Hobbit

Little Hobbits Bring in the Big Bucks

Filed under: Auctions

We've seen great, 1st edition books like the Harry Potter series sell for some serious money but JRR Tolkien is giving JK Rowling a run for the top spot. Recently, the 1937 first edition of The Hobbit sold for £60,000 at auction to an anonymous bidder -- two times what is was expected to bring in! I knew it came before the famous trilogy of the Lord of the Rings but I didn't know The Hobbit was Tolkien's most successful book. Other unique Tolkien-esque keepsakes were included at the auction including a photograph of the writer.

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Tags: Hobbit, JK Rowling, JkRowling, JRR Tolkien, JRR-Tolkien, JrrTolkien

The Shire

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates

I've seen some odd development concepts before but The Shire may just top the list. Located in Bend, Oregon, The Shire is a development that has been designed to have the look of an 18th century village with thatched roof cottages and a bucolic setting. The cottages and village townhomes are all up to date on the inside but outside they have a look that can only be described as quaint. To keep up with the Tolkien theme there are "Hobbit Dwellings" embedded in the stone serpentine garden walls of The Shire which have round doors and are used to house the the machinery and grounds keeping tools to maintain the common areas of The Shire. The main village contains townhouses with nearby garages so that vehicles can be stored from view. Hobbit living doesn't come cheap, current prices range from $577,775 to $846,940.

[via Neil Gaiman]

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Tags: bend, oregon, Bend,Oregon, development, hobbit, real estate, the shire

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