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The Folio Society

The Hobbit

J. R. R. Tolkien · 2019 · United Kingdom

The Folio Society Limited Edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. The Folio LE programme now averages a roughly four-hour sell-out; this title sold out in twelve minutes.

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The states of this edition

Each state is a separately-priced tier within the edition. The right-hand column counts the copies on Solander right now.

  • Limited Edition
    Limitation
    1,000
    Enclosure
    Clamshell
    Typical issue
    $500–several thousand
    On-platform
    2
  • Hors-de-Commerce (artist proof)out-of-series
    Limitation
    —
    Enclosure
    Clamshell
    Typical issue
    —
    On-platform
    1

Reference photographs

Reference views of the edition. Each is a labeled slot — a placeholder in this preview, never presented as a particular copy.

  • Illustrative plate of The Hobbit with its enclosure
    Illustrative plate
  • Illustrative cover artwork for The Hobbit
    Cover artwork
  • Folio Society The Hobbit in clamshell
  • Folio Society The Hobbit in clamshell
  • Folio Society The Hobbit in clamshell
  • Folio Society The Hobbit in clamshell

Price context

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Asking now, on Solander

  • Limited Edition #318 — Fine in Fine clamshell

    £950asking

  • Hors-de-Commerce (artist proof) — Near Fine in Very Good clamshell

    £780asking

Current asking prices shown, not final sales.

Realized elsewhere, sourced

  • LOTR Hors-de-Commerce (comparable Folio HC)£135–£182eBay completed listing (comparable Folio HC) · 2024

Copies on the register

Individual copies whose history is recorded on Solander. The register is a compounding asset — most copies are still sparse.

Listed now

  • Limited Edition #318

    Fine in Fine clamshell

    quartos · Established seller · UK

    £950asking

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  • Hors-de-Commerce (artist proof)

    Near Fine in Very Good clamshell

    colophon_kept · Established seller · UK

    £780asking

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