From worstpreviews, The lightsaber used by Luke Skywalker in "Star Wars" sold for around $200,000 at an auction of Hollywood props and memorabilia. Actor Mark Hamill used the lightsaber, which was made from an old photography flashgun, in both the original Star Wars: a New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back.
An original section of the Death Star from the first 1977 movie also fetched $20,000 and C-3PO's helmet and robotic hands worn by British actor Anthony Daniels in the 1983 hit Star Wars: Return of the Jedi sold for $100,000 and $30,000 respectively.
An original set of the three Lord of the Rings books, all first editions printed in 1954 and signed by JRR Tolkien sold for $90,000. Bound in original red cloth, each volume included a fold out map of Middle Earth at the back and used to belong to a student of Tolkien's.
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