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First edition of The Hobbit auctions for £60,000
A first edition of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit has been sold at auction for £60,000. The 1937 novel was sold at Bonhams in London for twice its predicted value.
Since publication The Hobbit has sold more than 100 million copies, not bad for a book written to entertain his own children.
JRR Tolkien biography, bibliography, interviews and book reviews
Posted: March 22nd, 2008
Author: Lee
Categories: JRR Tolkien
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