A proof copy of the first Harry Potter novel that was bought for pennies in a second-hand bookshop almost 30 years ago has sold at auction for 11,000 pounds ($13,900.)

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Proof copy of Harry Potter book, bought for pennies in 1997, sells for more than $13,000

A proof copy of the first Harry Potter novel that was bought for pennies in a second-hand bookshop almost 30 years ago has sold at auction for 11,000 pounds, or $13,900

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Harry Potter book bought for pennies in 1997, sells for over $13,000

The first-edition copy was bought in 1997 with two other books for a total of 50 cents.

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A proof copy of the first Harry Potter book, which was purchased over 30 years ago for pennies at a secondhand bookshop, fetched 11,000 pounds (Rs 11.5 lakhs) at auction, as per a report in ABC News. The original edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," which is marked "uncorrected proof copy" on the cover, was purchased in 1997 for a total of 40 pence ($0.50) from a south London bookstore together with two other novels, according …

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Proof Copy Of First Harry Potter Novel, Bought For Pennies, Sold For Rs 11.5 Lakh

The rare early edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone cost a book enthusiast just 13p back in 1997. It spent years gathering dust on a bedroom shelf

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Misspelled Harry Potter book bought for 13p sells for more than £14k

The rare early version of the iconic novel misspells JK Rowling's name as 'JA Rowling' on the inside cover and uses the author's full first name 'Joanne'.

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Misspelt Harry Potter book that cost 13p sold for more than £14k

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A proof copy of the first Harry Potter novel that was bought for pennies in a second-hand bookshop almost 30 years ago has sold at auction for $13,900.

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Proof copy of Harry Potter book, bought for pennies in 1997, sells for more than $13K

AN ULTRA-rare first-edition Harry Potter novel that was bought for 13p has sold at auction for more than £10,000. The uncorrected proof copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was bought in 1997 from a second-hand shop with two other books for a total of 40p. PAHansons Auctioneers Head of Books Jim Spencer with the first-edition Harry Potter novel[/caption]
PAThe book was bought for 13p almost 30 years ago and has sold at auction for £1…

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I scooped £10k for old Harry Potter book - it's one of 200 printed in the UK

LONDON (AP) — A proof copy of the first Harry Potter novel that was bought for pennies in a second-hand bookshop almost 30 years ago has sold at auction for 11,000 pounds, or $13,900. British auctioneers Hanson’s said Monday that the first-edition copy of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” which states “uncorrected proof copy” on the cover, was bought in 1997 from a shop in south London with two other books for a total of 40 pence ($0.5…

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The uncorrected copy proof of the debut novel in the Harry Potter series was bought for pennies more than a quarter-century ago with J.K. Rowling's name misspelled on the title page.

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Very 1st print version of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" sold at auction for more than $13,000

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