A first edition of ”Harry potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”the book that began the saga created by the British JK Rowling, was acquired at an auction in London for a shocking amount of money: 16,880 euros.
The book was purchased in 1997, in a used bookstore, by a woman. The value was, along with two other books, about 46 euro cents at the current exchange rate. This week, the auction house Hansons put it on sale showing that with seven books, eight movies, several spin-offs and even a series in preparation, The character of the boy wizard continues to generate a sensation.
The book expert Harry Potter from the auction house, Jim Spencersaid that the book is proof of how the phenomenon began Harry Potter: ”This is the first appearance in print of the first Potter novel.”
The woman who found the book by chance
“I didn’t have much money but I always liked to treat myself and browse second-hand bookstores on Saturday mornings. I went into one of my usual places, one of the second hand bookstores near the main street of Crystal Palace,” the woman said, in statements released through Hansons.
He also said that that book was in one of the stacks of some baskets that were on the floor of the bookstore and He chose it almost by chance: “The book of Harry Potter it was among the stacks, perhaps even by accident, since all the others were by Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, Ngaio Marsh, as far as I remember. I bought it as an add-on along with a couple of other titles – 40p for all three. To tell you the truth, I don’t think I even looked at it properly.“added the woman, whose identity was not revealed.
“Finding the book thirty years ago was a great stroke of luck at the right time for which I will always be grateful,” she noted.
The seller of this copy, who now lives in Italy, said that she decided to put the book on sale when started reading about high prices to whom some books were sold Harry Potter. That led her to contact Spencer to see what value knowledge could have in hers.
The specimen that was auctioned this week survived all its moves to China, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and Italy. He also said that never read itnor any of his four children, aged between 25 and 12, since they always preferred to watch movies.
Max’s Harry Potter series won’t arrive until 2026
The CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, David Zaslavconfirmed on Friday that a series of Harry Potter long-planned project aims to debut in Max in 2026. The previously planned date had been 2025 or 26.
“We have not been shy about our enthusiasm around Harry Potter,” Zaslav told Wall Street analysts on the company’s fourth-quarter earnings conference call. The executive said he and his colleagues met with the Potter creator, JK Rowling, in London a few weeks ago. “Both parties are thrilled to revive this franchise,” she added.
Source: Ambito
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