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Harry Potter cover art fetches a record price at auction in New York

Expelliarmus to all previous records! An original watercolor illustration for the cover of Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone, the first book in J.K. Rowling’s international hit series, has become the most expensive piece of Potter paraphernalia ever sold at auction. The illustration, which featured on the debut edition of the 1997 novel, was sold for […]

Very 1st print version of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” sold at auction for more than $13,000

Fashion / February 27, 2024 / Newsrelease Desk

Very 1st print version of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” sold at auction for more than ,000

The “very first appearance in print” of the first book in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series was bought for less than a dollar more than a quarter-century ago. This week, it was sold in an auction for thousands. Hansons Auctioneers said that an uncorrected copy proof of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” – a

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