The 'Uncle' books of J P Martin

All illustrated by Quentin Blake

There have been six Uncle books published. This table shows all the editions that I know about - they are all published in the UK except where noted. If anyone has any more information please feel free to e-mail me at uncle@mssz.co.uk and I will update it. You can click on the covers to see larger versions.


Uncle

cover hardback
0 224 60870 3
Jonathan Cape 1964 reprints in 1965, 1968, 1974, 1977
cover hardback
66-13130
Coward-McCann 1966 US edition, adds an explanation of UK currency
cover trade paperback NEL October 1967  
cover hardback
0 435 12191 X
Heinemann Educational September 1975 New Windmill Series, with 3pp Introduction by James Currey, J.P.Martin's grandson
cover paperback
0 09 929240 8
Sparrow October 1982  
cover trade paperback
0 09 943869 0
Red Fox August 2002  
cover hardback
1590172396
NYR Children's Collection July 2007 US
cover eBook RHCP Digital October 2015 Kindle and Kobo
cover paperback Puffin July 2017
cover paperback
9781681371856
NYR Children's Collection August 2017 US

Uncle Cleans Up

cover hardback Jonathan Cape November 1965 reprints in ?
cover hardback
AC 67-10409
Coward-McCann 1967 US edition, adds explanation of UK currency
cover paperback
450 00950 5
Signet Junior (NEL) September 1971  
cover paperback
0 09 929450 8
Sparrow 1982  
cover hardback
978-1-590170276-6
NYR Children's Collection July 2008 US
cover eBook RHCP Digital October 2015 Kindle and Kobo

Uncle and his Detective

cover hardback
0 224 61126 7
Jonathan Cape 1966 reprints in 1973, 1977
cover paperback
450 00949 1
Signet Junior (NEL) September 1971  
cover eBook RHCP Digital October 2015 Kindle and Kobo

Uncle and the Treacle Trouble

cover hardback Jonathan Cape November 1967 reprint in 1974.    Cover image of proof copy.
cover eBook RHCP Digital November 2015 Kindle and Kobo

Uncle and Claudius the Camel

cover hardback
224 61643 9
Jonathan Cape August 1969 reprint in 1974
cover eBook RHCP Digital November 2015 Kindle and Kobo

Uncle and the Battle for Badgertown

cover hardback
0 224 00851 X
Jonathan Cape November 1973 reprint in 1974
cover eBook RHCP Digital November 2015 Kindle and Kobo

Uncle Stories - combines 'Uncle' and 'Uncle Cleans Up'

cover trade paperback
0 09 941141 5
Red Fox July 2000 Combines 'Uncle' and 'Uncle Cleans Up'

The Complete Uncle - combines all six books in one volume

cover hardback
978 1 783 06283 6
Matador December 2013 All the books in one volume funded by Marcus Gipps' kickstarter project

J P Martin Father of Uncle includes Unpublished Uncle stories

cover hardback Matador September 2017 Biography of J P Martin funded by Marcus Gipps' second kickstarter project
cover paperback
978 1 788 03522 4
Matador September 2017
cover eBook Matador September 2017 Kindle

Translations

oom olifant

cover hardback
 
Westfriesland 1964 Dutch translation of Uncle, translated by A J Spoorenberg

oom olifant houdt grote schoonmaak

cover hardback
90 205 1225 0
Westfriesland 1976 Dutch translation of Uncle Cleans Up, translated by Ton Stam

oom olifant en zijn detective

cover hardback
90 205 1226 9
Westfriesland 1976 Dutch translation of Uncle and his Detective, translated by Ton Stam

If you have any corrections or additions to this list, please send them to me.

Further information about Uncle can be found at Tony Bannister's site www.uncle-tv.com and at the liontower group at Yahoo groups