Rare first edition Harry Potter sells for £18,000 at auction A first edition of JK Rowling’s debut Harry Potter novel has sold for £18,000 after going under the hammer.
A first edition of Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone was auctioned for £45,201 in June last year while a pristine first edition copy sold for £69,000 in March 2022.
The copy of Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone, which was one of the first 500 printed in 1997, was sold on Saturday by NLB Auctions based in Paignton, Devon.
The book was described by auctioneers as being a “good example of an extremely scarce first edition first issue” with light wear and tear.
It was one of the 300 library editions as it has a library stamp on its title page and signs of a previous library slip card.
