A rare copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone has sold for thousands at auction – 27 years after its owner bought it brand new for just a few pounds.
The soft cover first edition of the boy wizard’s literary debut went under the hammer with Richard Winterton Auctioneers at The Lichfield Auction Centre today.
The soft cover first edition of the boy wizard’s literary debut went under the hammer with Richard Winterton Auctioneers at The Lichfield Auction Centre today.
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00:00On to the Potter. So, we go to Potter now, Lot 300, a wonderful book there, great condition,
00:09great story behind it. Bids, two telephones up, bids from all over the world. We have
00:14got a lot of interest. I can start the bidding, I can see, on the cell room at 1900 bid. At
00:201900 I'd bid. 2000 I'd bid. 2100 I'd bid. 2200 I'd bid. 2300 I'd bid. 2400 I'd bid.
00:292600 I'd bid. 2700 I'd bid. 2800 I'd bid. 2900 I'd bid. 3000 I'd bid. 3200 I'd bid.
00:373400 I'd bid. 3600 I'd bid. 3800 I'd bid. 4000 I'd bid. 4200 I'd bid. 4400 I'd bid.
00:444600 I'd bid. 4800 I'd bid. £5000 I'd bid.
00:49£5002, £5004, £5006, £6000 now, £6002 bid, £6002, £6004 telephone, £6004, £6006 telephone,
01:06£6006, no he's walking away, at £6006. Final bid, we are selling telephone at £6600. Sold,
01:21£6600.