Classic âHobbitâ Size Dimensions Over the Years
26 Apr, 2025
2025-4-26 8:36:14 PM UTC
2025-4-26 8:36:14 PM UTC
This one MAY be for more âseasonedâ collectors.
I recently got a Hobbit Facsimile Gift Set, and one of the things I noticed about The Hobbit itself in that set, was its size.
No this isnât meant to be a joke in hobbits being small, but I noticed that itâs shorter than a âtypicalâ hardcover - Tolkien, or otherwise.
I have a 70th Anniversary Edition, and that edition matches (Iâm referring to size here) my LotR 60th Anniversary Boxed Set (and The Silmarillion and Unfinished Takes also from that style.)
Iâm also aware of âThe Tolkien Libraryâ Boxed Set from the â70s: The Hobbit in that set, matches - in size - the corresponding LotR, SilmarillionâŠ.
Which brings me to my question: for the UK editions, at which point did The Hobbit go from a smaller/shorter book, to one of more âstandardâ size? (Iâm referring to the âclassicâ hardcover editions, with Tolkienâs dustjacket and interior art.)
Thanks!
I recently got a Hobbit Facsimile Gift Set, and one of the things I noticed about The Hobbit itself in that set, was its size.
No this isnât meant to be a joke in hobbits being small, but I noticed that itâs shorter than a âtypicalâ hardcover - Tolkien, or otherwise.
I have a 70th Anniversary Edition, and that edition matches (Iâm referring to size here) my LotR 60th Anniversary Boxed Set (and The Silmarillion and Unfinished Takes also from that style.)
Iâm also aware of âThe Tolkien Libraryâ Boxed Set from the â70s: The Hobbit in that set, matches - in size - the corresponding LotR, SilmarillionâŠ.
Which brings me to my question: for the UK editions, at which point did The Hobbit go from a smaller/shorter book, to one of more âstandardâ size? (Iâm referring to the âclassicâ hardcover editions, with Tolkienâs dustjacket and interior art.)
Thanks!






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