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First Edition The Hobbit Sells For 122,000 dollars
Written by ady on March 18, 2008 – 7:52 pm - 
Signed by JRR Tolkien and given to family friend Elaine Griffiths, the book was estimated to be worth $40 000
At auction today at Bonham’s of London, England, the first edition copy of The Hobbit went for 3 times its estimate.
There were 1500 first editions printed which all sold quickly. Over 100 million further editions have been sold worldwide since then.
I feel a quest coming on! Start digging in the attic through your parents or grand parents old book collections and keep your fingers crossed.
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March 19th, 2008 at 12:28 am
Yes! Yes! I have found a first edition of the Hobbit! Its practically yellow, but I found in my basement! Thank you Jesus!
May 7th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
[...] not really old enough to be called “antique books” yet. A first edition signed copy of The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien recently went for $122 000 at auction so keep your eyes peeled when you are at your next garage [...]