Harry potter and the halfblood prince an illustrated deluxe edition could be worth hundreds, while a good condition one with the adult covers can fetch more than. A hardcover book published in 1958 by viking isnt the same as a reprint published by penguin in 1963. Rowlings autograph on your harry potter book instantly adds value, but how much. Your harry potter books could be worth thousands of dollars.
How do you tell if you have a first printing of the first edition of a harry potter book. Her first book was published in the uk in 1997 as harry potter and the philosophers stone, and in the united states as the. Rare edition of jk rowlings beedle the bard sells for. Harry potter and other famous books worth a fortune. One of the first edition harry potter and the philosophers sorcerers stone hardbacks was sold for 10,575 at a sothebys auction in early 2002. Rowling handwrote seven copies of her collection of. The collectible harry potter over 300 million copies of the harry potter series have been sold world wide. Rowling is the author of the bestselling harry potter series, and famous for her rapid rise from struggling single mother to multimillionaire. We also look at some things to look for an avoid when buying a first printing copy of sorcerers stone. Rowling was still a jobbing author rather than a worldwide superstar richer than the queen, so there are a reasonable number of signed first editions available from her book tour signings. A book that has significant damage is likely not worth much. 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. If you have a harry potter book signed by jk rowling herself.
Rowling is obviously best known as the author of the harry potter stories. The first four books in the harry potter series are highly sought after. Back of title page in the first edition of harry potter. For whom the bell tolls provides a good idea of the difference in prices. Chamber of secrets first edition unsigned they can be worth. Your harry potter books could be worth a fortune heres. Do you have these harry potter books lying around your house. Oct 10, 2019 a full collection of signed harry potter first editions will set you back more than.
First edition books are the first appearances in print of a particular work, and as such convey value and meaning to their owner, aesthetically, emotionally and monetarily. Oct 10, 2019 culture books news how to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up to. In 1998, jk rowling was still a jobbing author rather than a worldwide superstar. T he harry potter series only began in 1997 and yet j. Several harry potter book editions are valuable, and the rarest of them all. Most hard cover books published since the early 20th century were sold with a dust jacket. Rowling has changed the face of publishing, bookselling and indeed reading for millions of people. By the time the fourth book in the series was released harry potter mania had well and truly taken hold and copies were printed by the millions. Dust jacket many hardcover books from the series feature of dust jacket with cover art. Abe books, who sold a first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone for. Mar 01, 2016 rare bookseller abebooks recently published a guide to collecting the harry potter series, and while the valuations vary based on the book number, there are a few rules of thumb.
Each new book, when it was released, toppled sales records on the first day of sales. What is the value of first edition us harry potter books. The harry potter series only began in 1997 and yet j. First edition book values how much is a book worth. These valuable harry potter books are worth thousands of. How much is a first edition hardback harry potter book worth. Five ways to spot if your harry potter books are worth a.
Rowling without personalisations on the title page and certified by her official hologram bearing the publication date of the book 2107 07. Your harry potter books could be worth a fortune heres how. Your old harry potter books could be worth a fortune heres how to. Harry potter and the deathly hallows, first edition, signed. 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.
The first three harry potter first edition, first print books can be worth thousands of pounds. Dec 05, 2018 a rare first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone has sold for a world record price of. Be careful to make sure copies are by the first publisher. Books that are signed by the stars of the film franchise really add no to very little value to the book. Which harry potter book is the holy grail of them all. A set of signed harry potter books is estimated to fetch between. Harry potter first editions harry potter at catch the snitch. To find out more about what a first edition book is and why its. Hardcover first edition first printings of this 1997 book have become the holy grail for potter collectors. An unsigned first edition copy of harry potter and the philosophers sorcerers stone may be worth between 3,000 and 4,000.
None of the first editions of the final 3 books are worth anything according to video, as. We are currently interested in acquiring signed copies only of these titles. But they are far from the only books worth far more now than what. New listing harry potter series books 15 in 1st edition and 7 paperback and hardback 4. For all of the harry potter books, the first publisher is bloomsbury. The unauthorised guide to the mysteries that remain. Rising meteorically from relative poverty and difficulty in edinburgh to creative superstardom. Harry potter first edition hardbacks chamber secrets, goblet fire, sorcerers stone and prisoner azkaban. The desire to acquire first editions could be considered the backbone of the book collecting world.
