Harry Potter book sells for £43,750 at auction — birminghammail.co.uk

A first edition of Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone has sold at auction for £43,750, after some "intense bidding". The sale exceeded expectations as the copy, described as being in "excellent condition", had an estimated sale price of £15,000-£20,000. It was purchased by a London-based businessman at Bonhams Fine Books and Manuscripts Sale in the capital. Part of the first edition's appeal was down to a rare printing mistake on the back cover, in which the second "o" was missing from the word "Philosopher's".

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