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@BBCAntiquesRoadshow
@BBCAntiquesRoadshow Жыл бұрын
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@burstcity3832
@burstcity3832 6 күн бұрын
You have no power here! Go back to the Shadows!
@garrym5682
@garrym5682 Жыл бұрын
Wait, what? “Look at this incredibly rare book - how could you ever have come into possession of this, Mrs Tolkien?”
@millsathn
@millsathn Жыл бұрын
Hahaha 😂
@ZarkowsWorld
@ZarkowsWorld 12 күн бұрын
Her husband, Simon Tolkien was estranged from his father Christopher, and him taking a consultant role on RoP was a shameless cash-in. He is the typical grandkid to a great person that has no clue what the person meant or wanted.
@Wallyworld30
@Wallyworld30 11 күн бұрын
@@ZarkowsWorld You sound jelly. It's cool that the show runners had an actual Tolkien involved in the Show. JRR Tolkien would be splendidly pleased by this.
@ZarkowsWorld
@ZarkowsWorld 11 күн бұрын
@@Wallyworld30 No, he is dead and have no feelings. But if he was alive he would be very upset how his grandkid is throwing away his legacy.
@frankiebegbie
@frankiebegbie 4 күн бұрын
@@ZarkowsWorld- as JRR’s close personal friend, I’m sure you have insight 🙄
@MrCraigReynolds
@MrCraigReynolds Жыл бұрын
This book has become precious to me, I will see no harm come to it
@peterlarkin762
@peterlarkin762 Жыл бұрын
Protect the precioussss!
@vincentmckenna1755
@vincentmckenna1755 Жыл бұрын
Oh it's your PRECIOUS
@stevendebettencourt7651
@stevendebettencourt7651 Жыл бұрын
@@peterlarkin762 “Precious?” It’s been called that before, but not by you.
@woverby1963
@woverby1963 Жыл бұрын
Love it!
@BoiledOctopus
@BoiledOctopus Жыл бұрын
@@stevendebettencourt7651 😆😆
@56squadron
@56squadron Жыл бұрын
What struck me was how beautiful his handwriting was, and while it shouldn't be a surprise, how closely it resembled the rune type things he did when writing the books. It takes either great care or a studied hand to have handwriting that extraordinary.
@yeahyeah5976
@yeahyeah5976 Жыл бұрын
Sure it’s iconic, but he would have been a writer in his mid-40’s when he penned that letter. It’d be remarkable if a writer had poor handwriting after a lifetime of strict training with ink wells.
@jama211
@jama211 Жыл бұрын
@@yeahyeah5976 Ohh phooey there were loads of people with bad handwriting. His style is beautiful and it was surely rare even then.
@JamesHoffa1
@JamesHoffa1 Жыл бұрын
shut up
@happzy
@happzy Жыл бұрын
His writing style is actually exactly how they write in the movies, I mean same font
@johnr797
@johnr797 Жыл бұрын
Well handwriting was a serious school subject at upper class schools back when he was a child
@dschonsie
@dschonsie Жыл бұрын
more than 30 years and several very successful movies later you can easily add a bunch of zeros to the value
@TheChzoronzon
@TheChzoronzon Жыл бұрын
Maybe a couple, but no more. 210K were paid in 2015 for one like that, with a handwritten letter in Elvish from J. R
@6thface
@6thface Жыл бұрын
Sorry, people just do not read anymore. Prices for collectible books continues to plummet.
@jelio123456
@jelio123456 Жыл бұрын
With so much inflation / money printing recently, im sure its worth more.
@pesmerga182
@pesmerga182 Жыл бұрын
Very successful movies and not so successful TV series
@mulemule
@mulemule Жыл бұрын
@@6thface "Plummet?" Incorrect (and in most cases, quite the opposite).
@Soldier4USA2005
@Soldier4USA2005 Жыл бұрын
That handwriting in the note is absolutely beautiful......from a time where people still took the time to do things properly and with great care.
@joe12321
@joe12321 Жыл бұрын
If you buy JRR Tolkien's letters from Father Christmas, it's full of his handwriting and drawing!
@mulemule
@mulemule Жыл бұрын
It also doesn't hurt to be an expert in calligraphy as Tolkien was.
