harry potter and the philosopher's stone by jk rowling

While the book broke the British record, the world record of a first edition Harry Potter book remains at a staggering $471,000, which was sold in Dallas, Texas, in December 2021.īonhams also has other Potter books going up for auction, including four versions of Philosopher’s Stone and a signed first-edition copy of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. We are certainly looking at this book potentially breaking the British record. The relatives were from the Harry Potter generation and are now in their 30s.

I believe they had a second copy, which they read, and this one was kept in pristine condition. She gave this copy to a near neighbour in Edinburgh and inscribed it to her young relatives. When JK Rowling signed it, the book had not yet become a phenomenon. Interest in this book just seems to keep growing, and what is wonderful about this copy is its really good condition and very early inscription. One of Bonhams auctioneers’ specialists, Luke Batterham, discussed the significance of the book prior to the auction. The book contains all the elements that a first edition of Philosopher’s Stone should have: “publisher’s imprint page with the number sequence from 10 to 1, and author cited as ‘Joanne Rowling’, p.53 with the duplication of ‘1 wand’ on the equipment list, misspelling ‘Philospher’s’ on lower cover.” The first-edition copy of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” that has sold at auction (Source: Bonhams Auctioneers)

Harry potter and the philosopher's stone by jk rowling