: The Hobbit

: The Lord of the Rings:
: The Fellowship of the Ring
: The Two Towers
: The Return of the King

: The Silmarillion
: The Books of Lost Tales: Parts 1-5
: The Unfinished Tailes

:
: Is that it? What am I hearing about this "the peoples of middle earth"

Here's a rather extensive list that I copied from another site:

Books by J.R.R. Tolkien :

The Primary Works:

THE HOBBIT, 1937, Ballantine, cover art of Hobbiton.
THE HOBBIT, 1937, Ballantine, cover 'Bilbo comes to the Huts of the Raftelves' by JRRT.
THE HOBBIT, 1937, Ballantine, yellow cover of 'Bilbo rides the Barrels down the River'.
THE HOBBIT, 1937, Ballantine, yellow cover of 'Gandalf and Eagles'.
THE HOBBIT, 1966, HMCo, illustrated by JRRT, green cover (hardback with slipcase).
THE HOBBIT, 1966, HMCo, cover 'Bilbo comes to the Huts of the Raftelves'.
THE HOBBIT, 1984, HMCo, illustrated by Michael Hague (Smaug).
THE HOBBIT, 1987, 50th Anniversary Edition, gold cover and silpcase.
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, 1954, Ballantine, cover art of Hobbiton.
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, 1954, Ballantine, cover art 'The Hills: Hobbiton-across-the-Water' by JRRT.
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, 1954, Ballantine, blue cover from 1982 calendar.
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, 1954, Ballantine, 50th Anniversary Edition (black cover featuring Gandalf).
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, 1975, Special Edition, Ballantine, cover art of the Shire.
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, 1995, QPBC, cover art by Richard Beards.
THE TWO TOWERS, 1955, Ballantine, cover art of Mordor.
THE TWO TOWERS, 1955, Ballantine, cover illustration 'Fangorn' by JRRT.
THE TWO TOWERS, 1955, Ballantine, green cover of statue or Fangorn.
THE TWO TOWERS, 1955, Ballantine, 50th Anniversary Edition (black cover featuring Legolas and Gimli).
THE TWO TOWERS, 1975, Special Edition, Ballantine, cover art of Minas Tirith.
THE TWO TOWERS, 1978, HMCo, tan cover featuring Eye of Sauron, (part of trilogy edition in red slipcase).
THE LORD OF THE RINGS, 1979, Fotonovel, paperback, with pictures from the movie.
THE TWO TOWERS, 1995, QPBC, cover art by Richard Beards.
THE RETURN OF THE KING, 1956, Ballantine, cover art of Mount Doom.
THE RETURN OF THE KING, 1956, Ballantine, cover art 'Barad-Dur' by JRRT.
THE RETURN OF THE KING, 1956, Ballantine, red cover from 1982 calendar (Aragorn and Gandalf).
THE RETURN OF THE KING, 1956, Ballantine, 50th Anniversary Edition (black cover featuring Aragorn).
THE RETURN OF THE KING, 1975, Special Edition, Ballantine, cover art of Mordor.
THE RETURN OF THE KING, 1995, QPBC, cover art by Richard Beards.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS, 1987, HMCo Collector's Edition (with slipcase, red leatherbound edition).
THE LORD OF THE RINGS, 1992, HMCo, illustrated by Alan Lee; signed by artist (Centenary Edition).
THE LORD OF THE RINGS, 1992, HarperCollins, illustrated by John Howe (Centenary Edition).
THE SILMARILLION, 1977, HMCo, cover art by JRRT (hardback).
THE SILMARILLION, 1977, Ballantine (paperback).
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The Secondary Works:

