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The first editions of the british harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban. An excellent condition first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone has sold at auction for. Oct 10, 2019 a rare first edition of the first harry potter book which is expected to fetch up to. Do you have these harry potter books lying around your house. Unfollow harry potter first edition book canadian to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Oct 11, 2019 a unique first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone has distinct typos. 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. How to know if your harry potter book is worth tens of. Jun 27, 2017 a first edition paperback of harry potter and the chamber of secrets is on sale for. Apr 21, 2015 some harry potter books are worth serious cash.
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If you guessed a firstedition harry potter and the philosophers stone that. A bibliography 199720, he includes a handy chart for early potter fans to determine whether any of their beloved copies have financial value. The harry potter series only began in 1997 and yet j. Whats the difference between a first edition and a first printing.
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A signed first uk deluxe edition of harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban first edition, first printing is. Reprints of philosophers stone and even first editions of the later books in the series have much lower values, in part because so many more of. 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. Harry potter and the philosophers stone this rare first. Mar 01, 2016 dust off your robes for a trip to gringotts. Oct 10, 2019 culture books news how to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up to. Abe books, who sold a first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone for. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be. The hardback version of the first print is rarer, but the softcover can also be worth quite a bit of money. First editions of the last three books order of the phoenix, the.
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