No.16: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

As part of Vintage Sci Fi month being hosted by Little Red Reviewer I’ve given myself a small challenge to post a vintage book each day – one that I’ve read – and to highlight some of the covers.   Today’s choice is one of my favourites: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.  This only just snuck into the challenge due to it’s relatively young age and I’m pleased it did.  I loved this book.  I read this as part of the Vintage Sci Fi event and my review is here.

Here’s the first edition :

So we have:

1. 1979 Harmony (with the cheeky green planet pulling it’s tongue out)
2. 1980 Ballantine Books (which looks like a pile of m&ms)
3. 1984 by Tor UK (with the two little white mice – love this cover!)
4. 1991 by Heinemann Educational (with the disembodied ear and the Babel fish – not feeling that one!)
5. 1995 by Turtleback Books (The split purple cover with another cheeky green planet – I like this one too – I think the colours and font just appeal to me)
6. 1997 DC Comics
7. 1995 by Turtleback Books – cute with the hitchhiking robot
8. 2009 by MacMillan Childrens – Large fonts in blue, white and black
9. 2012 by Gollancz – lots going on in this cover, whales, mice, cups of tea and what is presumably the back of Arthur Dent in this robe.