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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Collector's Edition

  • 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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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2023, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
in English
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Illustrated Edition
May 04, 2021, Del Rey
hardcover
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Illustrated Edition
May 09, 2021, Macmillan Children's Books
paperback
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Guía del autoestopista galáctico
Jan 15, 2020, Editorial Anagrama
paperback
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Otostopçunun Galaksi Rehberi
2018, Alfa Yayinlari
paperback in Turkish - 10. Bassim
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2017, Del Rey Books, Ballantine Books
Mass Market Paperback in English
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Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis: Band 1 der fünfbändigen »Intergalaktischen Trilogie«
May 01, 2017, Kein + Aber
paperback
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2017, Pan 70
Paperback in English - paperback edition (1)
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Volume One in The Trilogy of Five
2016, Pan Books
paperback in English - printing (1)
Cover of: Otostopcunun Galaksi Rehberi
Otostopcunun Galaksi Rehberi: Otostopcu 1. Kitap
Oct 30, 2016, Kabalc?
paperback
Cover of: 银河系搭车客指南
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
Cover of: Le Guide du voyageur galactique
Le Guide du voyageur galactique: H2G2, I
2014, FOLIO SF
pocket book in French
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Jan 14, 2014, Random House Audio
audio cd
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Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2014, Penguin Random House
in English
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
30/08/2012, Macmillan Digital Audio
Audiobook in English
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
May 01, 2012, Gollancz
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2011-07-21, Books on Tape
Digital Audio in English
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Complete Radio Series
Jun 01, 2010, Audiogo
preloaded digital audio player
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2010, Random House Publishing Group
in English
Cover of: Guia do Mochileiro das Galaxias -Hitchikers Guide
Guia do Mochileiro das Galaxias -Hitchikers Guide
Jan 01, 2009, Sextante
paperback
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O Guia do Mochileiro das Galáxias - Volume 1
Jan 01, 2009, Arqueiro
paperback
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2009, Pan Macmillan
in English
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Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy
May 29, 2009, imusti, MacMillan Children's Books
paperback
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2009, Pan Books
Paperback in English
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Aug 13, 2008, Reclam Philipp Jun.
paperback
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Douglas Adams Live in Concert
Nov 01, 2007, Phoenix Audio, Brand: Phoenix Audio
audio cd
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Mar 17, 2007, Pan.
paperback
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2007, Random House Publishing Group
E-book in English
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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
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LE GUIDE DU VOYAGEUR GALACTIQUE
Jul 07, 2005, GALLIMARD
paperback
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005, Perfection Learning Corporation
in English
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Apr 13, 2005, Pan MacMillan
paperback
Cover of: Yin he bian che zhi nan
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
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The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
2005, Ballantine Books
in English
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Mar 29, 2005, Random House Audio
audio cd
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Nov 22, 2005, Books on Tape
audio cd
Cover of: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
2005, Pan Books
paperback in English - Film Tie-in edition (9)
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005, Del Rey Books
Paperback
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Jul 08, 2005, Macmillan Digital Audio
audio cassette
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Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005, Turtleback
in English
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Jul 10, 2005, Del Rey/Ballantine
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The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy (Gollancz)
April 21, 2005, Gollancz
Hardcover - Film Tie-in Ed edition
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The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
2004, Harmony Books
in English - 1st ed., 25th anniversary facsimile ed.
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The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
2004, Harmony Books
in English - 1st ed., 25th anniversary illustrated collector's ed.
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2003, RosettaBooks
in English
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Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2003, Gollancz
Hardcover in English - Second reimpression
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The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
March 8, 2002, Picador
Paperback - New Ed edition
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2002, New Millenium Audio
audio cd in English
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The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Word for Word)
November 11, 2002, BBC Audiobooks
Audio CD
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The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
March 8, 2002, Picador
Paperback - New Ed edition
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The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Word for Word)
November 11, 2002, BBC Audiobooks
Audio Cassette
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Avtostopom po galaktike
2002, Izdatel'stvo AST, AST
in Russian
Cover of: Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis. Sammelband.
Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis. Sammelband.
January 1, 2001, Heyne
Paperback in German
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Collector's Edition
Sep 30, 2001, Bbc Book Pub
audio cd
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Volume One of the Hitchhiker's Trilogy
October 10, 2001, Phoenix Audio
Audio Cassette in English - UNABRIDGED edition
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Le guide galactique
2000-09-15, Denoel
Mass Market Paperback in French
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Per Anhalter Durch Die Galaxis
2000, Wilhelm Heyne Verlag
Paperback in German - 13. Auflage
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Guida galattica per gli autostoppisti
1999, Oscar Mondadori
in Italian
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Le guide galactique: roman
1999, Denoël, DENOEL
in French
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Stopařův průvodce po Galaxii
1998, Hynek
in Czech
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Le guide galactique
