First State – US Tolkien Bibliography

1924 – Fifty New Poems for Children (Goblin Feet) – 1st Edition – Hard Cover – D. Appleton and Company

First published by Basil Blackwell in England.

Edition, Fiction, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Goblin Feet, Hard Cover, Poem

1929 – Wonder Tales from Fairy Isles (Goblin Feet) – 1st Edition – Hard Cover – Longmans, Green and Co

Even though this was an English based publisher, ChatGPT gives the following evidence on it being distributed in America: The strongest piece of context is the publisher. Longmans, Green and Co. had a New York office, and bibliographic history for the firm notes that into the 1930s it published some books simultaneously, or nearly so,

Edition, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Goblin Feet, Hard Cover, Poem

1931 – The Open Door to Poetry (Goblin Feet) – First Edition – Hard Cover – Charles Scribner’s Sons

Edition, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Goblin Feet, Hard Cover, Poem

1938 – The Hobbit – 1st Edition – Hardcover in Dust-Jacket – Houghton Mifflin Company

See here for details in Hobbit First Editions: https://www.tolkienbooks.us/hob/us/hc/the-hobbit-1938

Edition, Fiction, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Full Hobbit Edition, Full Hobbit First State, Full Hobbit Hardcover, Full Hobbit Hardcover Edition, Hard Cover, Hobbit First Edition, Hobbit Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin, Middle Earth, Riddles in the Dark, The Hobbit, The Hobbit Edition, Tolkien Visual Artist, Uncategorized

1946 – A Pocketful of Rhymes (Sing all ye Joyful) – 1st Edition – Hard Cover – T. Y. Crowell

Edition, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Hard Cover, Poem

1948 – An Inheritance of Poetry (Goblin Feet, Hobbit: Riddles in the Dark, Road Goes Ever On, Lullaby for Bilbo Baggins) – 1st Edition – Hardcover in Dust-Jacket – Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Goblin Feet, Hobbit excerpt: Riddles, Song: Road Goes Ever on, Poem: Lullaby for Bilbo Baggins.

Edition, Fiction, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Goblin Feet, Hard Cover, Hobbit First Edition, Hobbit Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Middle Earth, Poem, Riddles in the Dark, Road Goes Ever On, The Hobbit, The Hobbit Edition

1948 – Just for Fun: Humorous Stories and Poems (Riddles in the Dark) – 1st Edition – Hard Cover – Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co

Edition, Fiction, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Hard Cover, Hobbit Hardcover, Rare, Riddles in the Dark, The Hobbit, The Hobbit Edition

1956 – The Ancrene Riwle (Preface by Tolkien) – 1st Edition – Hardcover– University of Notre Dame Press

UK edition published a year earlier by Burns & Oates in England. I have been unable to locate a copy with a dustjacket.

Edition, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Hard Cover, Misc Tolkien, Rare, Scholarly Works and Lectures, The Ancrene Riwle

1957 – Favorite Poems Old and New (Goblin Feet, Roads Go Ever On And On) – 1st Edition – Hardcover with Dustjacket – Doubleday

Edition, Favorite Poems Old and New, Fiction, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Goblin Feet, Hard Cover, Poem, Road Goes Ever On

1959 – Anthology of Children’s Literature (Riddles in the Dark) – 1st Tolkien Content Edition [3rd Revised] – Hard Cover with Dustjacket – Houghton Mifflin Company

This is technically the 3rd edition of the anthology but it is the first one with Tolkien content.

Anthology of Children’s Literature, Edition, Fiction, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Hard Cover, Hobbit First Edition, Hobbit Hardcover, Middle Earth, Riddles in the Dark, The Hobbit, The Hobbit Edition

1960 – Poems of Magic and Spells (Goblin Feet) – 1st Edition – Hardcover with Dustjacket – World Publishing Company

Edition, Fiction, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Goblin Feet, Hard Cover, Poem, Poems of Magic and Spells, Rare

1962 – Wonder Lands (Hobbit First Chapter) – 1st Edition – Hardcover– Golden Press

This has two simultaneously released variants and I am including both here in one entry. The variant with the blue spine has heavy duty construction and was meant for institutional use.