@apeekintime
@apeekintime Жыл бұрын
OR simply from a time when you had to handwrite. My handwriting before phones was pretty bad but it was legible. Now it's about 50/50 if I can even decipher notes I take during a conference call.
@tmarritt
@tmarritt Жыл бұрын
You don't remember when doctors had to write things do you?
@bonchbonch
@bonchbonch Жыл бұрын
At any given point in history, there have always been people claiming that the previous generations did things better!
@jacobnatal5951
@jacobnatal5951 Жыл бұрын
That book with the personal letter from Tolkien and orginal dust cover sold for (💷137,000.00) in 2015. Thats USD $210,000.00 in 2015. Today in USD that be $267,430.44 & in UK (💷211,683.50).
@SoSo-li6dn
@SoSo-li6dn Жыл бұрын
id like to read it in the bath while drinking coffee and spilling coffee on it - yeah, that what id do if i had that sort of money,
@grantross2609
@grantross2609 Жыл бұрын
​@@SoSo-li6dn because of the sheer rarity/provenance of the thing it likely wouldn't matter too much if you further soiled it tho...... never cared for Tolkien too much myself !
@enmunate
@enmunate Жыл бұрын
Best I could give is 3,500
@mulemule
@mulemule Жыл бұрын
@@enmunate *Rick lives!* ♟⭐⭐⭐
@55tranquility
@55tranquility 3 ай бұрын
I think he massively undervalued that even for 1990. These days a signed first edition of the Hobbitt is going to go for £100,000 that personalised letter from Tolkien adds huge value as this is the only one in the world to have this note from Tolkien. He was wide of of the Mark here.
@cchavezjr7
@cchavezjr7 Жыл бұрын
She says her husband is Tolkien's grandson and he just ignores her completely...wow.
@darthmarticusLFC
@darthmarticusLFC Жыл бұрын
I’ve seen this clip before, it’s weird how it just avoids all context of that.
@cchavezjr7
@cchavezjr7 Жыл бұрын
@darthmarticusLFC yup. I remembered pretty early on I've seen it before and the whole provenance was just thrown out the door.
@UncleRichard.
@UncleRichard. Жыл бұрын
its probably "not good for tv" to say, oh my husband is his grandson and they just gave him this book while they were throwing things out. they want to hear, you found it in a dumpster type of stuff. Nobody cares when rich families have rich things.
@joshlewis575
@joshlewis575 Жыл бұрын
​@cchavezjr7 that's what I was thinking, u have a hand written letter from the man himself included with the 1st edition. Hope she didn't sell, it's worth way more than that fella was thinking. Even back then
@Finians_Mancave
@Finians_Mancave Жыл бұрын
His non-reaction suggests that this was all set up beforehand between the Tolkien family and the AR producers. You see this all the time with so-called "reality" shows. Some of the most obvious (ridiculous) non-reactions happen on the Pawn Stars show when unbelievably rare and expensive items are inexplicably brought into their Las Vegas pawn shop instead of say, a high-end auction house (like Sotheby's, etc).
@dracos24
@dracos24 Жыл бұрын
Could you imagine being the great-grandchild of Tolkien and your parents sold this instead of treating it as a family heirloom ?
@mr.doctorcaptain1124
@mr.doctorcaptain1124 Жыл бұрын
I’d be furious. If I had this, you couldn’t buy it from me for anything shy of enough money to set myself and my children up for the rest of our lives. If we already had that wealth, there is no sum of money on earth that would get me to part with it.
@niveous5392
@niveous5392 Жыл бұрын
It happens very often, and this is a pretty good case of why it's such a terrible thing. You see this a lot on shows like Pawn Stars too, and it's even worse in that case because they're clearly scamming you and you can't even bother to get a real price for whatever it is. Anything to make a quick buck or two I guess.
@201hastings
@201hastings Жыл бұрын
Some people prefer the money over the book. Maybe they need it. You’re making an ignorant assumption
@pepperypeppers2755
@pepperypeppers2755 Жыл бұрын
Remind me, antiques roadshow appraises antiques, correct? So there is no obligation to sell. It's fun knowing you have a valuable heirloom, doesn't imply she ever sold it. Could have just come on the show for the experience, or to appraise its insurance value.