A MIDDLE ENGLISH VOCABULARY, 1922 Oxford, (textbook).
SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT, 1925, Oxford, trans. JRRT and E.V. Gordon.
ROVERANDUM, 1925, Published 1998 HMCo, Edited by Christina Scull & Wayne G. Hammond.
BEOWULF: THE MONSTERS AND THE CRITICS, 1936, (Lecture).
ON FAIRY STORIES, 1939, (Lecture).
LEAF BY NIGGLE, 1945,
TREE AND LEAF, 1964, George Allen and Unwin, contains:
"Leaf by Niggle"
"On Fairy-stories"
TREE AND LEAF, 1964, Unwin Books, cover art by JRRT.
THE TOLKIEN READER, 1966, Ballantine, art by Pauline Baynes, contains:
"Tolkien's Magic Ring"
"The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son"
"Tree and Leaf"
"Farmer Giles of Ham"
"The Adventures of Tom Bombadil"
THE ROAD GOES EVER ON: A SONG CYCLE,1967, HMCo, (hardcover) *RARE*
SMITH OF WOOTTON MAJOR, 1967, HMCo, (hardcover-paperback size) illustrated by Pauline Baynes.
SMITH OF WOOTTON MAJOR & FARMER GILES OF HAM, 1969, Ballantine, illustrated by Pauline Baynes.
SMITH OF WOOTTON MAJOR & FARMER GILES OF HAM, 1975, Ballantine, red or white cover border art by Hildebrandt's.
FARMER GILES OF HAM, 1975, Unwin,
SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT / PEARL / SIR ORFEO, 1975, Ballantine (Tolkien's translations).
PICTURES BY JRR TOLKIEN, 1979, Allen & Unwin, hardcover-with hard slipcase.
OLD ENGLISH EXODUS, 1980, Clarendon Press, (hardback).
UNFINISHED TALES, 1980, HMCo, (hardcover) first American Edition.
UNFINISHED TALES, 1980, HMCo, green hardback with stars (tan slip cover).
MR. BLISS, 1983, HMCo,
THE ANNOTATED HOBBIT, 1988 HMCo annotated by Douglas Anderson.
UNFINISHED TALES, 1988, Ballantine, yellow cover (paperback).
OLIPHAUNT, 1989, Calico Books (poem illustrated by Hank Hinton).
THE ADVENTURES OF TOM BOMBADIL, 1990, HMCo, art by Roger Garland.
BILBO'S LAST SONG, 1990, HMCo, illustrated by Pauline Baynes.
POEMS AND STORIES, 1994, HMCo, cover art by Alan Lee.
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History of Middle Earth Series:

THE BOOK OF LOST TALES I, 1984, HMCo, by C. Tolkien, (First Edition hardback).
THE BOOK OF LOST TALES I, 1986, HMCo, by C. Tolkien, green cover.
THE BOOK OF LOST TALES II, 1984, HMCo, by C. Tolkien, red cover.
THE LAYS OF BELERIAND Volume 3 Middle-Earth, 1985, HMCo, by C. Tolkien.
THE SHAPING OF MIDDLE-EARTH Volume 4, 1986, DelRey, by C. Tolkien, cover art by John Howe (paperback).
THE SHAPING OF MIDDLE-EARTH Volume 4, 1986, HMCo, by C. Tolkien.
THE LOST ROAD And Other Writings Volume 5, 1987, HMCo, by C. Tolkien.
THE RETURN OF THE SHADOW Volume 6, Part One of LOTR, 1988, HMCo, by C. Tolkien, cover by Alan Lee (Shire).
THE TREASON OF ISENGARD Volume 7, Part Two of LOTR, 1989, HMCo, by C. Tolkien, cover art by Alan Lee (Orthanc).
THE WAR OF THE RING Volume 8, Part Three of LOTR, 1990, HMCo, by C. Tolkien, cover by Alan Lee (Helm's Deep).
SAURON DEFEATED Volume 9, Part Four of LOTR, 1992, HMCo, by C. Tolkien, cover by Alan Lee (Cirith Ungol).
MORGOTH'S RING Volume 10, by C. Tolkien.
THE WAR OF THE JEWELS Volume 11, by C. Tolkien.
THE PEOPLES OF MIDDLE-EARTH Volume 12, by C. Tolkien.
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Related Works:

