Harry Potter First Book Edition Auction in London
Auctioneers said a first edition of JK Rowling's debut Harry Potter novel is expected to sell for a magical sum later this month in London.
Bonhams auction house said the hardback edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (sold in the U.S. as "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone") will likely fetch between $10,000 and $20,000 when it's put up for sale on June 26.
Luke Battenham, book specialist at Bonhams, said, "The person selling the edition got some prize money in school, went to the bookstore and bought the first book she saw in the window."
Battenham said "there may be others out there who also have a first edition, and have no idea how exceedingly valuable it is."
The auction house said between 500 and 1,000 copies were printed in the novel's first run.
Source : AP
