A proof copy of the first Harry Potter novel that was bought for pennies in a second-hand bookshop almost 30 years ago has sold at auction for 11,000 pounds ($13,900.)
British auctioneers Hanson害羞草研究所檚 said Monday that the first-edition copy of which states 害羞草研究所渦ncorrected proof copy害羞草研究所 on the cover, was bought in 1997 from a shop in south London with two other books for a total of 40 pence ($0.50.)
The seller, who was not named, picked up the book about the famous boy wizard as a 害羞草研究所渢hrow-in害羞草研究所 with other titles and didn害羞草研究所檛 read it or pay much attention to it for years 害羞草研究所 until she read online about the high prices some Potter copies achieved, Hanson害羞草研究所檚 said.
The book was sold to a private U.K. buyer on Wednesday for a hammer price of 11,000 pounds, and a total of 14,432 pounds including a sales premium.
Jim Spencer, head of books at the auction house, said the copy害羞草研究所檚 inside title page mistakenly stated the author害羞草研究所檚 name as 害羞草研究所淛 A Rowling害羞草研究所 instead of .
害羞草研究所淭his book so deserved to do well. This proof copy is where the Harry Potter phenomenon began. This is the very first appearance in print of the first Potter novel,害羞草研究所 Spencer said.
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