Book auctions

A rare first edition of Tolkien's The Hobbit, or There and Back Again, has sold at auction for £60,000 [$120,000 Cdn]. The copy, inscribed by the author with a message of thanks to his friend Elaine Griffiths, who helped the author see the work into print, went to an anonymous telephone bidder.

It’s things like this that make me wish I had scads of money.

A first edition copy of The Hobbit signed by author J.R.R. Tolkien is being put up for auction. The book features several black and white images and was signed by Tolkien and dedicated to his friend Elaine Griffiths. It is expected to fetch about £30,000 ($58,166 Cdn).