A bibliography 19972003, your childhood harry potter mementos could actually be worth some. May 21, 2019 bonhams sold a set of first editions of the harry potter books in 2005 for. Hayley malsom, 21, bought ultrarare copies of the goblet of. So could your harry potter books be worth the same kind of money. How to know if your harry potter book is worth tens of. The sheer volume of harry potter printings made for lots of. The value then decreases incrementally with the second, third and fourth prints, and so on. Rare and valuable books old and not so old books worth. Abe books, who sold a first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone for. Wizards are not averse to using currency with convoluted denominations, because they are easily able to solve complex calculations with magic. Millions of children and adults own harry potter books, but you may be surprised to know your edition could be worth a bit of money. Oct 10, 2019 other valuable books in the harry potter series.
Wizarding currency is the currency used by the wizarding world. While different editions might be worth a good deal of money, the real treasure is a 1997 first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone. The wizarding currency of great britain consists of three different coins. Hardcover first edition first printings of this 1997 book have become the holy grail for potter collectors. Mar 20, 2018 what are your harry potter bloomsbury edition books worth. According to an auction expected to take place this thursday, a copy of harry potter and the philosophers stone the first book in the series, in case youre not familiar is expected to sell for between. Feb 29, 2016 if you held on to your original harry potter books with the hopes that theyd be worth something down the road, nows the time to break them out of storage. What are your harry potter bloomsbury edition books worth. Feb 03, 2016 according to the users post, they first took the amounts mentioned in the books for exchange rates between values of wizarding money only, coming up with these figures.
The coins in your pocket that could be worth hundreds of pounds. A signed first uk deluxe edition of harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban first edition, first printing is. Rowlings harry potter series has gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide, and first editions of her. Your harry potter books could be worth a fortune heres how to. A bibliography 199720, he includes a handy chart for early potter fans to determine whether any of their beloved copies have financial value. Less rare first editions sell for anything between thousands and. A book signed by one of the illustrators is much less valuable. Your old harry potter books could be worth thousands mirror.
The seventh and final book harry potter and the deathly hallows saw the series coming to an end in 2007. Some of the later versions can also be worth something if the book has the authors signature. Your harry potter books could be worth a fortune heres how. Do you have a valuable harry potter gathering dust under your bed. Well, this section on mugglenet will explain all the intricacies. Harry potter and the philosophers stone was first published on june 30 1997 by bloomsbury and became an instant bestseller.
The first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone is the only book in the series that credits joanne rowling rather than jk rowling as its author, and has a print line number. Oct 10, 2019 bonhams sold a set of first editions of the harry potter books in 2005 for. Well, this section on mugglenet will explain all the intricacies associated with the rare harry potter books, from the first editions to the misprints and covers associated with each. Apr 21, 2015 some harry potter books are worth serious cash.
Your old harry potter books could be worth a fortune heres how to. It might not occur to 90s kids that their wellworn copies of jk rowlings novels could be worth any money but they could. These valuable harry potter books are worth thousands of. May 22, 2019 a first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone is expected to go for between. Mar 27, 2015 is this beanie baby madness all over again. British publishers bloomsbury released the first book in the harry potter series in june 1997. How you can tell whether your harry potter books are worth. Probably not real collectors who already know what the books are worth have already gotten anything that is.
According to a new coinage video, the answer is 51,877,687. Some muggle figured out what harry potter money is worth. Rowling has written plenty of books to suit children and teens as well as adults. Any first editions of collectors editions can be worth a fair amount of money too. If you own one of these rare books, youre sitting on a gold. If you held on to your original harry potter books with the hopes that theyd be worth something down the road, nows the time to break them out. In harry potter and the order of the phoenix, the price of a butterbeer in the hogs head is given as 2 sickles, which would be. These seven rare books could net you a fortune edinburgh. If youve had it signed by jk rowling then its worth even more. If you held on to your original harry potter books with the hopes that theyd be worth something down the road, nows the time to break them out of storage. According to the users post, they first took the amounts mentioned in the books for exchange rates between values of wizarding money only, coming up with these figures.
If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be worth. Harry potter and the philosophers stone was first published on june 30 1997 by. The first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone is the only book in the series that credits joanne rowling as its author with a print line number that reads 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Diehard harry potter fans and book collectors are known to pay top dollar for certain editions of the popular series, and ebay is the prime place to sell the books and cash in. The sheer volume of harry potter printings made for lots of goofs such as upsidedown. Millions of us own harry potter books, but if you were early to get in on the hype when the the philosophers stone first the shelves in 1997, your edition could be worth a bit of money.
Rare bookseller abebooks recently published a guide to collecting the popular fantasy series, and while the valuations vary based on the book number, there are a few rules of thumb. The first is that first editions of the harry potter books, even first u. According to the independent, 500 hardback copies of the first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone known as harry potter and the sorcerers stone in the u. Aug 18, 2016 according to the independent, 500 hardback copies of the first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone known as harry potter and the sorcerers stone in the u. Your harry potter books could be worth thousands of. By the midthirteenth century, galleons were already in circulation in wizarding britain. People will pay crazy money just because it says joanne rowling instead of j. If you are looking at them as a financial investment. These valuable harry potter books are worth thousands of pounds. Rowling signed fewer and fewer copies of her books as the series progressed, making signed copies of later books in the series usually worth more money. Your harry potter books could be even more magical than you thought. Mar 01, 2016 dust off your robes for a trip to gringotts.
From the ipod to a harry potter book what you can sell for thousdands. To be valuable, the books have to be original first edition hardbacks published in the year the book first came out and in very good condition. By far the most valuable book in the series is the first, harry potter and the philosophers stone, published on 30 june 1997 by bloomsbury in london. Do you have these harry potter books lying around your house.
Jul 11, 2002 so how valuable are your harry potter books. May 03, 2010 generally speaking, printing errors usually only make a book more valuable when it was rare to begin with. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up. The first editions of most of the next few books in the series can also sell for a bit of money. Muggles guide to harry pottermagicmoney wikibooks, open. Jun 09, 2017 the coins in your pocket that could be worth hundreds of pounds. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be. How you can tell whether your harry potter books are worth a. Read on to find out the basics, and consult erringtons book for further information. Those questions and more answered in this potter collector book lesson.
Your harry potter books could be worth thousands of dollars. Your old harry potter books could be worth thousands heres. Your old harry potter books could be worth a fortune heres. Generally speaking, printing errors usually only make a book more valuable when it was rare to begin with. How can you tell if your harry potter book is worth lots of. Rowling s harry potter series has gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide, and first editions of her books have very quickly become collectable. Rowling makes and spends her millions business insider. Some muggle figured out what harry potter money is worth in. If you own one of these rare books, youre sitting on a. Mar 26, 2017 so, just how much is harry potter and all of his wizardry goodness worth in revenue. Without the success of the first book, rowling might have never released the other books in the harry potter series. Oct 10, 2019 culture books news how to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up to. The first three harry potter first edition, first print books can be worth thousands of pounds. Your old harry potter books could be worth a fortune.
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