A 1937 Signed Second Impression of The Hobbit By J. R. R. Tolkien, Published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd, London, Complete with Illustrations to Include Coloured Examples, Dust Jacket Present. Signed to Front Page in ink by J R R Tolkien. (Condition issues to book to Include foxing to spine and speckles to some page, binding with slight wear also jacket with issues to include price clipped, loss, Tears etc)
Lot 290 Estimate £1500-£3000 (very low estimate) Sold for £23,000 before fees
Can see it being bought by a dealer for £10-£20K and then appearing on Abebooks at £50-£60k
Yes probably one of the dealers to which you are providing this useful service of highlighting here every single auction in which there is a Tolkien's book...lol
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