Edition, Fiction, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Hard Cover, Hobbit First Edition, Hobbit Hardcover, Middle Earth, The Hobbit, The Hobbit Edition

1963 – An Anthology of Beowulf Criticism (Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critic) – 1st Edition – Trade Paperback – University of Notre Dame Press

Contains “Beowulf and the Critics”

Beowulf and the Critics, Edition, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Scholarly Works and Lectures, Trade Paperback

1964 – Roads To Follow (Roads Go Ever On) – 1st Edition – Hardcover– Scott Foresman and Company

Edition, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Hard Cover, Middle Earth, Poem, Road Goes Ever On, Roads To Follow

1965 – Winter’s Tales for Children 1 (The Dragon’s Visit, Once Upon a Time) – 1st Edition – Hardcover with Dustjacket– St. Martin’s

Edition, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Hard Cover, Poem, Rare, The Dragon's Visit

1966 – Diplomat (Tolkien on Tolkien) – 1st Edition – Magazine – The Saturday Evening Post

From https://tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=574 Contains an autobiographical article: Tolkien on Tolkien‘. See page 39. This was compiled by mixing extracts from an autobiographical statement prepared by Tolkien in 1955 and from a letter to Nancy Smith sent in January 1964. The complete statement from 1955 was published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien together with three paragraphs taken from the

Edition, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Magazine, Misc Tolkien

1966 – The Golden Treasury of Children’s Literature (The Hobbit First Chapter) – 1st Edition – Hard Cover with Dustjacket – Western Publishing

This book took and combined selected chapters from the earlier The Golden Treasury of Children’s Literature series and combined them into an omnibus edition.

Edition, Fiction, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Hard Cover, Hobbit First Edition, Hobbit Hardcover, Middle Earth, The Golden Treasury of Children's Literature, The Hobbit, The Hobbit Edition

1966 – The Jerusalem Bible (The Book of Job) – 1st American Edition – Hardcover – Doubleday and Company

Tolkien translated the book of job from French and also provided feedback on other portions of the translation project.

Edition, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Hard Cover, Misc Tolkien

1966 – The Saturday Evening Post Vol. 239, No. 14 (Interview Extracts, LOTR Extract) – 1st Edition – Magazine – Diplomat Publications Inc.

Edition, Fiction, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Interview, Lord of the Rings, LOTR Edition, LOTR First State, Magazine, Misc Tolkien

1967 – Shenandoah (For W.H.A.) – 1st Edition – Journal – Washington and Lee University

Edition, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Journal, Poem

1967– The Poetry of J.R.R. Tolkien (The Root of the Boot) – 1st Edition – Booklet – The White Rhinoceros Press

From https://tolkienbooks.net/php/details2.php?id=102: George Burke Johnston’s essay reprints Tolkien’s poem The Root of the Boot from Songs for the Philologists. The essay is a slightly revised version of that published in The Tolkien Papers. See pp.10-11. The booklet was printed and privately circulated by the author – it was not available for sale. A “specially printed, specially bound copy of

Booklet/Pamphlet, Edition, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Misc Tolkien, Rare, Scholarly Works and Lectures

1968 – J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit Script (Printed Narrative Adaptation) – 1st Edition – Booklet – Dramatic Publishing

Booklet/Pamphlet, Edition, Fiction, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Hobbit First Edition, Middle Earth, Play, Printed Narrative Adaptation, The Hobbit, The Hobbit Edition

1969 – The Young Magicians (Once Upon a Time, The Dragon’s Visit) – 1st Edition – Mass Market Paperback – Ballantine Books

Ballantine, Edition, Fiction, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Lin Carter, Mass Market Paperback, Poem, The Dragon's Visit

1970 – A Cavalcade of Dragons (A Hoard of Dragons) – 1st Edition – Hardcover with Dustjacket – H. Z. Walck

A Hoard of Dragons, Edition, Fiction, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Hard Cover, Misc Tolkien, Poem

1970– Anthology of Children’s Literature (Riddles in the Dark) – 4th Edition – Hard Cover with Dustjacket – Houghton Mifflin Company

Anthology of Children’s Literature, Edition, Fiction, First State, Hard Cover, Hobbit First Edition, Hobbit Hardcover, Middle Earth, Riddles in the Dark, The Hobbit, The Hobbit Edition

1971 – Attacks of Taste (Paragraph from Tolkien) – 1st Edition – Hard Cover – Gotham Book Mart

From https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Attacks_of_Taste: Attacks of Taste is a book which contains a collection of statements by authors about the books they loved as teenagers. The book was compiled by Evelyn B. Byrne and Otto M. Penzler. It was published in New York by Gotham Book Mart in 1971. The book was limited to 500 copies signed

Edition, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Misc Tolkien

1971 – The Golden Treasury of Children’s Literature (The Hobbit First Chapter) – 1971 Edition – Hard Cover with Dustjacket – Western Publishing

This book took and combined selected chapters from the earlier The Golden Treasury of Children’s Literature series and combined them into an omnibus edition. This variant has additional text on the cover.

