Most Expensive Book Ever On Antiques Roadshow ❦ The Hobbit (1937)

In this video we look back to a first edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit that was taken to Antiques Roadshow in 1990. In today's market it would be the most expensive book ever shown on the programme.

But what was it valued at then, what has happened to the book since, and what would it be worth today?

00:00 - Introduction
00:27 - What Is The Book?
07:48 - The 1990 Valuation
09:33 - What Has Happened To The Book?
10:38 - What Is It Worth Today?

My name's Tom and I'm an antiquarian bookseller making videos about the world of rare books and manuscripts.

www.tomwayling.co.uk