I have The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkein, paperback. Inside cover say's, 'This edition George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1966'. It has a print of 'Thor's Map' printed on the first page & 'Winderland' map printed on the back page. Does anyone know if its actualy worth anything, i know some editions are, but can't find an image of my book anywhere. Grateful for advice :-)
2007-09-16 23:50:29 · 13 answers · asked by Sugar 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Best to take it to an antiques shop or a second hand book shop... it's only worth how much someone is prepared to pay for it... You could try this site: http://www.book-valuations.com/
2007-09-16 23:54:47 · answer #1 · answered by Lauren 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I have an edition of "The Hobbit" like that too... I always thought it was cool just for being purchased before many had jumped on that particular bandwagon. It's old and tattered from many moves and many readings, but I love it still.
Don't know of any collector's price that can be put on it, though I suspect since you and I both have it, it's likely that a lot of people do. Though one never knows for sure! I'll just quietly keep mine and let you continue a search as that's what is interesting you at this moment. Good luck! Let me know if you care to...
2007-09-17 06:58:56 · answer #2 · answered by LK 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Not much, I'm afraid. The Hobbit was first printed in 1937, so your copy isn;t a first edition, and paperbacks are worth less than hardbacks anyway. If you like the book, I'd keep it for its value to you.
2007-09-17 11:49:03 · answer #3 · answered by H.L. Berry 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I went to Alibris books online and copies of this book appear to be going for between 15 to 30 bucks. Maybe try Abe Books?
2007-09-17 07:04:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Signed First Editions are the Holy Grails of any collectable books..
2007-09-17 06:54:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Unfortunately, guess that the first edition of this was hardback.
2007-09-17 08:24:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
try you luck on ebay, look for similar items to get an idea for e reserve.
2007-09-17 06:59:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
with the yellow cover... sadly its not worth a whole lot... 50p at a carboot maybe...
2007-09-17 07:18:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Dont get your hopes up, there were millions of copies of this book published.
2007-09-17 06:58:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
maybe few thousand rupee
2007-09-21 04:39:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