Edition, Fiction, First State, Hard Cover, Hobbit First Edition, Hobbit Hardcover, Middle Earth, The Golden Treasury of Children's Literature, The Hobbit, The Hobbit Edition

1972 – To Turn a Stone (Riddles in the Dark) – 1st Edition – Hardcover– Ginn and Co

Edition, Fiction, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Hard Cover, Hobbit First Edition, Hobbit Hardcover, Middle Earth, Riddles in the Dark

1975 – A Tolkien Compass (Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings) – 1st Edition – Hardcover with Dustjacket – Open Court Publishing Company

Contains an essay titled “Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings”. It has in the first three editions of the book but removed from later editions. Tolkien originally wrote this guide to assist translators of The Lord of the Rings. He was reacting to some early foreign editions (specifically the first Dutch

A Tolkien Compass Edition, Edition, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Hard Cover, Middle Earth, Misc Tolkien

1975 – A Tolkien Compass (Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings) – Open Court Paperback Edition – Trade Paperback – Open Court Publishing Company

A Tolkien Compass Edition, Edition, Fiction, First State, Middle Earth, Misc Tolkien, Trade Paperback

1976 – Kingdoms of Sorcery (The Bridge of Khazad-Dûm) – 1st Edition – Hardcover with Dustjacket– Doubleday

Edition, Fiction, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Hard Cover, Lin Carter, Lord of the Rings, LOTR Edition, LOTR First State, Middle Earth

1979 – J.R.R. Tolkien, Scholar and Storyteller (Valedictory Address to the University of Oxford) – 1st Edition – Hard Cover in Dust-Jacket– Cornell University Press

Edition, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Hard Cover, Scholarly Works and Lectures

1979 – Minas Tirith Evening-Star – Volume 8, Number 2 – (Tolkien Interview) – 1st Edition – Journal – American Tolkien Society

Contains a transcript of an interview with Tolkien.

Edition, Fiction, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Journal

1979 – Whitman The Lord of the Rings Coloring Book (Printed Narrative Adaptation) – 1st Edition – Booklet – Western Publishing Company

Booklet/Pamphlet, Edition, Fiction, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Lord of the Rings, LOTR Edition, LOTR First State, Middle Earth, Printed Narrative Adaptation

1980 – A Tolkien Compass (Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings) – Random House Paperback Edition – Mass Market Paperback – Random House Publishing Group

A Tolkien Compass Edition, Edition, Fiction, First State, Mass Market Paperback, Middle Earth, Misc Tolkien

1983 – The Random House Book of Poetry for Children (Oliphaunt Poem) – 1st Edition – Hardcover – Random House

Edition, Fiction, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Hard Cover, Oliphaunt Poem, Poem

1985 – The Golden Treasury of Children’s Literature (The Hobbit First Chapter) – 1985 Edition – Hard Cover with Dustjacket – Golden Books

Edition, Fiction, First State, Hard Cover, Hobbit First Edition, Hobbit Hardcover, Middle Earth, The Golden Treasury of Children's Literature, The Hobbit, The Hobbit Edition

1985– Anthology of Children’s Literature (Riddles in the Dark) – 5th Edition – Hard Cover with Dustjacket – Houghton Mifflin Company

Anthology of Children’s Literature, Edition, Fiction, First State, Hard Cover, Hobbit First Edition, Hobbit Hardcover, Middle Earth, Riddles in the Dark, The Hobbit, The Hobbit Edition

1988 – The Hobbit Fiftieth Anniversary 1938-1988 Commemorative Booklet (Tolkien Letter) – 1st Edition – Booklet/Pamphlet – Houghton Mifflin and Company

Booklet/Pamphlet, Edition, Fiction, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Houghton Mifflin, Tolkien Letter(s)

1996 – The Hobbit: An Adventure Play (Printed Narrative Adaptation) – 1st Edition – Booklet – Dramatic Publishing

