Here listed are the major three-volume UK editions of The Lord of the Rings.
1954-1980
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1954-55
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1960
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1963
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1966
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1973
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1974
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1976
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1979
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- 1954-1955: George Allen & Unwin, hardcover, ISBN none - (First edition, cover based on J.R.R. Tolkien's design)
- 1960: George Allen & Unwin for Readers Union, hardcover, ISBN none
- 1963: 1955 first edition, 13th impression, issued as a slipcased deluxe edition in 1964
- 1966: George Allen & Unwin, hardcover, ISBN 0048230456, ISBN 0048230464, ISBN 0048230472 - (Second edition)
- 1973: 1966 second edition, 7th impression
- 1974: Unwin Books, paperback, ISBN 0048231126, ISBN 0048231134, ISBN 0048231142 - (cover art by J.R.R. Tolkien)
- 1976: Unwin Paperbacks, 1974 paperback edition, 4th impression
- 1979: Unwin Paperbacks, paperback, ISBN 004823155X, ISBN 0048231568, ISBN 0048231576 - (Third edition)
1980-1990
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1981
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1986
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1987
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1990
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- 1981: Unwin Paperbacks, paperback, ISBN 0048231851, ISBN 004823186X, ISBN 0048231878 - (Fourth edition, cover art by Pauline Baynes)
- 1986: reissued by Unicorn / Unwin Paperbacks - (cover art by Roger Garland)
- 1987: Unwin Hyman, 1966 second edition, 16th/14th/14th impression - (cover art by J.R.R. Tolkien)
- 1990: Isis / Clio Press, hardcover, ISBN 1850894140, ISBN 1850894191, ISBN 1850894298 - (large print edition)
- 1990-1: 1981 paperback edition, 11th/9th/8th impression - (cover art by Ted Nasmith)
1990-2000
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1991/1993
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1992/1996
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1997
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1998
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1999
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1999-1
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1999-2
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- 1991: HarperCollins hardcover, ISBN 0261102311, ISBN 026110232X, ISBN 0261102338 - (cover art by John Howe)
- 1993: paperback edition, ISBN 0261102354, ISBN 0261102362, ISBN 0261102370
- 1992: HarperCollins hardcover, ISBN 0261102923, ISBN 0261102931, ISBN 026110294X - (illustrated by Alan Lee)
- 1996: paperback edition, ISBN 0261103385, ISBN 0261103393, ISBN 0261103407
- 1992-1: HarperCollins hardcover in slipcase, ISBN 0261102990 (set) - (illustrated by Alan Lee, deluxe slipcase edition)
- 1997: HarperCollins paperback, ISBN 0261103571, ISBN 026110358X, ISBN 0261103598 - (cover art by J.R.R. Tolkien)
- 1998: 1991 hardcover edition, reset and issued in 1998, also issued in paperback
- 1999: 1993 paperback edition, reset in 1999 - (cover art by Geoff Taylor)
- 1999-1: 1999 paperback edition, 5th/5th/5th? impression
- 1999-2: 1999 paperback edition, 16th/21st/21st? impression
2000-2005
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2001
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2002
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2003
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- 2001: HarperCollins paperback, ISBN 0007123825, ISBN 0007123833, ISBN 0007123809 - (film I tie-in edition, cover from the film)
- 2001-1: Collins, paperback, ISBN 000712970X, ISBN 0007129718, ISBN 0007129726
- 2002: HarperCollins hardcover, ISBN 0007136595, ISBN 0007136560, ISBN 0007136579 - (illustrated by Alan Lee)
- 2002-1: HarperCollins hardcover, ISBN 0007136633, ISBN 0007136625, ISBN 0007136617 - (large print edition)
- 2002-2: HarperCollins paperback, ISBN 0007149212, ISBN 0007149212, ISBN 0007149239 - (film II tie-in edition, cover from the film)
- 2003: HarperCollins paperback, ISBN 0007171978, ISBN 0007171986, ISBN 0007171994 - (film III tie-in edition, cover from the film)
2005-2011
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2005
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2007
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2011
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- 2005: HarperCollins hardcover, ISBN 0007203543, ISBN 0007203551, ISBN 000720356X - (50th Anniversary edition)
- 2005-1: 50th Anniversary edition paperback, ISBN 0007203586, ISBN 0007203594, ISBN 0007203608
- 2007: 1999 paperback edition, 68th/59th/65th impression
- 2008: HarperCollins paperback, ISBN 0007269706, ISBN 0007269714, ISBN 0007269722 - (illustrated by Alan Lee)
- 2011: 1997 paperback edition, reset in 2011
2012-2020
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2017
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- 2012: HarperCollins paperback, ISBN 0007488319, ISBN 0007488335, ISBN 0007488351 - (The Hobbit films tie-in edition, cover from the films)
- 2013: HarperCollins jacketless hardcover, ISBN 0007522908, ISBN 0007522916, ISBN 0007522924 - (collector's edition)
- 2014: 2005 hardcover edition, 9th/6th/8th? impression - (60th Anniversary edition)
- 2014-1: HarperCollins paperback, ISBN 0008108293, ISBN 0008108307, ISBN 0008108315 - (large print edition)
- 2017: HarperCollins hardcover, ISBN 0008260184 (set) - (part of the 2017 Middle-earth Treasury pocket set)
Since 2020
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2020
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2022
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2024
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- 2020: HarperCollins hardcover, ISBN 0008376123, ISBN 0008376131, ISBN 000837614X - (illustrated by Alan Lee)
- 2020-1: HarperCollins paperback, ISBN 0008376069, ISBN 0008376077, ISBN 0008376085
- 2022: HarperCollins jacketless hardcover, ISBN 0008567123, ISBN 0008567131, ISBN 000856714X - (collector's edition)
- 2022-1: HarperCollins paperback, ISBN 0008537720, ISBN 0008537739, ISBN 0008537747 - (Amazon TV tie-in edition, cover from the show)
- 2022-2: 2011 paperback edition, 35th/35th/35th impression
- 2024: HarperCollins hardcover in slipcase, ISBN 0008669430 (set) - (illustrated by Alan Lee, deluxe slipcase edition)