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Relatively little is known about the size of print runs for most editions of books in . The information presented below gives the print run sizes for the first impression of a variety of editions. The figures given for the first nine volumes are taken from by Wayne G. Hammond ("Hammond"), while those for the final three volumes have been supplied by HarperCollins.
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Title
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Edition
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Year
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Publisher
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No. of Copies
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Comments
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The Book of
Lost Tales 1
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1st Edition
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1983
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George Allen & Unwin
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5,000
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1st PB Edition
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1985
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Unwin Paperbacks
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25,000
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BCA Edition
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1986
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Guild Publishing
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1,000?
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Hammond gives year as 1983
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The Book of
Lost Tales 2
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1st Edition
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1984
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George Allen & Unwin
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7,500?
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1st PB Edition
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1986
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Unwin Paperbacks
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25,000
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BCA Edition
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1986
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Guild Publishing
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1,000
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Hammond gives year as 1984
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The Lays of Beleriand
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1st Edition
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1985
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George Allen & Unwin
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6,000
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BCA Edition
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1986
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Guild Publishing
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2,000
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1st PB Edition
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1987
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Unwin Paperbacks
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24,000
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Plus 6,000 copies for Methuen
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The Shaping of Middle-earth
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1st Edition
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1986
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George Allen & Unwin
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6,000
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Three variants of the dustwrapper
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Library Edition
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1986
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George Allen & Unwin
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150
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Bound by Cedric Chivers of Bath
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BCA Edition
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1986
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Guild Publishing
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4,000
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1st PB Edition
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1988
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Unwin Paperbacks
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20,000
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The Lost Road
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1st Edition
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1987
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Unwin Hyman
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6,000
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Library Edition
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1987
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Unwin Hyman
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150
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Bound by Cedric Chivers of Bath
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BCA Edition
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1987
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Guild Publishing
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2,500
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Hammond gives year as 1985 - a typo?
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1st PB Edition
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1989
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Unwin Paperbacks
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15,000
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The Return of
the Shadow
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1st Edition
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1988
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Unwin Hyman
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5,000
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Library Edition
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1988
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Unwin Hyman
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120
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Bound by Cedric Chivers of Bath
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1st PB Edition
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1990
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Unwin Paperbacks
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25,000
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The Treason
of Isengard
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1st Edition
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1989
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Unwin Hyman
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5,000
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Plus 3,000 unpriced copies for BCA
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1st PB Edition
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1992
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Grafton
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?
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The War of
the Ring
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1st Edition
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1990
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Unwin Hyman
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4,000
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Plus 3,500 unpriced copies for BCA
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Library Edition
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1990
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Unwin Hyman
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100
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Bound by Morley Books of Leeds
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1st PB Edition
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1992
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Grafton
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?
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Sauron
Defeated
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1st Edition
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1992
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HarperCollins
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3,000
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Plus 2,000 unpriced copies for BCA
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1st PB Edition
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1993
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HarperCollins
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?
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Morgoth's Ring
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1st Edition
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1993
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HarperCollins
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4,500
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Plus 1,500 unpriced copies for BCA*
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1st PB Edition
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1994
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HarperCollins
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?
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The War of
the Jewels
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1st Edition
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1994
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HarperCollins
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3,000
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Plus 1,500 unpriced copies for BCA**
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1st PB Edition
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1995
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HarperCollins
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?
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The Peoples of
Middle-earth
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1st Edition
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1996
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HarperCollins
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2,500
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Plus 1,500 unpriced copies for BCA***
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1st PB Edition
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1997
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HarperCollins
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?
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* BCA subsequently called off 2,200 additional copies from the HarperCollins trade edition. HarperCollins afterwards produced a small reprint of 500 copies.
** Two additional lots of 200 copies from the trade edition were sold to BCA.
*** BCA sold their copies very quickly and then bought 500 copies from the trade edition.
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