@antipattern0
@antipattern0 Жыл бұрын
Simon has always been jealous of his grandfather.
@lilitharam44
@lilitharam44 Жыл бұрын
Since this clip was filmed, I wonder how much it's value has gone up? Beautiful book, love to have it.
@joshlewis575
@joshlewis575 Жыл бұрын
He said it was worth 3000ish. For sure it's at least 10x that. With a hand written note from Tolkien himself, probably ever more.
@Brinta3
@Brinta3 Жыл бұрын
*its value
@msresu
@msresu Жыл бұрын
@@joshlewis575 same was sold on auction for $210,500 without letter from Tolkien
@Jorg05111980
@Jorg05111980 Жыл бұрын
@@msresu Same condition?
@donsolos
@donsolos Жыл бұрын
​@@msresu and the letter is the most valuable part of it
@minimoog4236
@minimoog4236 Жыл бұрын
You'd have thought that "my husband is JRR"s grandson" would have merited at least an "Oh...okay" but nope, no comment whatsoever. Funny as.
@mulemule
@mulemule Жыл бұрын
Right?! (A true Brit!)
@telbel4979
@telbel4979 Жыл бұрын
Wow! That valuation was....a huge anticlimax! I thought he was going to say £100,000. That letter might have been sellotaped in by JRR himself.
@DaveBartlett
@DaveBartlett Жыл бұрын
The expression on her face was more one of slight disappointment than of joyful surprise. I think she was expecting more.
@iwonder1216
@iwonder1216 Жыл бұрын
This was in the 90’s. First editions sell for $500 000 now. This one probably more
@MrCovi2955
@MrCovi2955 Жыл бұрын
@@iwonder1216 Not to mention the popularity of the IP itself has massively increased thanks to 2 very successful trilogies and the Amazon flop that got people interested in the Silmarillion.
@mulemule
@mulemule Жыл бұрын
Adjusted for inflation, £3,500 British pounds in 1990 was worth £8,145 pounds or $14,500.00 USD ... a high price even then.
@snowboardfamilyof4
@snowboardfamilyof4 Жыл бұрын
I didn't realize they were going to use monopoly money instead of real money to quote her. kinda messed up if you ask me.
@kandykush4204
@kandykush4204 Жыл бұрын
I had the same version as a kid around 35 years ago… I doubt it was 1st edition but it looked exactly the same!
@john_Doe6578
@john_Doe6578 Жыл бұрын
#howcanimakethisaboutme
@ObsessedCollector
@ObsessedCollector Жыл бұрын
Probably a facimile anniversary edition
@bonchbonch
@bonchbonch Жыл бұрын
@@john_Doe6578 How dare people have a conversation about a topic they share interest in. Better to stay terminally online.
@fatbeachvanm9693
@fatbeachvanm9693 Жыл бұрын
@@john_Doe6578 ur a loser bro hahaa'
@12345.......
@12345....... Жыл бұрын
​@@john_Doe6578 Are you looking for attention? Go back in corner, the adults are talking.
@prubly68
@prubly68 Жыл бұрын
My favorite book of all time! I would love to own that copy!
@vp_wrld
@vp_wrld Жыл бұрын
I was expecting a much higher price but I guess you gotta remember the time period this was filmed in
@firefenixful
@firefenixful Жыл бұрын
true, the movies didnt exist, only nerds knew this shit
@TatamiDisco
@TatamiDisco 2 ай бұрын
Before the Internet ruined everything...
@larrykuenning5754
@larrykuenning5754 Жыл бұрын
"Aunt Jane" seems likely to be Jane Neave. There are several letters to her in _The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien_. It was at her suggestion (made in 1961) that he published the collection of poems called _The Adventures of Tom Bombadil_.
@mulemule
@mulemule Жыл бұрын
Great catch! 🙌
@AndyZach
@AndyZach Жыл бұрын
Thanks Auntie Jane for the idea!
@jeremypearson6852
@jeremypearson6852 Жыл бұрын
I suspect the value of that book has somewhat increased since a new generation has been introduced to Tolkien.
@celebrim1
@celebrim1 Жыл бұрын
First editions now go for 100 times that price.
