How much is a first edition of The Hobbit worth?

How much is a first edition of The Hobbit worth?

First Edition of ‘The Hobbit’ Fetches $210,500 at Auction Photo: Sotheby’s London. A first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit set a new record at the “Part IV of the Library of an English Bibliophile” auction yesterday at Sotheby’s London, selling for £137,000 ($210,500) on a £50,000–70,000 estimate.

How many first editions of The Hobbit are there?

1500 copies
The first printing of The Hobbit was issued on 21st September 1937 with a print run of only 1500 copies.

Are there two versions of The Hobbit?

The Hobbit has been published in two editions. The second intended to be more in tune with The Lord of the Rings. For example, the first edition makes a reference to “tomatoes”, which was altered to “pickles” by Tolkien in the second.

How much does The Hobbit book cost?

14.49 $16.99 Save 15%

How much pages does the Hobbit have?

The Hobbit: 304 pages. The Fellowship of the Ring: 479. The Two Towers: 415.

How many versions of The Hobbit are there?

three films
The three films are The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014). The films are based on the 1937 novel The Hobbit by J. R. R.

How can you tell a first edition Hobbit?

The best way to identify a first edition of The Hobbit is to check the publication information on the title page, where the publisher should be named as “George Allen & Unwin Ltd”. The back of the title page should look like the image below, with no dates later than 1937.

Do the Hobbit movies have extended versions?

The Hobbit Extended Edition is a version of Peter Jackson’s Hobbit Trilogy. These versions have new editing, scenes, special effects and music, and also more scenes and content than the theatrical versions. An Unexpected Journey contains 13 minutes of additional footage.