Harry Potter first edition fetches £7,200
Published June 22nd, 2007
A rare first-edition copy of the first Harry Potter novel has been sold for more than £7,000 at auction.
The copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was snapped up by a specialist book collector for £7,200 following a bidding war.
The hardback copy, with an original price tag of £10.99, is one of only 500 produced in the first print run of the book in 1997.
The book was auctioned at Dominic Winter auctioneers in South Cerney, Gloucestershire. Including the buyer’s premium the book fetched a total of £8,460
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