Booklet/Pamphlet, Edition, Fiction, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Hobbit First Edition, Middle Earth, Play, Printed Narrative Adaptation, The Hobbit, The Hobbit Edition

1998 – Christmas Treasures (Excerpts from The Father Christmas Letters) – 1st Edition – Hard Cover with Case – Hugh Lauter Levin Associates

Christmas Treasures, Edition, Father Christmas, Fiction, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Hard Cover, Hard Cover with Case

1998 – Christmas Treasures (Excerpts from The Father Christmas Letters) – Beaux Arts Edition – Hard Cover with Case – Beaux Arts Editions

Christmas Treasures, Edition, Father Christmas, Fiction, First State, Hard Cover, Hard Cover with Case

1998 – Christmas Treasures (Excerpts from The Father Christmas Letters) – Easton Press Edition – Hard Cover with Case – Easton Press

Christmas Treasures, Easton Press, Edition, Father Christmas, Fiction, First State, Hard Cover, Hard Cover with Case

2002 – Beowulf: A Verse Translation (Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics) – 1st Edition – Trade Paperback – Norton Critical Editions

Beowulf and the Critics, Beowulf Related, Beowulf: A Verse Translation Edition, Edition, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Scholarly Works and Lectures, Trade Paperback

2003 – Leaf by Niggle – 1st Edition – Booklet – Trinity Forum

Contains a foreword by Alonzo L. McDonald and a four page discussion guide.

Booklet/Pamphlet, Edition, Fiction, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Leaf by Niggle, Leaf by Niggle Edition, Rare

2003 – Tolkien and the Great War (Poems, Extracts from Letters/Notebooks/Diaries) – 1st Edition – Hardcover with Dustjacket – Houghton Mifflin Company

Includes numerous quotes from unpublished correspondence, diaries and notebooks. Also quotes (mostly only in part) from numerous pieces of early poetry, some of which are previously unpublished or hard to find. From https://tolkienlibrary.com/booksabouttolkien/tandthegreatwar/description.php: This dense but informative study addresses the long-standing controversy over how J.R.R. tolkien’s WWI experience influenced his literary creations. A London journalist,

Edition, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Hard Cover, Misc Tolkien, Tolkien and the Great War Edition, Tolkien Letter(s)

2005 – A Family of Poems (Goblin Feet) – 1st Edition – Hard Cover – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Contains “Goblin Feet”

Edition, Fiction, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Goblin Feet, Hard Cover, Poem

2006 – Tolkien Studies: Volume 3 (Manuscript and Letter) – 1st Edition – Hard Cover – West Virginia University

Contains a Tolkien manuscript and letter.

Edition, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Hard Cover, Journal, Misc Tolkien, Tolkien Letter(s)

2007 – Tolkien Studies: Volume 4 (The Name ‘Nodens’,The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Extracts) – 1st Edition – Hard Cover – West Virginia University

The Name ‘Nodens’ and “The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth” extracts.

Edition, Fiction, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Hard Cover, Journal, Misc Tolkien

2017 – A Poem for Every Day of the Year (All That Is Gold Does Not Glitter) – 1st Edition – Hard Cover with Dustjacket – Macmillan Press

Edition, Fiction, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Hard Cover, Lord of the Rings, Middle Earth

2022 – J.R.R. Tolkien: The Art of the Manuscript (Manuscripts and Artwork) – 1st Edition – Hardcover – Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University

From : https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/J.R.R._Tolkien:_The_Art_of_the_Manuscript J.R.R. Tolkien: The Art of the Manuscript is an exhibition catalogue which accompanies an 2022 exhibition of the same name. The exhibition was held between 19 August and 23 December 2022, organized collaboratively by Marquette University’s Raynor Memorial Libraries and the Haggerty Museum of Art, curated by Tolkien Archivist William M. Fliss

Edition, Fiction, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Hard Cover, Manuscripts, Middle Earth, Misc Tolkien, Rare, The Art of the Manuscript Edition, Tolkien Visual Artist

2025 – Bridge of Khazad-Dum (Unauthorized?) – 1st Edition – Booklet/Pamphlet – Sabre Press

Booklet/Pamphlet, Edition, Fiction, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, Lord of the Rings, LOTR Edition, LOTR First State

2025 – Riddles in the Dark (Unauthorized?) – 1st Edition – Booklet/Pamphlet – Sabre Press

Booklet/Pamphlet, Edition, Fiction, First Edition, First Edition and First State, First State, The Hobbit