Charity shop staff 'thrilled' as rare edition of The Hobbit fetches £3,000

The edition of JRR Tolkien’s much-loved classic was among a pile of old children’s books donated to the Oxfam bookshop in ...
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‘Unimaginably Rare’ First Edition of JRR Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ Discovered in U.K. Home

The book’s discovery would be a once-in-a-lifetime moment for any rare books specialist. While out on a routine appraisal of the contents of a home in Bristol, England, Caitlin Riley spotted an ...
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Rare 'Hobbit' first edition auctioned for £43,000

A rare first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" sold for 43,000 pounds ($57,000) at auction on Wednesday, after it was found during a house clearance in southwest England. Purchased by a private ...

Charity shop's rare copy of The Hobbit sells for a record £3,000

The charity shop's Longmans edition of The Hobbit is more than 50 years old and is one of just 50 copies believed to still ...
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, ...

Staff at charity shop 'thrilled’ as rare edition of The Hobbit fetches £3,000

Staff at a Stirling charity shop have said they are “thrilled” after an extremely rare edition of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit ...