| A list of important Tolkien books
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This list is not meant to be a complete catalogue of Tolkien
books included here are 1. very important, 2. canonical, 3. fairly accessible (with a few exceptions)
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| Published major books by J.R.R. Tolkien
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| Of Arda
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Authorized by
J.R.R. Tolkien
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The Hobbit · The Lord of the Rings (i.The Fellowship of the Ring · ii.The Two Towers · iii.The Return of the King) · (Bilbo's Last Song)
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| Edited by Christopher Tolkien
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The Silmarillion · Unfinished Tales
The History of Middle-earth (i.The Book of Lost Tales Part One · ii.The Book of Lost Tales Part Two · iii.The Lays of Beleriand · iv.The Shaping of Middle-earth · v.The Lost Road and Other Writings · vi.The Return of the Shadow · vii.The Treason of Isengard · viii.The War of the Ring · ix.Sauron Defeated · x.Morgoth's Ring · xi.The War of the Jewels · xii.The Peoples of Middle-earth)
Beren and Lúthien · The Children of Húrin · The Fall of Gondolin
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| Edited by others
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The Annotated Hobbit · The History of The Hobbit · The Nature of Middle-earth
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| Not of Arda
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Short stories
and poems
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Leaf by Niggle · Farmer Giles of Ham · Smith of Wootton Major · The Adventures of Tom Bombadil · Letters from Father Christmas · Mr. Bliss · Roverandom · Tree and Leaf (compilation) · Tales from the Perilous Realm (compilation)
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| Fictions
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The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún · The Fall of Arthur · The Story of Kullervo · The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun
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| Translations and academic works
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl and Sir Orfeo · Finn and Hengest: The Fragment and the Episode · Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, together with Sellic Spell · The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays · Tolkien On Fairy-stories · A Secret Vice: Tolkien on Invented Languages
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| Other
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The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
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| Other canonical books
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| N/A
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Scholarly works
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The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography
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| Linguistic journals
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The Collected Vinyar Tengwar volume 1-5
Parma Eldalamberon issue 1-22
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| Artwork of J.R.R. Tolkien
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Artbooks
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Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator
The Art of The Hobbit
The Art of The Lord of the Rings
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| Artbooks by Bodleian Library
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J.R.R. Tolkien: Life and Legend
Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth
Tolkien: Treasures
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| For a competent real catalogue, see this website
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