@NR-rv8rz
@NR-rv8rz Жыл бұрын
Read it around 1979/80 at age 15 when my English teacher recommended it and I'd never heard of it until then. Then I devoured TLOTR. Then sat in front of the radio every Sunday lunchtime for 6 months listening to the BBC radio play of TLOTR with Ian Holm playing Frodo. Longed for a movie version and a short time later, the animated TLOTR movie was released. It was an amazing time and age to discover the books. Then another twenty years before the movie trilogy kicked off. Let's not talk about the Amazon series.
@katelights
@katelights 10 ай бұрын
and then Ian Holm went on to play Bilbo in the movies :D
@CallardAndBowser
@CallardAndBowser Жыл бұрын
I would think that particular book would fetch near a million dollars today in 2023.
@joncarroll2040
@joncarroll2040 Жыл бұрын
​@@DanielJones-xj9nt plus the provenance of being a copy that belongs to Tolkien's grandson probably increases the value somewhat.
@petert1692
@petert1692 Жыл бұрын
No, the condition is fair to poor. If it was in better condition and the dust jacket was in better condition, perhaps. Value now at about $75K.
@geoffos42
@geoffos42 Жыл бұрын
@@petert1692 See below comment from Jacob Natal: "That book with the personal letter from Tolkien and orginal dust cover sold for (£137,000.00) in 2015. Thats USD $210,000.00 in 2015. Today in USD that be $267,430.44 & in UK (£211,683.50)."
@pnotuner1
@pnotuner1 Жыл бұрын
You can't expect it to be pristine once it has been There and Back Again
@mrpzpdx
@mrpzpdx Жыл бұрын
Right?!!
@OddWoz
@OddWoz Жыл бұрын
How this isn’t more valuable with the provenance and everything astounds me. What a steal at a few thousand.
@dstoney701
@dstoney701 Ай бұрын
Wow that is a piece of history right there that letter made me emotional 😭
@SilverBullet888
@SilverBullet888 Жыл бұрын
My husband is Tolkien’s grandson “Yes but he hasn’t used a dust wrapper I’m afraid” Okay………….
@rachelcookie321
@rachelcookie321 Жыл бұрын
That cover design is so pretty compared to some of the more recent covers.
@pretty-white-lamb
@pretty-white-lamb Жыл бұрын
Tolkien's handwriting is beautiful.
@Kratos-005
@Kratos-005 Жыл бұрын
Have you seen his Elvish language handwriting? It’s so beautiful looking.
@martineldritch
@martineldritch Жыл бұрын
And here I was all happy with my 1982 Ballantine paperback when I came across this video.
@arzabael
@arzabael Жыл бұрын
Holy shit. The hand writing.
@bonscott6353
@bonscott6353 Жыл бұрын
So you could say its precious
@NH365
@NH365 Жыл бұрын
My 4th grade teacher read us that book a few dozen pages at a time.
@SpiritualSoulSurfer
@SpiritualSoulSurfer Жыл бұрын
I tried to sell a Lord of the Rings book to a Bangkok book trader in 2001 before the movies came out. He wouldn't take it because he looked at when it was published and it was too old! 🤣🤣🤣
@surreyboy84
@surreyboy84 Жыл бұрын
I wish I could go back in time & pick up pristine first editions of books like this. I’d make a fortune. Even Harry Potter first editions are worth a fortune now.
@ObsessedCollector
@ObsessedCollector Жыл бұрын
Or go back in time and buy stocks when they were pennies, or buy the company 😊
@MrPeachblossom
@MrPeachblossom Жыл бұрын
i.d go back to sit and talk to him
@mulemule
@mulemule Жыл бұрын
@@MrPeachblossom "Fool of a Took!" 😉
@oliverholmes-gunning5372
@oliverholmes-gunning5372 Жыл бұрын
Oh really? I have a couple in mint condition actually (Order of the Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince if memory serves). I'll check it out, thanks for the tip!
@JordanBeagle
@JordanBeagle Жыл бұрын
A couple years ago I bought a copy of the 1937 Facsimile Edition from Indigo and I'm glad it looks like they did a good job reproducing it, including the jacket and little maps and graphics inside
@bonwatcher
@bonwatcher Жыл бұрын
That valuation had the impact of an Austin Powers movie when Dr. Evil asks for a ransom of one million dollars in today's money. I am sure thirty+ years and a few Tolkien movies later that the valuation has gone up a little bit.
