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A set of signed first editionHarry Potterbooks has gone up for auction for a ridiculous amount of money . The first al-Qur’an in the seriesby author J.K. Rowling , Harry Potter and the Sorcerer ’s Stone , was first published on June 26 , 1997 . The 7th and last book , Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , was put out a X later on July 14 , 2007 . During the books ' run , Harry Potterbecame one of the biggest pop culture franchises in the world , with the moving picture gross over $ 33 billion in the United States alone .
As the dealership has such an devouring fanbase , Harry Pottermemorabilia — from Rowling ’s personal possessions to props from the flick — has gone on to fetch thousands of dollars in preceding auction . In 2021 , Heritage Auctions sold a first edition hardcover ofThe Sorcerer ’s Stonefor $ 471,000 , when the initial play begin at $ 75,000 . The most expensiveHarry Potteritem to ever be sold was a one - in - seven transcript ofThe Tales of Beedle the Bard , handwritten and illustrated by Rowling , which was sell at Sotheby ’s for $ 483,906 in December of 2016 .
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lately listed atChristie ’s , a complete set of signedHarry Potterfirst variation novel was put up for auction with an approximate £ 100,000 - 150,000 Mary Leontyne Price decimal point ( close to $ 118,758 - $ 178,138 ) . The set includes a very rare first impression ofThe Sorcerer ’s Stone , which feature a erratum on Sir Frederick Handley Page 53 , and a misspelling of the word"Philosopher’s"(which drive the place of"Sorcerer’s"in the book ’s title when sold in the United Kingdom and elsewhere ) on the book ’s down in the mouth board . There are only 500 copy of thisHarry Potterimpression , 300 of which were sent to libraries . This listing is the first sign band to come out at auction to let in the first printSorcerer ’s Stonesince 2014 .
While most books in the auction sale listing are simply sign by Rowling , thesecond book , The Chamber of Secrets , features a individualized substance , which reads"To Tessa MacGregor , with best wishes . “While extremely personalized source messages , such as those that let in the names of the recipients , often affect an item ’s value at auction , it seems that this is n’t the case at thisHarry Potterbook auction . The lot is figure to sell for almost $ 180,000 . The marketer of the series intend on donating a portion of the itemization ’s sales agreement to the Lumos Foundation , a charity which essay to end the institutionalization of tyke .
Because of Rowling ’s sharp declivity in popularity in late long time after divvy up controversial notion that have been called out as transphobic and homophobic , Harry Pottermemorabilia is n’t as highly valued as it has been in the past tense . Earlier this year , iconic glasses and wand used byDaniel Radcliffe in theHarry Potterfilmswent up for auction , and expect to sell for between just $ 8,000 and $ 12,000 . While this is still no small amount , it ’s not much compare to what other major film franchises have sold their own memorabilia for . It remain to be assure how much thisHarry Potterbook adjust will in reality be sell for at Christie ’s , but even at the lowest approximation , it will likely be an incredibly impressive amount .
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