An edition of The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Volume One in The Trilogy of Five

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by Douglas Adams

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An edition of The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Volume One in The Trilogy of Five

printing (1)

by Douglas Adams

★★★★ ★ 4.5 (135 ratings) ·
1,385 Want to read
93 Currently reading
300 Have read

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the first of six books in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction "hexalogy" by Douglas Adams. The novel is an adaptation of the first four parts of Adams's radio series of the same name. The novel was first published in London on 12 October 1979. It sold 250,000 copies in the first three months.

The namesake of the novel is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a fictional guide book for hitchhikers (inspired by the Hitch-hiker's Guide to Europe) written in the form of an encyclopaedia.

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2016

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Pan Books

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English

Pages

210

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001 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2023, Orion Publishing Group, Limited in English 1399617249 9781399617246	zzzz Locate
002 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Illustrated Edition May 04, 2021, Del Rey hardcover 0593359445 9780593359440	zzzz Locate
003 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Illustrated Edition May 09, 2021, Macmillan Children's Books paperback 1529046130 9781529046137	zzzz Locate
004 Guía del autoestopista galáctico Jan 15, 2020, Editorial Anagrama paperback 8433902555 9788433902559	zzzz Locate
005 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy : Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Book 1: 42nd Anniversary Edition 2020, Pan Macmillan in English 1529034523 9781529034523	zzzz Locate
006 Otostopçunun Galaksi Rehberi 2018, Alfa Yayinlari paperback in Turkish - 10. Bassim 6051715126 9786051715124	eeee Preview Only
007 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2017, Pan 70 Paperback in English - paperback edition (1) 1509860142 9781509860142	eeee Preview Only
008 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2017, Del Rey Books, Ballantine Books Mass Market Paperback in English 0345391802 9780345391803	zzzz Locate
009 Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis: Band 1 der fünfbändigen »Intergalaktischen Trilogie« May 01, 2017, Kein + Aber paperback 3036959548 9783036959542	zzzz Locate
010 银河系搭车客指南: The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy 2016-06-12, Shanghai yi wen chu ban she Paperback in Chinese - Di 1 ban 7532754685 9787532754687	cccc Borrow Listen
011 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Volume One in The Trilogy of Five 2016, Pan Books paperback in English - printing (1) 1509808310 9781509808311	aaaa Preview Only
012 Otostopcunun Galaksi Rehberi: Otostopcu 1. Kitap Oct 30, 2016, Kabalc? paperback 6059872034 9786059872034	zzzz Locate
013 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Jan 14, 2014, Random House Audio audio cd 0804191859 9780804191852	zzzz Locate
014 Le Guide du voyageur galactique: H2G2, I 2014, FOLIO SF pocket book in French 2070437434 9782070437436	zzzz Locate
015 Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2014, Penguin Random House in English 0434023396 9780434023394	zzzz Locate
016 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 30/08/2012, Macmillan Digital Audio Audiobook in English	zzzz Locate
017 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy May 01, 2012, Gollancz 0575115343 9780575115347	zzzz Locate
018 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2011-07-21, Books on Tape Digital Audio in English 0739349368 9780739349366	zzzz Locate
019 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2010, Random House Publishing Group in English 0812958616 9780812958614	zzzz Locate
020 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Complete Radio Series Jun 01, 2010, Audiogo preloaded digital audio player 0792772830 9780792772835	zzzz Locate
021 Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy May 29, 2009, imusti, MacMillan Children's Books paperback 0330508113 9780330508117	zzzz Locate
022 Guia do Mochileiro das Galaxias -Hitchikers Guide Jan 01, 2009, Sextante paperback 8599296574 9788599296578	zzzz Locate
023 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2009, Pan Books Paperback in English 0330508539 9780330508537	eeee Preview Only
024 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2009, Pan Macmillan in English 0330513087 9780330513081	zzzz Locate
025 O Guia do Mochileiro das Galáxias - Volume 1 Jan 01, 2009, Arqueiro paperback 8599296949 9788599296943	zzzz Locate
026 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Aug 13, 2008, Reclam Philipp Jun. paperback 3150197449 9783150197448	zzzz Locate
027 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2007, Random House Publishing Group E-book in English 0307417131 9780307417138	zzzz Locate
028 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Mar 17, 2007, Pan. paperback 0330443615 9780330443616	zzzz Locate
