First edition of The Hobbit found in Dundee charity shop sells for £10,000

A first edition copy of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit has sold for more than £10,000 after being discovered in a charity shop. The rare copy of Bilbo Baggins’ tale was stumbled upon by a manager of the Cancer Research UK superstore in Dundee. As the store only sells items for £5 or less, the book was put up for sale on eBay, where it made £10,099.50 for the charity. The book is one of the first 1,500 copies of the children’s literature classic, which sold out soon after publication in 1937 due to rave reviews. These editions include black and white illustrations by Tolkien himself.

tips

charity：慈善

tale：故事

stumble：偶然发现；遇见；绊倒

rave：咆哮；狂暴

illustration：插图