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Title: Preface (The Adventures of Tom Bombadil) Title Record # 119064
Author: J. R. R. Tolkien
Date: 1962-00-00
Type: ESSAY
Language: English
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Translations
Year Language Title
1972Translated by Åke Ohlmarks
Swedish
Förord (Tom Bombadills äventyr och andra verser ur Västmarks röda bok)?Foerord (Tom Bombadills aeventyr och andra verser ur Vaestmarks roeda bok)
1975Translated by Max Schuchart
Dutch Voorwoord (De Avonturen van Tom Bombadil en Andere Verzen uit het Rode Boek)
2012Translated by Alice Martin and Panu Pekkanen
Finnish Esipuhe (Tom Bombadilin seikkailut ja muita runoja Länsikairan Punaisesta kirjasta)

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book 1962-00-00 J. R. R. Tolkien George Allen & Unwin     63
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Pauline Baynes  
The Tolkien Reader 1966-09-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books U7038
$0.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
24+
112+
79+
64
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes Checkmark
The Tolkien Reader 1966-09-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books U7038
$0.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
24+
112+
79+
64
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes Checkmark
The Tolkien Reader 1966-10-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books U7038
$0.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
24+
112+
79+
64
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes Checkmark
The Tolkien Reader 1967-08-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books  
$0.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
24+
112+
79+
64
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes  
The Tolkien Reader 1967-11-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books  
$0.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
24+
112+
79+
64
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes  
The Tolkien Reader 1968-04-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books  
$0.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
24+
112+
79+
64
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes  
The Tolkien Reader 1968-08-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books  
$0.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
24+
112+
79+
64
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes  
The Tolkien Reader 1968-10-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books  
$0.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
24+
112+
79+
64
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes  
The Tolkien Reader 1969-03-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books 01536
$0.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
24+
112+
79+
64
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes Checkmark
The Tolkien Reader 1970-06-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books 01536
$0.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
24+
112+
79+
64
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes  
The Tolkien Reader 1970-09-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books 01536
$0.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
24+
112+
79+
64
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes  
The Tolkien Reader 1971-01-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books 01536
$0.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
24+
112+
79+
64
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes Checkmark
The Tolkien Reader 1971-11-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books 01536
$0.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
24+
112+
79+
64
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes Checkmark
Tom Bombadills äventyr och andra verser ur Västmarks röda bok?Tom Bombadills aeventyr och andra verser ur Vaestmarks roeda bok
1972-00-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Geber 91-20-03289-7   62
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll
Hans Söderberg?Hans Soederberg
Checkmark
The Tolkien Reader 1972-03-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books  
$0.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
24+
112+
79+
64
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes  
The Tolkien Reader 1972-04-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books  
$0.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
24+
112+
79+
64
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes  
The Tolkien Reader 1972-09-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books  
$0.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
24+
112+
79+
64
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes  
The Tolkien Reader 1972-11-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books  
$0.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
24+
112+
79+
64
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes  
The Tolkien Reader 1973-03-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books 0-345-01536-3
$0.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
24+
112+
79+
64
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes Checkmark
The Tolkien Reader 1973-07-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books 0-345-21536-2
$0.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
24+
112+
79+
64
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes Checkmark
The Tolkien Reader 1973-11-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books 0-345-21536-2
$0.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
24+
112+
79+
64
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes Checkmark
The Tolkien Reader 1974-01-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books     xvi+
24+
112+
79+
64
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes  
The Tolkien Reader 1974-07-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books 0-345-24070-7
$1.50?$: US dollar
xvi+
24+
112+
79+
64
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes  
The Tolkien Reader 1974-07-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books 0-345-24831-7
$1.75?$: US dollar
xvi+
24+
112+
79+
64
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes Checkmark
De Avonturen van Tom Bombadil en Andere Verzen uit het Rode Boek 1975-00-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Bert Bakker (Tintagel Reeks) 90-6019-316-4   64
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Pauline Baynes Checkmark
Farmer Giles of Ham / The Adventures of Tom Bombadil 1975-10-00 J. R. R. Tolkien George Allen & Unwin (Unwin Books) 0-04-823125-8
£1.00?£: UK pound
144
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
omni Pauline Baynes  
The Tolkien Reader 1976-04-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books 0-345-25585-2
$1.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
24+
112+
79+
64
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes Checkmark
Farmer Giles of Ham / The Adventures of Tom Bombadil 1977-00-00 J. R. R. Tolkien George Allen & Unwin 0-04-823125-8   144
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
omni Pauline Baynes Checkmark
The Tolkien Reader 1977-10-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books 0-345-25585-2
$1.95?$: US dollar
xvi+
24+
112+
79+
64
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes Checkmark
The Tolkien Reader 1977-10-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books 0-345-27681-7
$2.25?$: US dollar
xvi+
24+
112+
79+
64
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes  
The Tolkien Reader 1978-00-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books 0-345-27681-7
$2.25?$: US dollar
xvi+
24+
112+
79+
64
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes  
The Tolkien Reader 1978-01-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books 0-345-27681-7
$2.25?$: US dollar
251
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes Checkmark
Farmer Giles of Ham / The Adventures of Tom Bombadil 1979-00-00 J. R. R. Tolkien George Allen & Unwin 0-04-823160-4
£0.95?£: UK pound
144
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes  
Farmer Giles of Ham / The Adventures of Tom Bombadil 1979-03-00 J. R. R. Tolkien George Allen & Unwin 0-04-823160-6
£0.95?£: UK pound
144
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes  
Poems and Stories 1980-05-29 J. R. R. Tolkien George Allen & Unwin 0-04-823174-6
£15.00?£: UK pound
342
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Pauline Baynes  
The Tolkien Reader 1982-00-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books 0-345-29881-0
$2.50?$: US dollar
xvii+
251
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes  
The Tolkien Reader 1983-07-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books 0-345-29881-0
$2.50?$: US dollar
xvii+
251
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes  
The Tolkien Reader 1983-07-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books 0-345-29881-0
$2.50?$: US dollar
xvii+
251
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Pauline Baynes Checkmark
The Tolkien Reader 1986-11-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books 0-345-34506-1
$2.95?$: US dollar
272
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni J. R. R. Tolkien  
The Tolkien Reader 1989-00-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books 0-345-34506-1
$6.99?$: US dollar
272
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni  
The Tolkien Reader 1989-02-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Ballantine Books 0-345-34506-1
$3.95?$: US dollar
272
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Pauline Baynes  
Poems and Stories 1994-03-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Houghton Mifflin 0-395-68999-6
$24.95?$: US dollar
343
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Alan Lee  
A Tolkien Miscellany 2002-07-00 J. R. R. Tolkien Science Fiction Book Club 0-7394-2736-9 / 51697
$14.99?$: US dollar
369
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Gary Lippincott Checkmark
Tolkien Fantasy Tales Box Set 2003-07-29 J. R. R. Tolkien Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-46646-2
$26.47?$: US dollar
 
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni  
Tom Bombadilin seikkailut ja muita runoja Länsikairan Punaisesta kirjasta 2012-09-19 J. R. R. Tolkien
Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö?Werner Soederstroem Osakeyhtioe
Werner Soderstrom Osakeyhtio
978-951-0-37540-2   64
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Pauline Baynes Checkmark
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