029 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Douglas Adams Live in Concert Nov 01, 2007, Phoenix Audio, Brand: Phoenix Audio audio cd 1597771554 9781597771559	zzzz Locate
030 The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy 2005, Pan Books paperback in English - Film Tie-in edition (9) 0330437984 9780330437981	eeee Preview Only
031 LE GUIDE DU VOYAGEUR GALACTIQUE Jul 07, 2005, GALLIMARD paperback 2070319016 9782070319015	zzzz Locate
032 The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy (Gollancz) April 21, 2005, Gollancz Hardcover - Film Tie-in Ed edition 0575076828 9780575076822	zzzz Locate
033 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Nov 22, 2005, Books on Tape audio cd 1415922551 9781415922552	zzzz Locate
034 The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy 2005, Ballantine Books mass market paperback in English - 2005 Del Rey Books Mass Market Edition (1); movie tie-in edition 0345391802 9780345391803	eeee Preview Only
035 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Apr 13, 2005, Pan MacMillan paperback 0330438956 9780330438957	zzzz Locate
036 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2005, Perfection Learning Corporation in English 0756953944 9780756953942	zzzz Locate
037 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Jul 10, 2005, Del Rey/Ballantine 0330437992 9780330437998	zzzz Locate
038 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Jul 08, 2005, Macmillan Digital Audio audio cassette 1405053984 9781405053983	zzzz Locate
039 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Mar 29, 2005, Random House Audio audio cd 0739322206 9780739322208	zzzz Locate
040 The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy 2005, Ballantine Books in English 0345418913 9780345418913	zzzz Locate
041 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2005, Del Rey Books Paperback 0345391802 9780345391803	zzzz Locate
042 Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2005, Turtleback in English 0613064054 9780613064057	zzzz Locate
043 Yin he bian che zhi nan 2005, Shi bao wen hua chu ban qi ye gu fen you xian gong si in Chinese - Chu ban 9571343803 9789571343808	zzzz Locate
044 The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy 2004, Harmony Books in English - 1st ed., 25th anniversary illustrated collector's ed. 1400052939 9781400052936	zzzz Locate
045 The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy 2004, Harmony Books in English - 1st ed., 25th anniversary facsimile ed. 1400052920 9781400052929	zzzz Locate
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047 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2003, RosettaBooks in English 0795328214 9780795328213	zzzz Locate
048 The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Word for Word) November 11, 2002, BBC Audiobooks Audio Cassette 0754075605 9780754075608	zzzz Locate
049 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2002, New Millenium Audio audio cd in English 159007257X 9781590072578	eeee Preview Only
050 Avtostopom po galaktike 2002, Izdatel'stvo AST, AST in Russian 5170125348 9785170125340	zzzz Locate
051 The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy March 8, 2002, Picador Paperback - New Ed edition 0330492047 9780330492041	zzzz Locate
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053 The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Word for Word) November 11, 2002, BBC Audiobooks Audio CD 0754075613 9780754075615	zzzz Locate
054 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Collector's Edition Sep 30, 2001, Bbc Book Pub audio cd 0563477024 9780563477020	zzzz Locate
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056 Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis. Sammelband. January 1, 2001, Heyne Paperback in German 3453209613 9783453209619	zzzz Locate
057 Per Anhalter Durch Die Galaxis 2000, Wilhelm Heyne Verlag Paperback in German - 13. Auflage 3453146972 9783453146976	cccc Borrow Listen
058 Le guide galactique 2000-09-15, Denoel Mass Market Paperback in French 2070415686 9782070415687	cccc Borrow Listen
059 Guida galattica per gli autostoppisti 1999, Oscar Mondadori in Italian 8804464631 9788804464631	zzzz Locate
060 Le guide galactique: roman 1999, Denoël, DENOEL in French 220724914X 9782207249147	zzzz Locate
061 Stopařův průvodce po Galaxii 1998, Hynek in Czech 8086202143 9788086202143	zzzz Locate
062 Le guide galactique 1997-10, Denoël mass market paperback in French 2207505812 9782207505816	eeee Preview Only
063 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1997 06, Ballantine Books Paperback in English - 1st Ballantine Books trade edition (7) 0345418913 9780345418913	zzzz Locate
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066 Her otostopçunun galaksi rehberi 1996, SarmalYayinevi in Turkish 9757380717 9789757380719	zzzz Locate
067 The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy Sep 27, 1995, Turtleback Books library binding 1417642599 9781417642595	zzzz Locate
068 Guia del Autoestopista Galactico May 1995, Anagrama, Editorial Anagrama S.A. Paperback in Spanish 843391247X 9788433912473	zzzz Locate
069 The Illustrated Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy November 20, 1995, Random House Value Publishing Hardcover in English 0517158574 9780517158579	zzzz Locate
070 Autostopem przez Galaktykę 1994, Zysk i S-ka. Wydaw. 8386211091 9788386211098	zzzz Locate
