Charity shop staff 'thrilled' as rare edition of The Hobbit fetches £3,000

The edition of JRR Tolkien’s much-loved classic was among a pile of old children’s books donated to the Oxfam bookshop in ...
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First Edition of The Hobbit Found In A UK Estate: A Lesson for Collectors and Their Heirs

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew F. Erskine is a trusts and estates attorney. On August 4, 2025, the New York Time reported that a first edition copy of ...

Scots charity shop staff stunned to uncover rare edition of The Hobbit

While most were well-worn school titles, one caused a “real buzz” among staff: an unusually scarce Longmans edition of The ...

Staff at charity shop 'thrilled’ as rare edition of The Hobbit fetches £3,000

Staff at a Stirling charity shop have said they are “thrilled” after an extremely rare edition of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit ...