First editions hold a special place in the world of rare books. They represent the earliest form of a text before revisions, reprints, and mass-market changes. While many first editions are modestly ...

More than 50 years after his death, J. R. R. Tolkien’s fantasy masterpieces never cease to enchant audiences around the world. Now, a rare first edition of Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” has been sold for £43 ...

It was a monster of a sale. A rare first-edition copy of Mary Shelley’s classic novel “Frankenstein” — one of only three copies known to have survived — fetched a spine-tingling $843,750 at auction.

The Italian Renaissance diplomat Niccolò Machiavelli has become synonymous with subtle scheming. And now, an extremely rare first edition of his most famous work, the political manual “The Prince,” is ...

Update, Sept. 5 • A first edition copy of the Book of Mormon was sold Thursday night, with a winning bid of $240,000, the auction house Potter & Potter Auctions reported on its website. That’s double ...

A 'Holy Grail' first edition of The Hobbit is set to sell for thousands at auction - after being discovered during a routine house clearance. The copy of J. R. R. Tolkien’s 1937 work was discovered ...

While assessing the contents of a house in Bristol, England, after its owner had died, Auctioneum book specialist Caitlin Riley discovered one of the most valuable and significant rare books in modern ...

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You’ll need more than a few silver coins to snag this literary treasure. An extremely rare first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendary 1937 work The Hobbit has just hit the block via U.K. house ...