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Harry Potter first edition sitting on shelf for two decades sells for $108,000 – 7NEWS.com.au
A dad sent the copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone sitting on his shelf to auction – and wound up cashing in.
An ultra-rare edition of the first Harry Potter book has sold at auction for an eye-watering sum – and theres still 499 copies in the wild.
The first edition hardbook copy of Harry Potter and Philosophers Stone by JK Rowling was snagged by a collector for more than AU$100,000.
It has several defining characteristics the later editions of the book dont, which boosts its value, according to Hansons Auctioneers resident book expert Jim Spencer.
He said only 500 copies of the first edition were e…
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