Harry Potter e-book purchased for 30p sells for £10,500 at public sale

A uncommon hardback copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone has been offered for £10,500 at an public sale – having been bought for less than 30p.

The profitable bid, which was nicely above its estimated worth of £3,000 to £5,000, got here on-line from Los Angeles.

Published by Bloomsbury in 1997 with a laminated board cowl, the e-book is certainly one of solely 500 first version first impressions and, of these, certainly one of solely 300 despatched to libraries.

It additionally has an o lacking from the phrase Philosopher’s on its again cowl.

The novel was initially snapped up on the discount 30p value by an nameless man from Staffordshire after being withdrawn from Wolverhampton Library.

The purchaser died in the beginning of the yr and the auctioneers behind the sale, Richard Winterton, needed to rummage via lots of of packing containers of his belongings to search out it.

It nonetheless carries its library identification sticker, a backbone sticker with the letter J, and withdrawal stamp.

Auctioneer Richard Winterton mentioned: “We’re absolutely delighted with this result.

“The first in the original series of books by JK Rowling, this copy has clearly been well-read and still has its library identification sticker, spine sticker with the letter J, withdrawal stamp and 30p selling price.”

The e-book’s excessive estimation was partly right down to its “much-loved condition” as a former library e-book.

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To determine a primary version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone examine the writer is Bloomsbury and the most recent date listed within the copyright info is 1997.

The print line on the copyright web page should learn “10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1” and examine for that lacking Philosopher’s “o”.

There can also be a typo on web page 53 the place the merchandise “1 wand” seems twice – as soon as in the beginning and as soon as on the finish.