Rare ‘Hobbit’ first edition auctioned for R1 million
A rare first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” sold for £43 000 (R1 million) at auction on Wednesday, after it was found during a house clearance in southwest England. Purchased by a private collector in the United Kingdom, the book is one of 1 500 original copies of the British author’s seminal fantasy novel […]
A rare first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” sold for £43 000 (R1 million) at auction on Wednesday, after it was found during a house clearance in southwest England. Purchased by a private collector in the United Kingdom, the book is one of 1 500 original copies of the British author’s seminal fantasy novel […]