@kegginstructure
@kegginstructure Жыл бұрын
It is interesting that the Tolkien letter was in a cursive hand-lettered script that resembles the cursive letters in the books.
@AndyZach
@AndyZach Жыл бұрын
I believe Tolkien did the cursive letters in the books.
@random22026
@random22026 Жыл бұрын
He took great care in every detail. 😌😌
@1nePercentJuice
@1nePercentJuice Жыл бұрын
3.5k is a steal. I hope she held onto it, thought I imagine she's likely to have benefited immensely from the future movies/show.
@r8chlletters
@r8chlletters Жыл бұрын
Worth millions now I’d imagine.
@malcolmdrake6137
@malcolmdrake6137 Жыл бұрын
These guys are hired to get views. The items are NEVER worth a fraction of what they claim.
@AI67890_
@AI67890_ 9 ай бұрын
@@malcolmdrake6137utter bullshit
@farpointgamingdirect
@farpointgamingdirect Жыл бұрын
I have an exact reprint of this edition. The interaction between Bilbo and Gollum is completely different
@actually-will1606
@actually-will1606 7 ай бұрын
Tolkien revised it when writing lord of the rings. It’s explained to be bilbos original description of the story.
@RGRGJKK
@RGRGJKK Жыл бұрын
Pura vida guys great book with family history I have one the first edition of the Hobbit but in Spanish edition from 90's 😅🎉❤
@codyscott7962
@codyscott7962 Жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday Bilbo and Frodo! (Sept 22) Also, it'll definitely get more than 3.5k now.
@wishingonthemoon1
@wishingonthemoon1 Жыл бұрын
I can’t imagine how much it would go for now!
@farrd14
@farrd14 Жыл бұрын
I borrowed that same edition from a public library in Malta some 35 years ago! Anyway now I am proud owner of 1st edition Silmarillion, typos and all.
@tothelighthouse9843
@tothelighthouse9843 4 ай бұрын
People need to understand the context here. This was filmed in 1990, before the LOTR films & before Tolkien became a worldwide phenomenon. In 1990 Tolkien was a mildly respected writer with a dedicated cult following--this lady-relative is likely genuine in wondering what the first edition was worth, & 3500 pounds is a reasonable valuation. Cut to a decade ago, post-films, post-Tolkien-mania, & a first edition in excellent condition sold for almost 150,000 pounds. The valuation for the first edition in this video would be off the charts today.
@BicycleFunk
@BicycleFunk Жыл бұрын
I had a version that looked like that. Think I put it I a free library. It's not a bad book.
@garymcatear822
@garymcatear822 Жыл бұрын
I was expecting him to say 50K or something, not £3500.
@dave623
@dave623 7 ай бұрын
It sold for $48,000 a few months before the movie came out in 2003. Probably worth $500,000 now.
@hypsin
@hypsin 7 ай бұрын
I was ballparking 250K+ You'll be lucky to find original DJ in good shape for 3.5K these days...
@JayBigDadyCy
@JayBigDadyCy Жыл бұрын
I can't even imagine what that book would go for now after all the movies and likely ne wealthy collectors. Stuff like that has to be very, very rare. Probably looking at mid to high 6 figures I'd guess for the right buyer.
@EvilFinian
@EvilFinian Жыл бұрын
One sold in 2012 for $210,000 but it was in mint condition - this one according to a quick look would be $50,000+
@apeekintime
@apeekintime Жыл бұрын
@@EvilFinian This one probably has extra value, even at this condition, to collectors now because it came from the personal library of the Tolkien family. That's a bragging right rich people love to have. "Oh, my first edition came directly from the horses ass, and I own it now"
@supercompooper
@supercompooper Жыл бұрын
I wish my first edition was signed 😢
@michaelwallace4298
@michaelwallace4298 10 ай бұрын
I had one of those as a child - One of the reasons I became a writer! No signed letter from Tolkien though...
@maddyg3208
@maddyg3208 Жыл бұрын
Back when Gollum was happy to give the ring to Bilbo ...
