5 Signs an Old Book Is Worth Serious Money

Wondering if your old book is valuable? From first editions to dust jackets, here are 5 clues that can reveal if it’s worth a ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Rare First-Edition Copy of ‘The Hobbit’ Found in English Home Sells for Nearly $60,000

A pristine copy of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit just sold for roughly $57,000 in England. The volume is a rare first-edition copy illustrated by the author. Staffers at the Bath auction house ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

A first edition Book of Mormon fetched a high price at auction. Here’s how much.

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 ...
The New York Times

A Rare Copy of ‘The Hobbit’ Is Found on an Unassuming Shelf

Bidding for the Tolkien classic, which was discovered in a home in Bristol, England, has already exceeded $25,000. By Amelia Nierenberg Reporting from London Caitlin Riley, a rare books specialist, ...