The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales
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The Silmarillion - Houghton Mifflin Hardcover
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First US Edition  1977
Full green cloth, gilt title and cover device, red topstain, tipped-in map, dust jacket art by J.R.R. Tolkien.  RRP $10.95.  More about this edition . . .
ISBN:  0395257301   ISBN-13  9780395257302
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Book of the Month Club Edition  1978
Dust Jacket, Map end papers, Cover by J.R.R. Tolkien
Paper over boards.  This originally carried the same ISBN as the trade hardcover edition, and was reprinted in 1985 under the same ISBN as the 1983 trade paperback.  It's easy to wind up with an unexpected format when purchasing this book by the number.
ISBN:  0395257301   ISBN-13  9780395257302
1985:  0395346460   ISBN-13  9780395346464
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First Illustrated Edition  1998
Black cloth over boards, gilt title, dust jacket, map end papers.  Illustrated by Ted Nasmith, printed in Italy ...gorgeous.  Printings not stated;  one presumed, but two not impossible.  RRP $35.00
ISBN:  0395939461   ISBN-13  9780395939468
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Second US Edition  2001
Dust jacket, tipped-in map, cover art by Ted Nasmith
Paper over boards in both trade and BoMC editions.  RRP $28.00
ISBN:  0618135049   ISBN-13  9780618135042
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Second Illustrated Edition  2004
Dust Jacket, tipped-in map, Illustrated by Ted Nasmith
Blue cloth over boards, gilt title, 48 color plates.  This edition is a bit larger than the first.  RRP $35.00 - $40.00
ISBN:  0618391118   ISBN-13  9780618391110
Silmarillion Softcover and Other Binding
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First US Paperback Edition  1979
Ballantine Mass Market Paperback.  Apparently three printings in this cover, Feb / Mar / Mar 1979.  Some March printings claim to be first printings.  RRP $2.95
ISBN:  0345272552   ISBN-13  9780345272553
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1983  Trade Edition
Houghton Mifflin Trade Paperback.  This ISBN was also used for a BoMC HC edition (see above).  First printings are bloody HTF and have red covers with a Tolkien heraldic design;  the later cover design is shown.  Despite there being three possible correct images for this ISBN, Amazon, Muse, and eBay all have used the art from the 1998 illustrated hardcover jacket, which was never used for a Trade PB.  Printed at least 13 times.  RRP $7.95 - $15.95
ISBN:  0395346460   ISBN-13  9780395346464
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1982  Edition
Ballantine Mass Market Paperback, cover art by Darrell K. Sweet
Three printings of this ISBN.  The first two look just like the photo, the third has the author and title printed in white, as below.  RRP $3.50
ISBN:  0345306929   ISBN-13  9780345306920
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1985  Del Rey Edition
Del Rey Mass Market Paperback, cover art by Darrell K. Sweet
This is the same book as above.  It was given a new ISBN with the new publishing label, though the portion of the ISBN-10 which identifies the publisher did not change, so this was still often marketed as a Ballantine.  The print numbers also did not start over - first Del Rey, 7th printing.  RRP $3.95 - $6.99
ISBN:  0345325818   ISBN-13  9780345325815
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Second Edition  2001
Houghton Mifflin Trade Paperback, cover art by Ted Nasmith.  Available new.  RRP $14.00
ISBN:  0618126988   ISBN-13  9780618126989
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Second Edition  2002
Cover art by Michael Dringenberg.  More ISBN adventures... either this was a short-lived cover design, or this and the next are being printed simultaneously (or in turns?).  The ISBN-10 was not changed for the new edition.  .  RRP $7.99
ISBN:  0345325818   ISBN-13  9780345325815
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Second Edition  2002
Del Rey, cover art by Michael Dringenberg
This was included in the 2003 box set called Tolkien Fantasy Tales (ISBN 0345466462), and is also sold in single copy.  RRP $7.99
ISBN:  0345325818   ISBN-13  9780345325815
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Mariner Trade Paperback Edition  2014
Mariner, Stylized version of Tolkien's original cover art, Terrible paper quality.  Still available new.  RRP $14.95
ISBN:  9780544338012   ISBN-13  0544338014
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Library Binding Edition  1999
Sagebrush / Econo-Clad / Tandem Library / Turtleback The bindery changes over the years, but this is always available new.  RRP $18.40
ISBN:  0808521403   ISBN-13  9780808521402
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Easton Press Leatherbound Edition 
Ribbed spine, AEG in 22k gold, moire endpapers, ribbon placeholder, bells, and whistles.  Available from www.eastonpress.com only in a five volume set including The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings,  RRP $395.
Publisher Product Code:  0193
Unfinished Tales
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First US Edition  1980
Green cloth hardcover, tipped in map, edited by Christopher Tolkien.  Book club edition issued 1981.  RRP $15.00
ISBN:  0395299179   ISBN-13  9780395299173
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2001 
Hardcover with dust jacket, cover art by Ted Nasmith.  Available new.  RRP $26.00
ISBN:  0618154043   ISBN-13  9780618154043
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History of Middle-Earth Set  2004
Easton Press, leatherbound with ribbed spine, AEG in 22k gold, moire endpapers, ribbon placeholder, bells, and whistles.  Available again as of summer 2015.  Only sold in a set with The Book of Lost Tales Part I & The Book of Lost Tales Part II at eastonpress.com,  RRP $192.00 - $267
Publisher Product Code:  1190
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Easton Press Leatherbound Edition 
Fine binding, same as above but finally made available as a single volume.  At eastonpress.com 2022,  RRP $135
Publisher Product Code:  3796
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Trade Paperback  1982
Houghton Mifflin.  More than a dozen printings over the course of 19 years.  RRP $8.25 - $16.00
ISBN:  0395324416   ISBN-13  9780395324417
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Ballantine Edition  1988
Mass Market Paperback.  Cover art by Michael Herring.  At least 15 printings with The Hobbit 50th anniversary statement on the front, later printed without it.  Number of printings kept pace with The Lord of the Rings in this format.  RRP $5.95 - $6.99
ISBN:  0345357116   ISBN-13  9780345357113
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Trade Paperback  2001
Houghton Mifflin.  Cover art by Ted Nasmith.  RRP $14.95
ISBN:  0618154051   ISBN-13  9780618154050
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Del Rey  2002
Mass Market Paperback, cover art by Tony DiTerlizzi.  RRP $7.99
ISBN:  0345357116   ISBN-13  9780345357113
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Trade Paperback  2014
Mariner Books.  Available new.  RRP  $14.95
ISBN:  0544337999   ISBN-13  9780544337992
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Library Binding Edition  2001
Econo-Clad / Sagebrush / Tandem Library / Topeka Bindery / Turtleback.  This title is harder to find in stock than some others, but the ISBN stays the same.  Current RRP $28.05
ISBN:  0613999800   ISBN-13  9780613999809