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The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien · Paperback
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Paperback, very good, on eBay UK. Going rate £16.00.
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The Hobbit, paperback, up to £15 Searching automatically
- Next checkIn 3 hours 12 minutes
- Thu 14:32Checked 5 marketplaces. 1 match. Email sent
- Thu 10:31Checked 5 marketplaces. 218 listings, no match
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The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
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The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien · Paperback
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- Up to £15
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The Last Wish
Andrzej Sapkowski · Paperback · 2017
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Andrzej Sapkowski · Paperback · 2017
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The Name of the Wind
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Piranesi
3 votes · 5 own it · from £4.20
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Meet-up · 9 going
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The Hobbit
4.6 from 128 ratings
Read it every autumn. The 2012 paperback has the larger type, which my eyes are thankful for.
@lunawolf_16Mine is the old Ballantine cover. Worth hunting if you like the illustrated map.
@nostramoquill
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Sunday Fantasy Club Open · 14 members
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The Name of the Wind
6 votes · 4 members own it · from £6.50
- 4 votes
The Lies of Locke Lamora
4 votes · 2 own it · from £5.99
Thursday 22 October, 19:00
Meet-up · 9 going
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The Hobbit
4.6 from 128 ratings
Read it every autumn. The 2012 paperback has the larger type, which my eyes are thankful for.
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The Outcast Dead· Graham McNeil
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Charity shop find: Horus Rising, £1.50
@nostramoquill · 12 replies
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Printing to avoid: the 2024 reprint has smaller type
@lunawolf_16 · 8 replies
- News
Reprint on the way: Flight of the Eisenstein
@sam_reads · 5 replies
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