@manfraydayyeah5731
@manfraydayyeah5731 Жыл бұрын
..... and when Elrond was as kind as Christmas.
@TheJoyfulEye
@TheJoyfulEye Жыл бұрын
Wow. I would never pay that for a book, but if I WERE going to pay that for a book, that's the book I would pay it for :) Fantastic story and Tolkien was a fantastic author.
@BirdsfromHuntingdon
@BirdsfromHuntingdon 8 ай бұрын
As a fan of Tolkien and an avid collector of many things, I could never sell that.
@chuckyboy6977
@chuckyboy6977 Жыл бұрын
When I was in middle school in the late 70’s, the Hobbit was used as a class reading exercise book. Each of us kids in class were given a copy to read from in class, if only we all knew, there were about 35 1st edition copies that sat on Mr Barnaby’s shelves for years..
@georgerendell7292
@georgerendell7292 Жыл бұрын
Ugh that is genuinely heartbreaking
@georgerendell7292
@georgerendell7292 Жыл бұрын
They couldn’t have first editions in the 70s though surely?
@tobydammit
@tobydammit 9 ай бұрын
There were only 1500 copies of The Hobbit produced in its first edition. I doubt they were rattling around on Mr. Barnaby's shelf.
@robertrostad3930
@robertrostad3930 Жыл бұрын
That’s the copy I read in 1988! Elementary school library, dust-jacket intact.
@YoutubeCensorsYou
@YoutubeCensorsYou 3 ай бұрын
You wou've been a rich man today if you borrowed it, never returned it, and just paid the fine.
@hardy3089
@hardy3089 Жыл бұрын
Idgad if she used sticky tape or not that note from Tolkien makes that book virtually priceless to a collector
@c17sam90
@c17sam90 7 ай бұрын
I like how he doesn’t mention that the chapter riddles in the dark is completely different in the first edition
@mikeuk4130
@mikeuk4130 Жыл бұрын
I wonder if Simon knew that she was getting the book valued. I’m sure I saw the $ signs in her eyes just before the valuation was given. What a fabulous book. I hope it has ended up with Simon, or somebody else deserving of it.
@jackryder-sw9rk
@jackryder-sw9rk Жыл бұрын
A 1st ed. book will be worth £35,000 - £38,000 today. Tolkeins own copy passed to his son with signatures and a signed letter, probably £50,000, Some auction houses estimate £200,000 plus.
@56squadron
@56squadron Жыл бұрын
@@jackryder-sw9rk That's the point everyone is missing here - This was HIS copy.... it doesn't get better than the authors own personal copy, and hopefully it remains in the family.
@WiggaMachiavelli
@WiggaMachiavelli Жыл бұрын
Simon would probably give it to Amazon for a pat on the head and a 'good boy'.
@golDroger88
@golDroger88 Жыл бұрын
@@56squadron Knowing the grandchildren it's probably better if it does not remain in the family.
@4seeableTV
@4seeableTV Жыл бұрын
She's not a robot. That's the whole point of going on these programs. Any of us would be excited just before the evaluation. They're still married by the way.
@chad0x
@chad0x Жыл бұрын
Incredible
@paulrodsted3905
@paulrodsted3905 Жыл бұрын
I don't know what edition it was but my dad used to have a copy just like this
@planetdisco4821
@planetdisco4821 Жыл бұрын
My holy grail! Got the LOTR trilogy as first editions but will never be able to afford this I suspect…
@theknightofdoom260
@theknightofdoom260 Жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure I had this as a kid and I crayoned all over it.
@TimBadger-w7d
@TimBadger-w7d Жыл бұрын
Jona had this edition. We talked about it at Upper Kings Drive.
@rgjertsen
@rgjertsen Жыл бұрын
Three and a half... *Eyes open widely* Thousand pounds! "Oh! Wow..."
@dannil9878
@dannil9878 Жыл бұрын
Today you could add two zeros and two bodyguards to this, If this book would ever come to this show again
@YoutubeCensorsYou
@YoutubeCensorsYou 3 ай бұрын
Rick Harrison: "Best I can give you is $35, and it's an offer that rules all other offers. I means, the ring didn't even get destroyed in this book, so I am taking a huge risk here"
@C00ltronix
@C00ltronix 25 күн бұрын
$35, but with the sticky tape.....
