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Jun 04, 20 in a rare edition of the first harry potter book, in which she made sketches and annotations over 43 pages, author j. The four key criteria to check harry potter and the philosophers stone first editions can go for up to. Throughout the seven books, all that talk about galleons, sickles and knuts was enough to make your head spin. Harry potter first edition featuring jk rowling drawings. The first three books in the harry potter series, gorgeously illustrated in full. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up to. The collectible harry potter over 300 million copies of the harry potter series have been sold world wide. Penguin books in australia recently had to reprint 7,000 copies of a nowcollectible book because one of the recipes called for. Jun 15, 2017 first editions of the final three books are not worth as much due to the harry potter mania influencing massive print runs though any books signed by jk or the cast have potential to add value, too.
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The book, the first in the sevenpart series of harry potter books. Most collectible books of the decade 20002009 on abebooks. First editions of the final three books are not worth as much due to the harry potter mania influencing massive print runs though any books signed by jk or. You can also expect to make some money off of the hardcover edition of harry potter and the chamber of secrets, if the cover art shows. Without the success of the first book, rowling might have never released the other books in the harry potter series.
Feel the magic with harry potter first edition antiquarian collectible books. And not surprisingly, the value of the earliest editions is giving the santa cruz county real estate market a run for its money. They are items that provide hours of enjoyment for the recipient. Fill out this form with enough information to get a list of comparable copies. Errington explains that the first few books regularly appear at auction, and sell for thousands of dollars if they. Of the 500 first printing copies, 300 ended up in libraries.
Could your harry potter collection be a goldmine in disguise. It usually takes a long time, sometimes decades, for a book s value to be determined but these treasures became collectible in a hurry. Five ways to spot if your harry potter books are worth a small fortune at the time the publisher, bloomsbury, had no idea how popular the story would be, which is. Online book marketplace abebooks, which specialises in rare books, has detailed exactly which editions are worth a good.
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Hardcover first edition first printings of this 1997 book have become the holy grail for potter. What are your harry potter bloomsbury edition books worth. Rowling will release four new harry potter books for. Some copies have been selling for a lot of money do you own one of them. How to know if your harry potter book is worth tens of. To see the harry potter books we currently have for sale please click here. Harry potter and the philosophers stone first editions can go for up to. May 21, 20 a first edition copy of harry potter and the philosophers stone, with author jk rowlings notes and original illustrations, was sold for. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be worth thousands. Many of the early editions of jk rowlings book are worth. How to tell if you have a harry potter first edition set. Jk rowling releases her unseen early character sketches. Each new book, when it was released, toppled sales records on the first day of sales the later books selling 59 million copies in one day. You probably dont need to include every word of the title and authors name.
Peeves has played a cruel joke on you know who he is. Do you have a valuable harry potter gathering dust under your bed. Pottermore describes them as a chance to absorb the colourful characters and curious incidents of the real history of magic in a more compact form. According to the independent, 500 hardback copies of the first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone known as harry. A history of magic, featuring an extraordinary treasure trove of magical artifacts, original drafts and drawings by j. You can also expect to make some money off of the hardcover edition of harry potter and the chamber of secrets, if. Online book marketplace abebooks, which specialises in rare books, has detailed exactly which editions are worth a good deal more than their cost price ranging from. Rowling, and additional material exclusive to the us run of this unforgettable exhibition. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be worth. Your harry potter books could be worth a fortune new york post.
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The book series follows the adventures of harry potter during his time spent at hogwarts school and his faceoffs against the dark wizard voldemort. A book is also a considerate option when giving to an acquaintance such as a coworker. Heres how to tell if your old harry potter books are worth loads of money some firstedition books are nearly worth. Heres what to look for, so you can figure out whether your books are worth a ton of money. Image caption for his grandville series, bryan talbot drew a different sketch in each book. May 30, 2019 the four ebooks will also include manuscript pages, notes, and sketches from rowlings time writing the original harry potter books. I still come across people who buy a book for 50 cents at a swap meet that turns out to be worth. To be valuable, the books have to be original first edition hardbacks published in the year the book first came out and in very good condition. People will pay crazy money just because it says joanne rowling instead of j. These valuable harry potter books are worth thousands of. By far the most valuable book in the series is the first, harry potter and the philosophers stone, published on 30 june 1997 by bloomsbury in london.
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