071 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (6 CD's) September 1994, Time Warner AudioBooks, Time Warner Audio Cassette 1570421552 9781570421556	zzzz Locate
072 Illustrated hitch hiker's guide to the galaxy 1994, Weidenfeld & Nicolson in English 0297833936 9780297833932	zzzz Locate
073 The illustrated hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy 1994, Harmony Books in English 0517599244 9780517599242	zzzz Locate
074 The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy Aug 28, 1994, Millennium hardcover 1857982010 9781857982015	zzzz Locate
075 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy September 1994, Time Warner AudioBooks Audio Cassette 1570421269 9781570421266	zzzz Locate
076 Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy April 1994, Gardners Books Ltd U Audio Cassette - Unabridged edition 185695742X 9781856957427	zzzz Locate
077 The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1993-10, Ullstein Taschenbuch in German - 18. Auflage 3548224911 9783548224916	zzzz Locate
078 The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy. 1991, Heinemann Educational in English 0435123777 9780435123772	zzzz Locate
079 Guide du routard galactique Sep 08, 1990, Denoël / Présence du futur, DENOEL paperback 2207503402 9782207503409	zzzz Locate
080 The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy October 1990, Soundelux Audio Pub Audio Cassette in English - Abridged edition 0881428671 9780881428674	zzzz Locate
081 Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis: Roman. 1990, Ullstein in German 3548224911 9783548224916	zzzz Locate
082 Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy May 21, 1990, Dove Entertainment Inc, Brand: Dove Audio audio cassette 1558002731 9781558002739	zzzz Locate
083 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy January 1990, Books On Tape Audio Cassette in English 5557103341 9785557103343	zzzz Locate
084 Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis 1990-02, Ullstein Paperback in German 3548310702 9783548310701	cccc Borrow Listen
085 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy January 2, 1990, Pocket Paperback in English 0671701592 9780671701598	zzzz Locate
086 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Novel 1989, Harmony Books Hardcover in English - 10th Anniversary edition; 1st American edition (7) 0517542099 9780517542095	eeee Preview Only
087 The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts Oct 13, 1989, Pan Books paperback 0330302043 9780330302043	zzzz Locate
088 The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1988, Isis Large Print Hardcover in English - [Large print ed.] 1850892431 9781850892434	eeee Preview Only
089 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy May 1988, Pocket Books Paperback - Reissue edition 9993464694 9789993464693	zzzz Locate
090 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1988?, Pocket Books Mass Market Paperback in English - 1st Pocket Books printing (33) 0671746065 9780671746063	eeee Preview Only
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095 Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy June 1985, Dh Audio Audio Cassette 9995198207 9789995198206	zzzz Locate
096 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy May 1985, Dh Audio Audio Cassette in English 0886461049 9780886461041	zzzz Locate
097 PER ANHALTER DURCH DIE GALAXIES. 1985, ULSTEIN in German 3548310702 9783548310701	zzzz Locate
098 The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1984?, Pan Books, Pan Mass Market Paperback in English - 35th printing 0330258648 9780330258647	eeee Preview Only
099 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy March 3, 1983, Pocket Paperback in English 0671477099 9780671477097	zzzz Locate
100 Le Guide du Voyageur galactique: H2G2, I 1982, Gallimard in French	zzzz Locate
101 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1981-10, Pocket Books, Pocket Mass Market Paperback in English - 1st Pocket Books printing (13) 0671461494 9780671461492	eeee Preview Only
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103 The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1980, Book Club Associates Hardcover in English	eeee Preview Only
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106 The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy February 28, 1980, Orion Publishing Co, Arthur Barker Limited 0213167387 9780213167387	zzzz Locate
107 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 1979, Harmony Books Hardcover in English - [Book club ed.]	eeee Preview Only
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Published in: London
Copyright Date: 2009

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Library of Congress: PR6051.D3352

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Format: paperback
Pagination: ix, 210p.
Number of pages: 210

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Open Library: OL27280727M
Internet Archive: hitchhikersguide0000adam_a6x9
ISBN 10: 1509808310
ISBN 13: 9781509808311
Amazon ID (ASIN): 1509808310
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Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.

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Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Volume One in The Trilogy of Five

by Douglas Adams