“Nobody knew it was there,” said Riley in a statement published by the auction house. “It was just a run-of-the-mill bookcase ...

A rare first edition of The Hobbit found during a routine house clearance has sold for £43K. The copy of J. R. R. Tolkien’s ...

An "astonishingly rare" first edition of The Hobbit has sold for a "record-breaking" £43,000 at auction. The copy of JRR ...

A rare first edition of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit that was found during a house clearance has sold at auction for £43,000 (€49 ...

An exceedingly rare first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, in pristine condition, is hitting the auction block.