A first edition of 'The Hobbit' by JRR Tolkien, discovered in Bristol, has been sold at auction for £43,000.
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A first edition of 'The Hobbit', published in 1937, has been sold at auction for £43,000, more than four times its original estimate. The book, discovered by accident while cleaning a house in Bristol, came from the library of a botanist who would have known the author. It is one of 1,500 copies in print and includes black and white illustrations by Tolkien. The rare find has attracted international bids, with expert Caitlin Riley describing it as "unimaginably rare".
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O primă ediţie a cărţii The Hobbit a fost vândută cu 43.000 de lire sterline la o licitaţie în Marea Britanie
O primă ediţie a cărţii „The Hobbit” a fost vândută cu 43.000 de lire sterline la o licitaţie în Marea Britanie
O primă ediție rară a cărții "Hobbitul", vândută la licitaţie cu aproape 50.000 de euro
Un exemplar rar din "Hobbitul", vândut cu 43.000 de lire după ce a fost găsit întâmplător într-o casă din Bristol
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