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The first edition of The Hobbit from 1937, inscribed in Old English by JRR Tolkien as a gift to one of his first students at Leeds University. — Sotheby’s/FileTucked away in the quiet corners of a house in southwest England, a rare first edition of JRR Tolkien’s book…
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Rare copy of The Hobbit fetches record £43,000 after turning up in UK home
Margarett Schroeder
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The first edition of The Hobbit from 1937, inscribed in Old English by JRR Tolkien as a gift to one of his first students at Leeds University. — Sotheby’s/FileTucked away in the quiet corners of a house in southwest England, a rare first edition of JRR Tolkien’s book…
