The copy of The Hobbit is one ... "I have never handled a first edition before in my 20 to 25 years in this industry, it's a very rare find." Kinghams Auctioneers The book was found in a chest ...
The copy of The Hobbit ... first edition in September 1937, with the 1,500 copies all sold out by December that year. It is illustrated in black and white by Tolkien, who also designed the dust cover.