The book was sold in auction
A rare first version of the book “Harry Potter and the philosophical stone”which was to be thrown away, was sold at auction for more than £ 21,000 (25,000 euros).
According to the BBC, the book was auctioned by NLB Auctions in Paignon, England on Saturday, February 8th.
A First Edition of JK Rowling’s Debut Harry Potter Novel has sold for £ 18,000 after going under the hammer.
The Copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, which was one of the first 500 printed in 1997, was sold on Saturday by NLB auctions based in Paignon, Devon.
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The director of the auction house, Daniel Pierce, found it among the possessions of a man who has passed away in Brixham, who was intended for the trash.
Said the price is ‘Absolutely logical for a first -hand -held book’noting that this one was from the printing of the first 500 copies and also among the 300 distributed in public libraries. The spelling mistake in the back of the book was one of the things that helped him recognize it as a first edition.
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