First edition of The Hobbit found in Dundee charity shop sells for £10,000

‘Not really sellable on the shop floor due to its age’ … the first edition of JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit. Photograph: Cancer Research UK/PA

A first edition copy of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit has sold for more than £10,000 after being discovered in a charity shop.

The rare copy of Bilbo Baggins’ tale was stumbled upon by a manager of the Cancer Research UK superstore in Dundee. As the store only sells items for £5 or less, the book was put up for sale on eBay, where it made £10,099.50 for the charity.