Harry potter and the philosophers stone this rare first. The book is one of just 500 copies printed, and one of the 300 of. The harry potter books were the reason i fell in love with reading and makebelieve worlds and i have jk rowling to thank for that. Harry potter and the philosopher s stone j k rowling on. Not surprisingly, the first harry potter book, harry potter and the philosophers stone, remains the bestselling book of the seven. A rare first edition harry potter book with two typos just sold for.
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The first book has sold approximately 120 million copies around the. During that time she relied on welfare benefit to support herself and her daughter. Potter has hit a huge milestone this year, with more than 500 million books sold all over the world, in 80 languages. An illustrated version of harry potter and the philosopher s stone was released on october 6, 2015, with illustrations by jim kay. Despite the furious pace of sales, harry potter will still have his work cut out to catch the bible, which, according to the guinness book of records, has sold 2. Harry potter and the philosophers stone 1st edition sold mental. The first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone, jk rowlings debut. One day just before his eleventh birthday, an owl tries to deliver a mysterious letterthe first of a sequence of events that end in harry. Harry potter and the philosophers stone, book 1 audio. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up to. The unique copy was one of only 500 firsteditions to feature multiple mistakes, including. Rowlings hugely successful novels about a boy wizard, is to be sold at bonhams fine books and manuscripts sale in london on 9 november. Over 120 million copies of harry potter and the philosophers stone have sold worldwide.
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Before it was part of the most popular childrens series on earth, harry potter and the philosopher s stone was a new book from an unknown author from the. Rowlings debut novel harry potter and the philosopher s stone has already been translated into a staggering 79 languagesitchy coos scots translation will be language number 80. By june 1997, when harry potter and the philosopher s stone was first published, rowlings manuscript. Books that are signed by the stars of the film franchise really add no to very little value to the book. The book sold 11 million copies within 24 hours of its release. A first edition copy of harry potter and the philosophers stone has sold for a lot of money. Harry potter and the philosophers stone was first released in 1998, in an initial run of around 500 copies, and would later go on to sell over 120 million copies worldwide. Harry potter and the philosophers stone was first released in 1998, in an initial run of around 500 copies, and would later go on to sell over.
Harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. Collectively, the seven harry potter books have sold nearly 500 million copies since the publication of harry potter and the philosophers stone in 1997, making harry potter the bestselling book. Ollivander was widely considered the best wandmaker in the world, and many wizards and witches bought their wands from him. It is the first novel in the harry potter series and rowlings debut novel, first published in 1997 by bloomsbury. As of june 2017, the series has been translated into 80 languages, 10 placing harry potter among historys most translated literary works. The ultrarare book went up for auction in bonhams, on wednesday 11 march and sold.
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