Artnet

First-Edition ‘Lord of the Rings’ Trilogy Sets New Tolkien Auction Record

That result dominated the Dallas-based auction house’s entire 610-lot Rare Books Signature sale—and set a new record for the most expensive unsigned Tolkien books ever sold at auction, outdoing the ...
BBC

The Hobbit: Rare first edition expected to fetch thousands at auction

The copy of The Hobbit is one of only 1,500 first edition first impressions A rare first edition of JRR Tolkien's 1937 novel The Hobbit is expected to fetch thousands of pounds at auction. The first ...
BBC

Harry Potter first edition saved from rubbish pile

Daniel Pearce, who runs an auction house in Devon, found a first edition of a Harry Potter book that had been earmarked for the bin A rare first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, ...
Daily Mail

Rare first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone with misprints including JK Rowling being named as Joanne to be auctioned tomorrow starting at £64,000

A rare first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone with several misprints including JK Rowling's name will be auctioned tomorrow starting at £64,000 ($80,000). Only 500 copies of the ...