Harry Potter 1st Edition up for grabs

A JK Rowling’s Harry Potter first edition go’s up for auction at Bonhams auction house in London later this month and is expected to bring in between $10,000 and $20,000. Bonhams have said the first edition will go on sale 26th June.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was first published in 1997 with a print run of between 500 and 1000 copies, a typical amount publishers product for a first run, if successful, as with Harry potter, they then mass produce thousands.

The final book Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows goes on sale 21st July.