The final book in the series, harry potter and the deathly hallows, was published in europe and the us in july, its first american edition receiving a recordbreaking print run of 12m copies. Its certainly worth searching your home for a copy of the first book in the harry potter series. Harry potter first edition sets world records at heritage. Harry potter book brings record price in auction in london. A harry potter first edition just sold at auction for a record setting. A rare firstedition harry potter book sold at auction for a recordbreaking a. Oct, 2017 since the first book hit stores in 1997, j. May 22, 20 a unique first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone, with notes from author j. A first edition copy of harry potter and the philosophers stone has sold for a lot of money.
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Mckinven, noted craftsman, author, and collector at public auction. As well as featuring a typo on its back cover not pictured this edition of the book also includes a picture of a mystery wizard who never appeared in any of the stories. A first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone, the first of j. For meera, donnie, nastassia and kai, with lots of love from jo also known as j. Rowling has sold for a record 150,000 pounds at a london charity auction, sothebys has.
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Loved by fans around the world, the series has sold more than 500 million copies, been translated into 80 languages and made into eight blockbuster films. However, its the final book in the series, harry potter and the deathly hallows, that is the fastest selling book of fiction of all time. Earlier this year, a first edition copy of the same bookautographed by j. A hardback edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone by j. Nov 10, 2016 jk rowling holds the record for a 21st century book sold at auction for her volume the tales of beedle the bard, which took. Harry potter 1st edition auctioned for record price. Dec 14, 2007 online retailer amazon has admitted it was the mystery bidder which paid a record.
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This first edition harry potter book just sold for a. Harry potter first edition beats auction record by 68%. A tiny harry potter manuscript written and illustrated by j. We can now reveal that, since that moment, half a billion harry potter books have now been sold.
The first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone, jk rowlings debut novel, was bought by a private collector from the uk. Mar 18, 2020 a miniature harry potter book handwritten by j. Jul 18, 2005 the new harry potter book sold an astonishing 6. Coupling live sales with realtime internet bidding has yielded record setting results that speak for themselves. Tiny harry potter book handwritten by j k rowling could.
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Harry potter fans deathly hallows, the seventh and final volume of j. The stories are devoured not only as print and ebooks, but we love listening to them too. Harry potter first edition sets world record at heritage auctions. Rowling, believed to contain daniel radcliffes first autograph as the actor playing the boy wizard, sold recently in the u.
Twenty years ago, readers around the world first discovered the magical story of harry potter, created by j. The boy who lived still knows how to make money, with a rare book selling for record breaking amount at auction this week. Rowlings harry potter series has made a fine habit of breaking sales records. Harry potter breaks 400m in sales business the guardian. Mar 11, 2020 a first edition copy of harry potter and the philosophers stone has sold for a lot of money. Rowling first edition until it more than quadrupled its estimate. We are in the deepest recession for 80 years and a harry potter childrens paperback book is setting a record price. Sep 20, 2017 rare harry potter book sets world record at auction the boy who lived still knows how to make money, with a rare book selling for record breaking amount at auction this week. From harrys first year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry to his final battle with archenemy voldemort, this beautifully packaged cd box set contains over 100 cds with a total running time of 124 hours 56 minutes, which will keep you enchanted through all seven. Rowlings complete internationally bestselling harry potter series brilliantly brought to life by stephen fry.
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