The first edition book is much sought-after due to some printing errors and other quirks
A rare first edition Harry Potter has sold at auction for more than £8,000 – 27 years after its owner bought it for £3.50 at the book shop where she worked. Jane Thompson-Webb, 52, purchased the book brand new from Ottakar’s Bookshop in Birmingham for £4.99 in 1997 – minus a 30 per cent staff discount.
“After a solid bidding battle the copy was eventually secured by a telephone bidder in the UK. Congratulations to the winner and also to the underbidders, who all helped make this a magical moment in the saleroom.” “I remember people coming to buy the book before Christmas. But what’s really vivid is how many parents with young boys came in after Christmas, with the boys asking when the next book was coming out because they wanted to read the next story. That book got boys reading.”
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