Rare first edition of 'The Hobbit' sells for record price at auction
The book was discovered by chance in a house in Bristol. It is one of 1,500 original copies of Tolkien’s famous 1937 novel.
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First edition of The Hobbit discovered in UK home sells for £43,000
Auction house Auctioneum said it is one of only 1,500 copies printed in September 1937.
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Rare 'Hobbit' First Edition Auctioned For GBP43,000
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.
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