I was at the library book giveaway last week and picked up a few books I really wanted to read or that I found very interesting. I was curious about a book I picked up, I could not recall this book being one of J.R. Tolkein's novels and decided to check it out. It is a first edition volume of "The Silmarillion". Imagine my surprise when I found the exact copy of my book valued at between $300-400. I am keeping it, but was amazed at the fact of how valuable it is, that it was published post humously but was his first novel and that it was just given away by someone at the free book giveaway!!!

Anyone else get lucky? Do tell!!!