Reference works

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A fan's guide to Middle-earth and beyond

Their Value to Collectors

A Bestiary

French translation of The Hobbit Companion

Mythological Sources of The Lord of the Rings

Mythological Sources of The Lord of the Rings

The lives, thoughts and writings of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, Owen Barfield and their friends

A Guide To Middle-earth

A Guide To Middle-earth

An A-Z guide to the life, thought and writings of Tolkien

London, 2003

A Complete and Definitive Concordance for The Lord of the Rings

From The Hobbit to The Silmarillion

From The Hobbit to The Silmarillion

From The Hobbit to The Silmarillion

The definitive guide to the world of JRR Tolkien

The definitive guide to the world of JRR Tolkien

Contable, 2004

A Collectors Guide to Tolkien

A Reader's Companion

The fun and easy way to explore the myths and themes of The Lord of the Rings

The unauthorised guide to the world of J.R.R. Tolkien.

All the Tolkien you want!

Reference works

George Beahm, The Essential J.R.R. Tolkien Sourcebook

Martin Breese, Breese's Guide to Modern First Editions

John Carratello, A Guide for Using The Hobbit in the Classroom

Joseph Connolly, Modern First Editions

David Day, A-Z of Tolkien

David Day, A Dictionary of Tolkien

David Day, An Atlas of Tolkien

David Day, The Battles of Tolkien

David Day, The Heroes of Tolkien

David Day, The Dark Powers of Tolkien

David Day, The Hobbits of Tolkien

David Day, The Ring Legends of Tolkien

David Day, Characters from Tolkien

David Day, Guide to Tolkien's World. Chancellor

David Day, Tolkien: The Illustrated Encyclopedia. Beazley, 1992

David Day, Tolkien: The Illustrated Encyclopedia (Beazley)

David Day, The Illustrated World of Tolkien: The Second Age

David Day, The Tolkien Companion

David Day, The Hobbit Companion. Pavillion

David Day, Le Bréviaire du Hobbit

David Day, The World of Tolkien (UK)

David Day, The World of Tolkien (US)

David Day, Tolkien's Ring. HarC, 1994

David Day, Tolkien's Ring. 1999

David Day, Tolkien's Ring. 2011

Colin Duriez and David Porter, The Inklings Handbook.

Colin Duriez, Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings. Azure, 2001

Colin Duriez, Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings. Sutton

Colin Duriez, The Tolkien and Middle-earth Handbook - signed

Colin Duriez, The JRR Tolkien Handbook

Angie Erregio, The Rough Guide to The Lord of the Rings

Promo-poster The Rough Guide to The Lord of the Rings

Robert Foster, A Guide to Middle-earth. Ballantine, 1978

Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth. A&U, 1978

Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth. Unwin Paperbacks, 1978

Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth. Unwin, 1987

Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth. HarC, 2022

Robert Foster, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth de luxe. HarC, 2022

Rick Gekoski, Tolkien's Gown and Other Stories of Great Authors and Rare Books

James H. Gillam, Treasures from the Misty Mountains

Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, The Lord of the Rings (HoM)

Hammond/Scull, The JRR Tolkien Companion and Guide Set (HoM)

Hammond/Scull, The JRR Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology

Hammond/Scull, The JRR Tolkien Companion and Guide: Reader's Guide

Hammond/Scull, The JRR Tolkien Companion and Guide 3 vol. Set (HarC) 20/12

Greg Harvey, The Origins of Tolkien's Middle-earth for Dummies.

Iain Lowson e.a., World of the Rings.

Alberto Manguel and Gianni Guadalupi, The Dictionary of Imaginary Places (paperback)