Tolkein's Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun is published for the first time today (May5, 2009).
The Hobbit was first published 72 years ago, with an initial print run of 1,500 copies. It has now sold more than 100 million copies worldwide and has been translated into nearly 50 different languages.
In 2008 a 1937 copy of The Hobbit sold for £60,000.
Worldwide, The Lord of the Rings trilogy of films has taken almost £3 billion.
The Mail on Saturday, Saturday, May 2, 2009
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