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

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

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

The Hobbit, it turns out, is more than just a story about treasure–it’s worth some itself. Last week, a first edition of JRR Tolkien’s classic fantasy adventure sold for $260,000 CAD at ...

In general, J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit was a much smaller-scale story than its sequel, The Lord of the Rings, but there are still aspects of it that are curious, including the Five Armies.

Perhaps he spies Smaug about to make it rain fire.The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is set to be released in theaters in the United States on December 13, 2013.