Publishers were n’t very optimistic about the next ofHarry Potter and the Philosopher ’s Stonewhen they impress it in 1997 . Only 500 first edition written matter were made , 300 of which were donate to libraries . As anyone who ’s been to a bookstore , movie theater , ortheme parkin the past two decades knows , that prediction could n’t have been further off .
Book one of theHarry Potterseries spawned one of the most successful literary franchises of all time andearned millionsfor author J.K. Rowling . That intend those rare first edition print areexceedingly valuabletoday , and one of the most pristine copy ever discovered just sell for $ 56,500 at auction , BBCreports .
The sellers , an anonymous distich from Lancashire , England , had stored their copy ofHarry Potter and the Philosopher ’s Stone — along with a first variant ofHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets — in a computer code - engage briefcase for safekeeping . The plan was n’t to wait for the Book to fall value over time ; originally , they had desire to protect them and pass them down as house heirloom .
The couple changed their minds after learning that another first edition written matter ofPhilosopher ’s Stonehad sold for $ 35,000 . That wrick out to be a wise move . By locking it off , they care to carry on one of the unspoiled first variant transcript of the book experts had hear . The Christian Bible also contained two computer error that made it an even more likable point for aggregator . Itsvaluewas station between $ 30,700 to $ 37,000 .
At the auction , however , bidder blew past those telephone number . It sell for a winning play of just about $ 56,500 . The buyer will end up paying $ 70,000 in total to deal extra fees and taxes .
That ’s a significant amount to pay for a book , but it ’s not even the highest public figure that ’s been bid for the title of respect . originally in 2019 , a first - variation print ofHarry Potter and the Philosopher ’s Stonewith several errors sold for$90,000 .
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