Is your Harry Potter book worth a fortune? Schoolgirl's rare first edition Philosopher's Stone copy sells for £56,000
- The book, the first in the series, was one of only 500 printed in an initial run
- It contained spelling mistakes which were later corrected for other editions
- The girl bought the book at Harrogate railway station at the age of 11
- But now, a private collector in the US snapped it up for £56,250 at Bonhams
A rare first edition of Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone bought by a schoolgirl 21 years ago has sold at auction for more than £56,000.
The book, the first in the series, was one of only 500 printed in an initial run in 1997 and contained spelling mistakes which were later corrected for other editions.
The author is named as Joanne Rowling instead of J .K. Rowling, as she has become known.
A rare first edition of Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone bought by a schoolgirl 21 years ago has sold at auction for more than £56,000. Pictured, a first edition is pictured in 2007
The unnamed vendor bought the book at Harrogate railway station at the age of 11.
A US private collector snapped it up for £56,250 at Bonhams.
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