The Hobbit: Rare first edition expected to fetch thousands at auction

M. Robert Gibson · May 20, 2024

The copy was found in a a chest of drawers at a home in Berkshire, after being inherited.

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I think I'll pass on this one

paranoid marvin · May 20, 2024

I got a facsimile copy of the first edition that I am more than happy with!

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