@scottnunnemaker5209
@scottnunnemaker5209 Жыл бұрын
We had one of these as a kid, I think it came from a grandparent or great grandparent who passed away, pretty sure we colored on the pages when left unsupervised.
@TemujinBC
@TemujinBC Жыл бұрын
"Two things that knocked me out..." Ok we got something good here
@jbradshaw4236
@jbradshaw4236 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful book
@CoalMinorCanary
@CoalMinorCanary Жыл бұрын
I became friends with the illustrator of that book at an art gallery under very fun circumstances. Barbara was such a talented and cool person…
@janethaagenstad8380
@janethaagenstad8380 Жыл бұрын
Why isn’t the British Antiques road show on American television anymore? I really miss it.
@Jo-yp8wy
@Jo-yp8wy Жыл бұрын
My Mum read us not only the entire Hobbit but also The Lord Of The Rings. My sister was scared. I wasn't 😂.
@tolvaer
@tolvaer Жыл бұрын
well done
@roygfs
@roygfs Жыл бұрын
Today, this would be worth many times that!
@Bluechief6
@Bluechief6 Жыл бұрын
You can hear his brain after she answers "by marriage." "Hmm... by marriage... so less nerd points for you then."
@andysim232
@andysim232 Жыл бұрын
Her own. Her precious
@poolhall9632
@poolhall9632 10 ай бұрын
Yeah, I think the sticky tape passes the test in this particular case because it maintained the letter with the book
@madzen112
@madzen112 Жыл бұрын
Where it all started :)
@PLF...
@PLF... Жыл бұрын
Considering this is not only a long time ago, and you can buy leather bound current versions for a pretty hefty price these days the price today would probably be 4-5-6 times that if not more.
@dinoflagella4185
@dinoflagella4185 Жыл бұрын
Imagine checking this book out of your library and returning it because of late fees. You could have had your hands on a treasure.😂
@ZepplinOnFire
@ZepplinOnFire Жыл бұрын
Only 3.5K?!?! You would be mad to part with this heirloom for anything less than 20 times that.
@FordHoard
@FordHoard Жыл бұрын
This was in 1990, so I'm sure it's worth way more now.
@HunterShows
@HunterShows Жыл бұрын
Yes well this appraisal was done in 1938, so...
@Humma_Kavula
@Humma_Kavula Жыл бұрын
@@HunterShows what? You think this show was in 1938..?
@surreyboy84
@surreyboy84 Жыл бұрын
I bet it’s worth a lot more than that now thanks to the movie franchise.
@ericinla65
@ericinla65 Жыл бұрын
MY ORIGINAL COPY had included the One Ring to Rule them All.
@JLee-rt6ve
@JLee-rt6ve 9 ай бұрын
Then that sneaky hobbit stole it and lost it someplace. Didn't even have it insured.
@alexdenton6586
@alexdenton6586 Жыл бұрын
The only thing she cares about is how much she can sell it Amazing individual…
@justsomeguy6474
@justsomeguy6474 Жыл бұрын
I can't believe that's all it's worth!
@scubascoob7441
@scubascoob7441 Жыл бұрын
that was back in 1990
@petergeorge2716
@petergeorge2716 5 ай бұрын
It's worth a lot more than that!
@1984Phalanx
@1984Phalanx Жыл бұрын
"I could give you maybe 50 bucks for it, and I'm taking a huge risk here." -Pawn Stars.
@JLee-rt6ve
@JLee-rt6ve 9 ай бұрын
A half barrel of pipe-weed, and not a leaf more. Hobbits are scarce, so it's going to sit on the shelf a long time.
@PtolemyJones
@PtolemyJones Жыл бұрын
I've had that cover! It couldn't have been first edition though, could it? I'm assuming it must have been a copy of some sort.
@peterlawson8563
@peterlawson8563 Жыл бұрын
correct. The publisher kept printing the same cover for many decades. Given it was painted by JRR himself, it was a good idea to keep using it
@PtolemyJones
@PtolemyJones Жыл бұрын
@@peterlawson8563 Ahhh, that makes sense. Thanks for that info, would have been upset if I had a first edition and didn't know it. Shocked at the low value of this one.