1997-10, Denoël
mass market paperback in French
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1997 06, Ballantine Books
Paperback in English - 1st Ballantine Books trade edition (7)
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1997?, Ballantine Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - 1st Ballantine ed. (6)
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Her otostopçunun galaksi rehberi
1996, SarmalYayinevi
in Turkish
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Live in Concert
Mar 16, 1996, Brand: Dove Entertainment Inc, Dove Entertainment Inc
audio cassette
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Guia del Autoestopista Galactico
May 1995, Anagrama, Editorial Anagrama S.A.
Paperback in Spanish
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The Illustrated Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
November 20, 1995, Random House Value Publishing
Hardcover in English
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The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
Sep 27, 1995, Turtleback Books
library binding
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The illustrated hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
1994, Harmony Books
in English
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
September 1994, Time Warner AudioBooks
Audio Cassette
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (6 CD's)
September 1994, Time Warner AudioBooks, Time Warner
Audio Cassette
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The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Aug 28, 1994, Millennium
hardcover
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Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
April 1994, Gardners Books Ltd U
Audio Cassette - Unabridged edition
Cover of: Autostopem przez Galaktykę
Autostopem przez Galaktykę
1994, Zysk i S-ka. Wydaw.
Cover of: Illustrated hitch hiker's guide to the galaxy
Illustrated hitch hiker's guide to the galaxy
1994, Weidenfeld & Nicolson
in English
Cover of: The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1993-10, Ullstein
Taschenbuch in German - 18. Auflage
Cover of: The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy.
The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy.
1991, Heinemann Educational
in English
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Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis
1990-02, Ullstein
Paperback in German
Cover of: Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis
Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis: Roman.
1990, Ullstein
in German
Cover of: Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
May 21, 1990, Dove Entertainment Inc, Brand: Dove Audio
audio cassette
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
January 2, 1990, Pocket
Paperback in English
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The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
October 1990, Soundelux Audio Pub
Audio Cassette in English - Abridged edition
Cover of: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
January 1990, Books On Tape
Audio Cassette in English
Cover of: Guide du routard galactique
Guide du routard galactique
Sep 08, 1990, Denoël / Présence du futur, DENOEL
paperback
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The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts
Oct 13, 1989, Pan Books
paperback
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Novel
1989, Harmony Books
Hardcover in English - 10th Anniversary edition; 1st American edition (7)
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1988?, Pocket Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - 1st Pocket Books printing (33)
Cover of: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
May 1988, Pocket Books
Paperback - Reissue edition
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The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1988, Isis Large Print
Hardcover in English - [Large print ed.]
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
May 1, 1988, Pocket
Paperback in English
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Audioworks)
September 15, 1986, Audioworks, Brand: Audioworks
Audio Cassette in English - Abridged edition
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
May 1985, Dh Audio
Audio Cassette in English
Cover of: PER ANHALTER DURCH DIE GALAXIES.
PER ANHALTER DURCH DIE GALAXIES.
1985, ULSTEIN
in German
Cover of: Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
June 1985, Dh Audio
Audio Cassette
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Cover of: The Hitchhikers's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhikers's Guide to the Galaxy
1985, Pocket Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - 1st Pocket Books printing (22)
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The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1984?, Pan Books, Pan
Mass Market Paperback in English - 35th printing
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
March 3, 1983, Pocket
Paperback in English
Cover of: Le Guide du Voyageur galactique
Cover of: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1981-10, Pocket Books, Pocket
Mass Market Paperback in English - 1st Pocket Books printing (13)
Cover of: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1981-10, Pocket Books
mass market paperback in English - First Pocket Books Printing (1)
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The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1980, Book Club Associates
Hardcover in English
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The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
February 28, 1980, Orion Publishing Co, Arthur Barker Limited
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The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
1980, Harmony Books
Hardcover in English - 1st American ed.
Cover of: The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
1980, Harmony Books
in English - 1st American ed.
Cover of: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galxy
1979-01-01, Harmony Books
Cover of: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1979, Harmony Books
Hardcover in English - [Book club ed.]
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The hitch-hiker's guide to the galaxy
1979, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
in English
Cover of: O guia do mochileiro das galáxias
O guia do mochileiro das galáxias
12 de outubro 1979, Pan books
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Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Publisher unknown
audio cd
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Publisher unknown
dvd-rom
Cover of: Per Anhalter Durch Die Galaxis
Per Anhalter Durch Die Galaxis
Publisher unknown
hardcover
Cover of: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Publisher unknown
audio cd
Cover of: Per Anhalter Durch Die Galaxis
Per Anhalter Durch Die Galaxis
Publish date unknown, Ullstein-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Zweigniederlassung de
Perfect Paperback in German
Cover of: Le Guide Du Routard Galactique
Le Guide Du Routard Galactique
Publish date unknown, Denoël / Présence du futur
mass market paperback

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Source title: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Collector's Edition (Radio Collection)

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OL35094685M
ISBN 10
0563477024
ISBN 13
9780563477020

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

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