Cancer Research UK said the first edition of the fantasy novel was found among backroom donations.
A charity has earned £10,000 from a rare copy of The Hobbit found among donations at a shop in Dundee.
Published in 1937, it is one of 1,500 copies from the original run that features black and white illustrations by author JRR Tolkien.The acclaimed children's book, which follows the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, was found by Cancer Research shop manager, Adam Carsley. Mr Carsley had been at the Dundee superstore to assist with staff training and the organisation of stock.He came across the item among hundreds of other books in the backroom
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