@peterlawson8563
@peterlawson8563 Жыл бұрын
@@PtolemyJones remember this was 30 years ago. I reckon the valuation now would be many multiples of that now, easily add a zero ...
@joncarroll2040
@joncarroll2040 Жыл бұрын
It's one of the more popular editions and probably the least expensive hardback version since its marketed as the kid's version rather than the adult one. I currently have it and its probably the nicest of the Tolkien editions I own.
@jedaaa
@jedaaa Жыл бұрын
I have the exact same copy
@armorykittington
@armorykittington Жыл бұрын
350k seems real low to me. Priceless. Precious.
@KonTikiTraveler
@KonTikiTraveler Жыл бұрын
Dude built this up like it was going to be her retirement fund
@JLee-rt6ve
@JLee-rt6ve Жыл бұрын
It's worth ... a small chest of gold.
@sandigerfilms
@sandigerfilms Жыл бұрын
I have a first edition copy of The Hobbit, but it isn't signed. My Great Uncle bought it when it first came out. I'd like to sell it, but don't know where to look.
@woverby1963
@woverby1963 Жыл бұрын
I dont know much about collecting but for something delicate like this id think you would use gloves or something. Id be drooling to have a first edition Hobbit, I love Tolkiens works! An actual note from Tolkien would be worth having on its own. I definitely could use what this book would go for today but i have to admit id be loathe to part with it!
@victor________
@victor________ Жыл бұрын
Yeah the guy has no idea, it’s worth far more
@queeniegreengrass3513
@queeniegreengrass3513 Жыл бұрын
Actually its probably better to handle fragile things with clean hands than with gloves. Since you retain sensation and ar less likely to tear or drop it.
@s.p.8803
@s.p.8803 Жыл бұрын
No!!!
@BT-su1yf
@BT-su1yf Жыл бұрын
3500 pounds? Try 350,000 pounds.
@davedogge2280
@davedogge2280 Жыл бұрын
nice
@Theomite
@Theomite Жыл бұрын
That book is easily $250K at auction. Opening bid.
@ejbbur4673
@ejbbur4673 Жыл бұрын
l have a copy of this book but not sure if it's a First Edition. It has the same dust cover, so was wondering if 2nd edition had the same cover.
@packetcreeper
@packetcreeper Жыл бұрын
I would've thought the auction price to be much higher.
@nategoodwin3329
@nategoodwin3329 Жыл бұрын
Ummm, I have a book that appears identical to this minus the personal note. Same cover, binding etc. Am I sitting on a forgotten treasure? Mine shows a copyright of 1966 though. Any help or resources on how to get the value would be appreciated greatly.
@CDNChaoZ
@CDNChaoZ Жыл бұрын
Yours would be a later reprint and not worth much I'm afraid. The first edition is from 1937, the publisher listed as "George Allen & Unwin Ltd" and would have the misprint as noted in the video.
@foodstick
@foodstick Жыл бұрын
It shocks me this could have been written so long ago.. It just seems so impossible...
@davidpeters6536
@davidpeters6536 Жыл бұрын
Amazing, looks just like the copy I was loaned to read in 1976 by an ex-girlfriend's dad. It didn't have a letter from JRRT in it and the ex wasn't related to him but it was a great read when I had flu..
@Keltibarian
@Keltibarian Жыл бұрын
I had that book with that dust cover, except my dust cover was in near perfect condition. Did subsequent print runs use the same dust cover? I just want to know if I threw away a fortune.
@David-bw7is
@David-bw7is Жыл бұрын
If you buy a copy of The Hobbit today in hardback it'll most likely have the same dust cover as the first edition. The only editions I've seen with different dust covers are illustrated versions of The Hobbit.
@bellerophonchallen8861
@bellerophonchallen8861 Жыл бұрын
yes you did, the copy I had, 5th edition in the same jacket with scribbling all over the maps and inscribed 'to Andrew love Mummy', raised £92,000 at auction.
@ObsessedCollector
@ObsessedCollector Жыл бұрын
It's the most reprinted jacket. Unless it was pre WW2, it's not much
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