9.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$11.91 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 days

$16.50 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£9.19 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€8.99 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

£1.88 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£3.48 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

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The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings (UK, Trade PB)

HarperCollins Publishers (1997-11-03)

£40.00 HarperCollins (Other Format) - Availability: Click to check

$43.02 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 10 days

$35.85 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£30.53 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€36.99 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

£27.58 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£1.20 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

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The Silmarillion (UK Edition) (2013)

HarperCollins (2013-08-01)

£9.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$11.61 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 days

$13.91 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£8.99 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€10.37 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

£3.45 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£5.20 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

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Unfinished Tales

HarperCollins (2014)

£9.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$12.10 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 days

$14.77 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£9.19 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€8.37 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

£3.54 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£4.99 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

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The Children of Húrin (UK PB)

HarperCollins (2014-12-16)

£9.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$11.20 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 days

$17.37 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£9.19 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€8.49 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

£3.31 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£4.20 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

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Beren and Lúthien (UK PB)

HarperCollins (2023-10-26)

£9.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$11.10 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 days

$14.96 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£8.67 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€12.43 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

£11.79 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

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The Fall of Gondolin (UK PB)

HarperCollins (2023-10-26)

£9.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$11.10 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 days

$14.96 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£9.19 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€12.70 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

£11.79 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

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£10.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$12.41 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 days

$10.58 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£9.85 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€7.99 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

$3.16 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£5.60 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

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The Book of Lost Tales 2 (UK Edition)

HarperCollins (2024-01-18)

£10.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$13.03 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours

$11.15 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£17.54 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback Bunko) - Availability: Now

€9.49 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

$5.29 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£7.49 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

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The Lays of Beleriand (UK Edition)

HarperCollins (1993)

£10.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$12.96 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours

$11.16 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£9.99 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€10.49 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

£5.51 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£6.60 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

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The Shaping of Middle-earth (UK Edition)

HarperCollins (1993)

£10.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$12.96 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours

$11.23 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£8.11 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€7.79 Amazon.de (Kindle Ausgabe) - Availability: Now

£2.69 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£6.41 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

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The Lost Road and Other Writings (UK Edition)

HarperCollins (1992)

£10.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$13.25 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours

$14.23 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£9.99 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€11.57 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

$5.42 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£7.99 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

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The Return of the Shadow (UK Edition)

HarperCollins (1994)

£10.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$13.45 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours

$11.46 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£9.99 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€11.57 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

€6.01 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£5.98 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

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The Treason of Isengard (UK Edition)

HarperCollins (1992)

£10.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$13.44 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours

$24.57 Amazon.com (Mass Market Paperback) - Availability: Now

£9.99 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€13.50 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

$4.56 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£7.99 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

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The War of the Ring (UK Edition)

HarperCollins (1992)

£10.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$13.32 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours

$11.36 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£9.99 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€12.99 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

£3.87 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£7.99 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

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Sauron Defeated (UK Edition)

HarperCollins (1995)

£10.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$13.38 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours

$10.85 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£9.99 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€11.57 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

£6.67 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£5.80 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

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Morgoth's Ring (UK Edition)

HarperCollins (1995)

£10.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$13.43 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours

£9.99 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€10.44 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

$11.24 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£7.43 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

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The War of the Jewels (UK Edition)

HarperCollins (1996)

£10.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$13.44 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours

$19.00 Amazon.com (Hardcover) - Availability: Now

£9.99 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€13.50 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

£9.99 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£7.99 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

This site uses affiliate links for which we may be compensated

£10.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$13.49 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours

$11.68 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£9.99 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€10.99 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

€10.63 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£7.99 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

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The History of Middle-earth Index

HarperCollins (2002)

£10.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$13.47 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours

$11.36 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£9.99 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

$11.32 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£7.99 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

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Tales from the Perilous Realm

HarperCollins (2024-02-15)

£9.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$11.85 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 days

$17.74 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£8.99 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€9.49 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

£2.64 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£4.70 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

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The Adventures of Tom Bombadil (UK paperback)

HarperCollins (2024-08-29)

£8.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$10.48 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 days

$7.66 Biblio - Availability: Click to check

$14.92 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£8.15 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€11.20 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

$9.28 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

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Farmer Giles of Ham (UK paperback)

HarperCollins (2024-09-26)

£8.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$10.21 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 days

£7.89 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€11.20 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

$9.87 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

2025

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Roverandom (UK paperback)

HarperCollins (2025-01-30)

£8.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$10.03 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 days

£8.99 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€11.20 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

£10.58 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

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Smith of Wootton Major (UK paperback)

HarperCollins (2025-03-27)

£8.99 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$11.27 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Unknown

£8.99 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Preorderable

€11.20 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Preorderable

€11.81 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

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Tree and Leaf: Including Leaf by Niggle (UK paperback)

HarperCollins (2025-07-31)

$11.27 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Unknown

£8.99 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Preorderable

€11.41 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Preorderable

No release dates as yet

Nature of Middle-earth

The Road to Middle-earth

Eye_of_the_Black_Tower
Home away from home

26 Dec, 2024 (edited)
2024-12-26 4:58:58 PM UTC

The 1-book edition of LotR:

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The Lord of the Rings PB (UK)

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (1995T)

£25.00 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$26.29 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 days

$24.82 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£18.08 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€20.99 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

£3.24 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£4.90 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

Great idea! 😀

Trotter

26 Dec, 2024
2024-12-26 5:48:18 PM UTC

Eye_of_the_Black_Tower wrote:
The 1-book edition of LotR:

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The Lord of the Rings PB (UK)

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (1995T)

£25.00 HarperCollins (Paperback) - Availability: Click to check

$26.29 Blackwell's (paperback) - Availability: Usually dispatched within 7 days

$24.82 Amazon.com (Paperback) - Availability: Now

£18.08 Amazon.co.uk (Paperback) - Availability: Now

€20.99 Amazon.de (Taschenbuch) - Availability: Now

£3.24 AbeBooks - Availability: Click to check

£4.90 eBay UK - Availability: Click to check

Great idea! 😀

I don't consider this edition to match the style of the other 'signature' paperbacks, so I don't include it, but others may.

Trotter

29 January
2025-1-29 1:07:11 PM UTC

The latest green 'signature' edition, Roverandom

Toothsayer
Just popping in

17 minutes ago
2025-1-30 1:29:01 PM UTC

these are very handsome. that green is a very nice choice.

Released

HarperCollins (2002)

HarperCollins Publishers (2011-10-27)

HarperCollins Publishers (1997T)

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (1997T)

HarperCollins Publishers (1997-11-03)

HarperCollins (2013-08-01)

HarperCollins (2014)

HarperCollins (2014-12-16)

HarperCollins (2023-10-26)

HarperCollins (2023-10-26)

HarperCollins (2024-01-18)

HarperCollins (1993)

HarperCollins (1993)

HarperCollins (1992)

HarperCollins (1994)

HarperCollins (1992)

HarperCollins (1992)

HarperCollins (1995)

HarperCollins (1995)

HarperCollins (1996)

HarperCollins (2002)

HarperCollins (2024-02-15)

HarperCollins (2024-08-29)

HarperCollins (2024-09-26)

2025

HarperCollins (2025-01-30)

HarperCollins (2025-03-27)

HarperCollins (2025-07-31)

No release dates as yet

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (1995T)

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (1995T)

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