If youve had it signed by jk rowling then its worth even more. If you are among the few who happen to have a first printing first edition of the uk. Do you have these harry potter books lying around your house. A rare first edition harry potter book with two typos just sold for. Pictures of the true first edition of harry potter and the chamber of secrets u. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online.
Rowling was still a jobbing author rather than a worldwide superstar. Thats because hes being raised by his miserable aunt and uncle who are terrified harry will learn that hes really a wizard, just as his parents were. K rowing will have a much higher value even if it isnt an early edition or part of harry potter first edition set. Rowling and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Feel the magic with harry potter first edition antiquarian collectible books. The first entry in our list already represents a staggering amount of money for a book thats been out for just a little over two decades.
Includes identificaton criteria and points of issue to help collectors identify the original book. The sale exceeded expectations as the copy, described. Rare bookseller abebooks recently published a guide to collecting the harry potter series, and while the valuations vary based on the book number, there are a few rules of thumb. The first harry potter book to be published was harry potter and the philosophers sorcerers stone.
It will be worth something since the first book had the. First edition harry potter books have become very valuable. First edition points and criteria for harry potter and the. If you are among the few who happen to have a first printing first edition of the uk edition of the first book, which was called, harry potter and the philosophers stone, you really have a treasure. If you have harry potter and the philosophers stone uk edition then it is worth a lot more than harry potter and the sorcerers stone.
The book series follows the adventures of harry potter during his time spent at hogwarts school and his faceoffs against the dark wizard voldemort. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book in the series, at 766 pages in the uk version and 870 pages in the us version. Hardcover first edition first printings of this 1997 book have become the holy grail. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be worth thousands. First edition book values how much is a book worth. If you have a first edition signed by the author copy, the. Harry potter order phoenix by jk rowling, first edition abebooks. Bloomsbury publishing first printed the book in 1997. Mar 26, 2015 are your old harry potter books worth anything. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be. Mar 01, 2016 rare bookseller abebooks recently published a guide to collecting the harry potter series, and while the valuations vary based on the book number, there are a few rules of thumb. Well, this section on mugglenet will explain all the intricacies associated with the rare harry.
If you have a first print, first edition signed by the author copy of the book, it is worth between. If your copy is a 3rd printing, or a book club edition, it wont have the same value as a first edition. Dec 05, 2018 a rare first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone has sold for a world record price of. Harry potter rare typo makes first edition hardback worth a. Jk rowling, author of the harry potter series of books harry potter and the goblet of fire. Have you ever wondered how to tell if your harry potter book is rare and worth a lot of money. It was published worldwide in english on 21 june 2003. Jul 11, 2002 so how valuable are your harry potter books. Jun 09, 2017 a first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone has sold at auction for. 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. Your copies of harry potter books may be worth up to. What are your harry potter bloomsbury edition books worth. The first three harry potter first edition, first print books can be worth thousands of pounds. If your book meets all these requirements then congratulations, you have a first edition.
A hardback first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone worth around. Hardcover first edition first printings of this 1997 book have become the holy grail for potter collectors, the guide explains. Harry potter is a worldwide phenomenon today, but that wasnt always the case. Mar 19, 2018 i have a full set of harry potter books, and was wondering what they would valued at. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix book 5 by j. Dec 11, 2017 harry potter books are still in print that means you can pick up a copy for. I have a full set of harry potter books, and was wondering what they would valued at. Harry potter rare typo makes first edition hardback worth a lot of money as it goes up for auction. 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. How you can tell whether your harry potter books are worth a fortune. The value then decreases incrementally with the second, third and fourth prints, and so on. Mar 28, 2019 before it was part of the most popular childrens series on earth, harry potter and the philosophers stone was a new book from an unknown author from the uk. A first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone.
Over 300 million copies of the harry potter series have been sold world wide. Harry potter and the halfblood prince was published on 16 july 2005. It usually takes decades for a book to become collectible and gain significant value on the rare book market. Old copies of harry potter novels may have sentimental value for the owners, but they could also be worth a mint. Did you mean harry potter 1st edition harry potter and the sorcerers stone. Jk rowling signed fewer copies by this point, so a first edition with a signature could be worth around. Any first editions of collectors editions can be worth a fair amount of money too. Depending on the binding and condition, it could be worth. How do you tell if its a genuine valuable first edition.
How much is a first edition of harry potter and the. Pictures of the true first edition of harry potter and the sorcerers stone u. The collectible harry potter over 300 million copies of the harry potter series have been sold world wide. Before it was part of the most popular childrens series on earth, harry potter and the philosophers stone was a new book from an unknown author from the uk. Aug 18, 2016 according to the independent, 500 hardback copies of the first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone known as harry potter and the sorcerers stone in the u.
Uk edition, which features harry standing in front of a train. T he harry potter series only began in 1997 and yet j. Hardcover first edition first printings of this 1997 book have become the holy. This is how to find out if youre sitting on galleons. This also refers to the books which include the first edition denotation on the. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The philosophers stone is a 1st ed, 1st print one of the 500, chamber of secrets is a 1st edition 1st print, prisoner is a 1st ed 1st print 1st state with errors, goblet of fire is first edition by omnia, and last are all 1st. A hardcover book published in 1958 by viking isnt the same as a reprint published by penguin in 1963. Those questions and more answered in this potter collector book. According to the independent, 500 hardback copies of the first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone known as harry potter and the sorcerers stone in the u. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be worth. Pom harrington, owner of rare book company peter harrington, looks at the specific details that determine whether or not a copy of harry potter and the philosophers.
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