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Harry Potter Book Sells for $19,120

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneOn Friday, March 6, 2009, a rare version of Harry Potter and the Philospher’s Stone (Sorcerer’s Stone for those unfamiliar with what the first book in the series true title is) sold for $19,120 in a rare books auction. The copy was a 1997 first edition of the book with the original publisher’s softcover wrappers. The book also had an illustrated card signed by J.K. Rowling. Only 200 copies of this version were made in the first printing of Harry Potter and the Philospher’s Stone. Prior to this winning bid the record for the highest price this version has gone for at auction was $10,750, which occurred in October 2008. The new record is almost double that amount. The winning bidder was from Dubai. He is a comic book collector, but his wife is a Harry Potter fan.


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