![]() Still a tad shell-shocked by the valuation, the seller said: “I live in hope!”īy contrast, in the same sale Hansons is offering a pristine copy of the same book with an estimate of £40,000 to £60,000. ![]() They confirmed that it was – a nice surprise to say the least.”ĭespite its shabby condition, the book is set for auction at Hansons on March 9 with a guide price of £2,000 to £3,000. “Around Christmas time, I decided to contact Hansons Auctioneers to check whether it was a first edition. I found it in one of those traditional charity shops packed with boxes. I just spotted the back cover with the image of the wizard and thought it looked interesting. The seller, a Manchester businessman who wishes to remain anonymous, said: “I didn’t realise it was a first edition when I bought it. Not only is it in well-thumbed condition, it’s filled with a child’s scribbled drawings of the boy wizard. The hardback copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, one of only 500 in the first Potter print run in 1997, was bought from a Manchester charity shop last November. ![]() A first edition of the rarest Harry Potter book ever published could sell for thousands of pounds despite being covered in children’s doodles – and it only cost 50p!
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