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.)
The seller, who was not named, picked up the book about the famous boy wizard as a "throw-in" with other titles and didn t read it or pay much attention to it for years - until she read online about the high prices some Potter copies achieved, Hanson s said.
Proof copy of first Harry Potter book - bought for £1 by Witney school in 1997 - sells for thousands itv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from itv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
J K Rowling is now a household name thanks to the monumental success of her Harry Potter series, but that wasn't always the case, and now a proof copy that spells her name wrong is up for auction