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Rare First-Edition Copy of ‘The Hobbit’ Found in English Home Sells for Nearly $60,000

A pristine copy of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit just sold for roughly $57,000 in England. The volume is a rare first-edition copy illustrated by the author. Staffers at the Bath auction house ...
The New York Times

A Rare Copy of ‘The Hobbit’ Is Found on an Unassuming Shelf

Bidding for the Tolkien classic, which was discovered in a home in Bristol, England, has already exceeded $25,000. By Amelia Nierenberg Reporting from London Caitlin Riley, a rare books specialist, ...