 For example, the signed first hardback edition of "The Hobbit" from 1937 has reportedly been offered for $85,000.Collectibles also include non-fiction books with hand-written annotations from Tolkien's private library.On 2 September 2017, the Oxford Oratory, Tolkien's parish church during his time in Oxford, offered its first Mass for the intention of Tolkien's cause for beatification to be opened.