TOLKIEN AND THE CRITICS, 1968, Notre Dame, by Neil Isaacs and Rose Zimbardo.
UNDERSTANDING TOLKIEN AND THE LORD OF THE RINGS, 1968, Paperback Library, by William Ready, (original title - The Tolkien Relation).
TOLKIEN: A Look Behind The Lord Of The Rings, 1969, Ballantine, by Lin Carter, cover art by Curtis Woodbridge.
J.R.R. TOLKIEN, 1969, Columbia Univ. Press, by Catharine R. Simpson.
A GUIDE TO MIDDLE EARTH, 1971, Mirage Press, by Robert Foster (750 copies).
A GUIDE TO MIDDLE EARTH, 1971, Ballantine, by Robert Foster, cover art by Tim Kirk.
J.R.R. TOLKIEN, 1972, Paperback Library, by Robley Evans.
MASTER OF MIDDLE-EARTH, by Paul H. Kocher, 1972, DelRey, cover by Hildebrandt.
MEN, HALFLINGS, AND HERO WORSHIP, 1973, Baltimore, by Marion Zimmer Bradley, (essay).
THE LANGUAGES OF TOLKIEN'S MIDDLE-EARTH, 1974, HMCo, by Ruth S. Noel.
LORD OF THE ELVES AND ELDILS, 1974, Zondervan Books, by Richard Purtill.
TOLKIEN'S WORLD, 1974, HMCo, by Randel Helms.
TREE BY TOLKIEN, 1974, Capra Press, by Colin Wilson.
A TOLKIEN COMPASS, 1975, Open Court Publishing Company, by Jared Lobdell (includes 'Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings' by JRRT).
THE TOLKIEN COMPANION, 1976, Gramercy, by J.E.A. Tyler, cover art by Greg & Tim Hildebrandt (1975) - also called The New Tolkien Companion.
TOLKIEN AND THE SILMARILLION, 1976, Harold Shaw Publishers, by Clyde Kilby.
J.R.R. TOLKIEN: Architect Of Middle Earth, 1976, Running Press, by Daniel Grotta-Kurska (biography).
J.R.R. TOLKIEN'S THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, 1976, [Monarch Notes].
LOTR AND THE HOBBIT, 1977. [Cliffs Notes].
TOLKIEN: A Biography, 1977, HMCo, by Humphrey Carpenter (authorized).
THE MYTHOLOGY OF MIDDLE-EARTH, 1977, HMCo, by Ruth S. Noel.
MIDDLE-EARTH - The World Of Tolkien Illustrated, 1977, Centaur Books art by David Wenzel, text by Lin Carter.
THE TOLKIEN SCRAPBOOK, 1978, Running Press, edited by Alida Becker, cover art by Tim Kirk.
LIGHTNING FROM A CLEAR SKY, 1978, Borgo Press, by Richard Matthews.
THE TOLKIEN QUIZ BOOK, 1979, Signet, by Bart Andrews.
THE MIDDLE EARTH QUIZ BOOK, 1979, HMCo, by Suzanne Buchholz.
A TOLKIEN BESTIARY, 1979, Crescent,by David Day.
COLE'S NOTES ON THE HOBBIT AND LOTR, 1979,
A MIDDLE-EARTH ALBUM, 1979, Simon & Schuster, art by Joan Wyatt, commentaries by Jessica Yates.
TOLKIEN'S ART, 1979, St. Martin's Press, by Jane Chance Nitzsche.
ONE RING TO BIND THEM ALL: Tolkien's Mythology, 1979, Univ. of Alabama Press, by Anne C. Petty.
J.R.R. TOLKIEN, Scholar And Storyteller, 1979, Ithaca, edited by Mary Salu and Robert Farrell.
J.R.R. TOLKIEN, 1980, by Kinley Roby (biography).
J.R.R. TOLKIEN: A Critical Biography, 1980, Hippocrene, by Ivor and Deborah Rogers.
J.R.R. TOLKIEN: The Shores Of Middle-Earth, 1981, Univ. Pubns. of America, by Robert Giddings.
THE LETTERS OF J.R.R. TOLKIEN, 1981, HMCo, by Humphrey Carpenter.
THE ATLAS OF MIDDLE-EARTH, 1981, HMCo, by Karen Wynn Fonstad, covers Silmarillion, Hobbit, and LOTR.
J.R.R. TOLKIEN, 1981, Ungar, by Katharyn F. Crabbe.
TOLKIEN: New Critical Perspectives, 1981, Univ. Press of Kentucky, by Neil Isaacs and Rose Zimbardo.
TOLKIEN CRITICISM: An Annotated Checklist, 1981, Kent State Univ. Press, by Richard C. West.
THE TOLKIEN QUIZ BOOK, 1981, HMCo, by Robinson & Wilson.
JOURNEYS OF FRODO: An Atlas Of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings, 1981, Ballantine, by Barbara Strachey.
TOLKIEN AND THE SILMARILS: Imagination & Myth in The Silmarillion, 1981 , HMCo, by Randel Helms.
THE TOLKIEN QUIZ BOOK, 1982, St. Martin's Press, by Nigel Robinson.
THE ROAD TO MIDDLE EARTH, 1982, Grafton, by T.A. Shippey, cover art by Alan Lee.
