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

The book was discovered by chance in a house in Bristol. It is one of 1,500 original copies of Tolkien’s famous 1937 ...

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

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

You’ll need more than a few silver coins to snag this literary treasure.

The Lord of the Ringsis J.R.R. Tolkien's most famous literary work. But what most people don't realize is that our adventures in Middle-earth actually began with The Hobbit, or There and Back ...

The discovery of The Hobbit is more than a literary footnote; it’s a wake-up call for collectors and their loved ones. Take ...

Bidding for the Tolkien classic, which was discovered in a home in Bristol, England, has already exceeded $25,000.

The journey to Middle-earth and understanding J. R. R. Tolkien begins inside Marquette University's archives, which has more ...

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.

ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — A hardbound edition of “The Hobbit” is back on the shelves at a New York library nearly 40 years after it was checked out by a reader who traveled the world as … ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – A hardbound edition of "The Hobbit" is back on the shelves at a New York library nearly 40 years after it was checked out by a reader who traveled the world as a Marine. Bob James ...