Harry Potter book bought for 30p sells for £10,500 at auction
The novel with a laminated board cover is one of only 500 first-edition first impressions to exist and its sale attracted international interest.
Source: sky.com
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Harry Potter book bought for 30p sells in Lichfield for £10,500
The winning bid came from an online buyer from Los Angeles, auctioneers say.
United Kingdom Harry Potter Richard Winterton Los Angeles Wolverhampton Library Richard Winterton Auctioneers
Source: bbc.com
The minor Harry Potter defect which saw old 30p book fetch 10k at auction
The Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone book was bought for 30p from a library, but is so rare, that it is one of 500 first edition copies with a glaringly obvious defect on its cover.
United Kingdom Richard Winterton Harry Potter Los Angeles Lichfield Auction Centre Wolverhampton Library
Source: express.co.uk
Harry Potter: Rare first edition book sold for more than £10,000 after being bought for 30p
A savvy buyer found the book after it was sold for pennies by Wolverhampton Library
United Kingdom Harry Potter Richard Winterton Wolverhampton Library Richard Winterton Auctioneer Antiques
Source: independent.co.uk
Harry Potter book bought for 30p sells in Lichfield for £10,500
The winning bid came from an online buyer from Los Angeles, auctioneers say.
United Kingdom Los Angeles Richard Winterton Harry Potter Wolverhampton Library Richard Winterton Auctioneers
Source: bbc.co.uk
Harry Potter book bought from library for 30p is ultra-rare first edition worth £5k
The collector, who bought the book for pennies, kept it stashed away in a box at his home, before the unlikely treasure was discovered by his family after he passed away
United Kingdom Richard Winterton Harry Potter Lichfield Auction Centre Wolverhampton Library Winterton Auctioneers
Source: mirror.co.uk
Rare 'Harry Potter' book bought for under $1 may be worth thousands
A worn-out original copy of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," purchased for less than $1, is now estimated to be worth a whopping $6,300.
Source: nypost.com