SPLINTERED LIGHT: Logos and Language in Tolkien's World, 1983, Eerdmans, Verlyn Flieger.
J.R.R. TOLKIEN: This Far Land, 1983, Vision Press Limited, by Robert Giddings.
J.R.R. TOLKIEN: Myth, Morality, Anf Religion, 1984, Harper & Row, by Richard Purtill.
THE SONG OF MIDDLE EARTH: J.R.R. Tolkien's Themes, Symbols, and Myths, 1985, Allen & Unwin, by David Harvey.
J.R.R. TOLKIEN: Six Decades of Criticism, 1986, Greenwood Press, by Judith Johnson.
BARRON'S BOOK NOTES: HOBBIT & LOTR, 1986,
A TOLKIEN TREASURY, 1989, Courage Books, by Alida Becker, cover art by Tim Kirk.
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO MIDDLE-EARTH, 1990, DelRey, by Robert Foster, cover art by Hildebrandt (1976 calendar).
THE HOBBIT (graphic novel), 1990, Eclipse/Ballantine, by David Wenzel.
A TOLKIEN THESAURUS, 1990, Garland Pub, by Richard Blackwelder.
THE TOLKIEN DIARY, 1991, HMCo,
THE FATHER CHRISTMAS LETTERS, 1991, HMCo, by Baillie Tolkien.
TOLKIEN: THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA, 1991, Macmillan, by David Day.
HOBBIT BIRTHDAY BOOK, 1991, HarperCollins
THE ATLAS OF MIDDLE-EARTH - revised edition, 1991, HMCo, by Karen Wynn Fonstad updated to include The History of Middle Earth VIII - The War of The Ring
TOLKIEN: A Critical Assessment, 1992, St. Martin's Press, by Brian Rosebury.
A TOLKIEN FAMILY ALBUM, 1992, HMCo, by John and Priscilla Tolkien.
TOLKIEN'S WORLD - Paintings of Middle-Earth, 1992, HarperCollins,
THE TOLKIEN AND MIDDLE-EARTH HANDBOOK, 1992, Monarch Publications, by Colin Duriez, cover art (Rivendell) by Rodney Matthews.
PICTURES BY J.R.R. TOLKIEN, 1992, HarperCollins, cover art by JRRT, text by Christopher Tolkien.
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: The Mythology of Power, 1992, Twayne Publishers, by Jane Chance.
J.R.R. TOLKIEN: The Art Of The Myth-Maker, 1992, Milford Series Popular Writers for Today, vol. 56, Starmont House.
J.R.R. TOLKIEN: Life And Legend, 1992, Oxford, by Judith Priestman.
SHAPING OF MIDDLE-EARTH'S MAKER: Influences On The Life And Literature Of JRRT, 1992, American Tolkien Society, by John Ryan.
AFTER THE KING: Stories in Honour of JRR Tolkien, 1992, TORFantasy, Edited by Martin H. Greenberg. Featuring Authors like: Stephen R. Donaldson, Paul Anderson, Charles de Lint, & Andre Norton.
POEMS BY J.R.R. TOLKIEN, 1993, HarperCollins, (mini-books, 3 volumes, illustrated by JRRT from The Hobbit and Adventures of Tom Bombadil)
J.R.R. TOLKIEN: MASTER OF FANTASY, 1993, First Avenue Editions, by David Collins, illustrated by William Heagy.
THE TOLKIEN COMPANION, 1993, Mandarin, by David Day, cover art by Pauline Martin (Theodon).
J.R.R. TOLKIEN: A Descriptive Bibliography, 1993, Oak Knoll Books, by Wayne G. Hammond.
THE HOBBIT: A Journet Into Maturity, 1994, Twayne Publishers, by William Green.
THE MAP OF TOLKIEN'S MIDDLE EARTH. 1994, Harper Prism, text by Brian Sibley, images by John Howe.
THERE AND BACK AGAIN: The Map of The Hobbit. 1995, Harper Prism, text by Brian Sibley, images by John Howe.
A READER'S COMPANION TO THE HOBBIT AND THE LORD OF THE RINGS, 1995, QPBC, cover art by David Levine.
J.R.R. TOLKIEN: Artist And Illustrator, 1995, HMCo, by Wayne G. Hammond & Christina Scull.
MYTH MAKER: J.R.R. TOLKIEN, 1996, HarcourtBrace, by Anne Neimark, illustrated by Brad Weinman.
THE READER'S GUIDE TO THE SILMARILLION, by Paul Kocher
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*Notes*
JRRT = JRR Tolkien
HMCo = Houghton Mifflin Company
QPBC = Quality Paperback Book Club
C. Tolkien = Christoper Tolkien

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Books By JRR Tolkien