Oct 10, 2019 a rare first edition of the first harry potter book has fetched a staggering. An entire generation of book lovers are likely to have wellthumbed harry potter books lurking in cardboard boxes at their parents houses. What are your harry potter bloomsbury edition books worth. The harry potter books have led to a major movie franchise, a soldout theatre production and multiple. One major indicator that your book is a collectors item.
A signed book by jk rowling is the most important thing you can wish for, as it will increase the value tenfold and if it is a rare book to begin with then you might want to start celebrating. The sheer numbers of first editions on the market, mean even signed copies of the final harry potter book can be found for less than. The top 5 most ridiculously priced disney vhs tapes fans who loved the books and movies are safe to say, obsessed, with. Five ways to spot if your harry potter books are worth a small fortune. Hardcover first edition first printings of this 1997 book have become the holy grail for potter collectors. Here are some of the most valuable books in the harry potter series. Is harry potter worth reading for a literature student. If the title is harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, it was published by bloomsbury, and its a hardback. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be worth. Even more valuable, however, are first editions of harry potter and the philosophers stone where the book is credited to joanne rowling. It might not occur to 90s kids that their wellworn copies of jk rowlings novels could be worth any money but they could.
Collecting harry potter first editions with the release of the latest harry potter movie, harry and his friends are back in the lime light. Apr 21, 2015 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. Im hesitant to answer this question because i know my answer will immediately be curbstomped into oblivion by offended j. Home a guide to collecting harry potter books harry potter books this june marks the 20th anniversary since the first harry potter book was first published. 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.
More than 400 million copies of the harry potter books have been sold worldwide since the first book was published in 1997, and here are the most valuable. The harry potter books are currently still in print, which means that your old copies will need to have something different about them to make them valuable. Mar 27, 2015 the most valuable edition is the early hardback of harry potter and the philosophers stonebut only the one that shows harry standing by a train on the cover. If the title is harry potter and the sorcerers stone, it was published by scholastic, its a hardback, and its not the american book club edition. The harry potter books are currently still in print, which means that your old copies will need to have something different about them to make them.
The book, which was kept by a pair of retired civil servants in a codelocked briefcase, is expected to fetch up to. How to spot a rare and valuable harry potter book the. Picture of the 1998 first edition dust jacket for harry potter and the sorcerers stone u. 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. Mar 20, 2018 what are your harry potter bloomsbury edition books worth. From first printings to book club editions, youll quickly learn whether you. How to know if your harry potter book is worth tens 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. Harry potter books with this rare typo could be worth thousands. Only 500 were published, and 300 went to libraries, so if. Harry potter might be the best series ever created, hands down.
But to have any real collectable value, it has to be a copy of the first edition, first impression also known as the first printing. These valuable harry potter books are worth thousands of. Many of the early editions of jk rowlings book are worth thousands of pounds. People will pay crazy money just because it says joanne rowling instead of.
The harry potter books are a phenomenon that has rarely been seen in the world. How to figure out how much harry potter book copies are worth. Signed copies of harry potter and the order of the phoenix can go for four figures. 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. Five ways to spot if your harry potter books are worth a. Oct 10, 2019 the book, which was kept by a pair of retired civil servants in a codelocked briefcase, is expected to fetch up to. Of course, the harry potter and the philosophers stone uk hardback first edition is not the only valuable harry potter book. If youve had it signed by jk rowling then its worth even more. Not the australian edition published by bloomsbury which despite showing the date 1997 was probably printed in 1999 or the us harry potter and the sorcerers stone. 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. This ebook covers first issue points for the first book in the harry potter series. But they lack the embossed diamond pattern on the book boards. First editions of all the novels are valuable as are proof. First editions of the last three books order of the phoenix, the halfblood prince and the deathly hollows are far less valuable.
The collectible harry potter over 300 million copies of the harry potter series have been sold world wide. This 17yearold girl transformed herself into harry potter and. Jul 15, 2010 the collectible harry potter over 300 million copies of the harry potter series have been sold world wide. Jun 03, 2016 harry potter might be the best series ever created, hands down. 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. Harry potter and the hobbit top new list of most valuable. Jul 11, 2002 so how valuable are your harry potter books. The online rare book sellers abebooks recently published a list of harry potter editions that are considered especially valuable today. To find out if your copy has this ohso valuable typo, flip to page 53 and find the list of school supplies that first. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up. Those questions and more answered in this potter collector book lesson. How you can tell whether your harry potter books are worth a.
Some of the later versions can also be worth something if the book has the authors signature. How you can tell whether your harry potter books are worth. A bibliography 199720, he includes a handy chart for early potter fans to determine whether any of their beloved copies have financial value. By the time these books were coming out, rowling was well past the point where she ever needed to go on a book tour again. Today marks a very special day for fans of harry potter its been 20 years since the first book about the magical world of hogwarts was released in the uk. Oct 10, 2019 if your book ticks all of these boxes, then you could be in luck. The illustrated edition harry potter, book 1 book 1 of 1. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up to. Do you have these harry potter books lying around your house. The book was in excellent condition which added to its appeal for collectors and i am not surprised that it attracted so much interest and such intense bidding. If your book ticks all of these boxes, then you could be in luck. To find out if your copy has this ohso valuable typo, flip to page 53.
Jun 27, 2017 first editions of the last three books order of the phoenix, the halfblood prince and the deathly hollows are far less valuable. How to spot a rare and valuable harry potter book the week. The writer later famously used her two initials to. Dec, 2017 the third book, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, had some early prints of this book mistakenly printed with joanne rowling rather than jk rowling on the page. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be worth thousands. Feb 29, 2016 the online rare book sellers abebooks recently published a list of harry potter editions that are considered especially valuable today. A first edition paperback of harry potter and the chamber of secrets is on sale for. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be. This 17yearold girl transformed herself into harry potter and its mesmerizing.
Firstly, anything signed by the author is clearly valuable a book signed by one of the illustrators less so. If you have a harry potter book signed by jk rowling herself. Some copies have been selling for a lot of money do you own one of them. There is only one truly valuable harry potter book, and that is, of course, the first british edition of harry potter and the philsophers stone. Mar 01, 2016 even more valuable, however, are first editions of harry potter and the philosophers stone where the book is credited to joanne rowling. If you guessed a firstedition harry potter and the philosopher s stone that was published by bloomsbury on june 30, 1997, then you are correct. The first editions of most of the next few books in the series can also sell for a bit of money.
The most valuable edition is the early hardback of harry potter and the philosophers stonebut only the one that shows harry standing by a train on the cover. Your harry potter books could be even more magical than you thought. Collecting harry potter first editions raptis rare books. Picture of the first edition page for harry potter and the sorcerers stone u. Aug 15, 2016 if your harry potter book has this typo, it could be worth thousands. The third book, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, had some early prints of this book mistakenly printed with joanne rowling rather than jk rowling on the page. Please take a moment to note that any us hardback harry potter book which has only blackboards and no diamond imprint boards are composed of the front and back hardcovers and spine is a book club copy and nowhere near as valuable as those books with the appropriate twocolor, diamond pattern boards.
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