How you can tell whether your harry potter books are worth. If you guessed a firstedition harry potter and the. According to abe books, a signed first edition of this book is worth a 4 figure sum. Depending on the binding and condition, it could be worth anywhere from. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be. How you can tell whether your harry potter books are worth a.
Rowling is the author of the bestselling harry potter series, and famous for her rapid rise. First editions of the last three books order of the phoenix, the halfblood prince and the deathly hollows are far less valuable. 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. The dust jacket is both the most decorative part of a book, and the most delicate. A rare first edition of the first harry potter book which is expected to fetch. People will pay crazy money just because it says joanne rowling instead of j. The value then decreases incrementally with the second, third and fourth prints, and so on. You can use ebay to browse through all texts relating to the world of harry potter and find the ones that meet your needs. First edition some of the signed harry potter books you will find on ebay are. How to tell if you have a harry potter first edition set. Your harry potter books could be worth thousands of.
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. It usually takes decades for a book to become collectable and gain significant value on the rare book. Any first editions of collectors editions can be worth a fair amount of money too. Dec, 2016 a handwritten and jewelled edition of jk rowlings the tales of beedle the bard gifted to her publisher has sold for. A full collection of signed harry potter first editions will set you back more than. According to collectable book site abe books, a first edition of harry. If you guessed a firstedition harry potter and the philosophers stone that was published by bloomsbury on june 30, 1997, then you are correct. Harry potter books 17 special edition boxed set by j. Rowling, including first editions and signed first edition copies of the harry potter books. The value goes down with each release due to large numbers that are available, but they are still worth several hundred dollars. Oct 03, 2018 the first three harry potter first edition, first print books can be worth thousands of pounds. Jks signature by book 4, she was signing fewer copies turns any first edition of goblet of fire into a book with a fourfigure pricetag but there. Those questions and more answered in this potter collector book lesson. Rowling 2007 harry potter and the deathly hallows, us first edition, first printing, published by arthur a.
Mar 20, 2018 what are your harry potter bloomsbury edition books worth. By harry potter and the goblet of fire, signed copies were becoming rarer. Later titles, from the goblet of fire through the deathly hallows books 47, were printed in vast numbers, so unless you have a signed copy lucky you. Feel the magic with harry potter first edition antiquarian collectible books the harry potter books are a childrens fantasy series written by the bestselling author j. How to tell if you have a harry potter first edition set and. Mar 29, 2018 today we look at first printing issue points of the american first edition harry potter books. 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. Jul 15, 2010 the collectible harry potter over 300 million copies of the harry potter series have been sold world wide. If you held on to your original harry potter books. Deluxe editions can be priced in four figures if signed. Signed harry potter books and first editions can be a positive way to build up a collection featuring one of your favorite magical protagonists. Rising meteorically from relative poverty and difficulty in edinburgh to creative superstardom in an incredibly short space of time it is not too much of a stretch to say that ms. A book signed by one of the illustrators is much less valuable. Illustrations you may find harry potter collectors books that include some illustrations within the book in addition to the cover art.
How much is a first edition of harry potter and the. Rowling first editions adrian harrington rare books. Expand your harry potter collection with signed antiquarian books. But even if your books arent signed, if you have some first edition harry potter books laying around, you might be sitting on a gold mine. Your harry potter books could be worth a fortune heres how to. So could your harry potter books be worth the same kind of money. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up. Though both the paperback and hardback first editions of the philosophers stone are of value, this is. Rowlings birth name before she took a pen name and a. If you own one of these rare books, youre sitting on a gold.
If your copy is a 3rd printing, or a book club edition, it wont have the same value as a first edition. By this point in the harry potter series, rowling was signing fewer books, which means if you have a signed first edition copy of the fourth installment then youre in luck. The value goes down with each release due to large numbers that are available, but they are still worth several. Signed first editions of books from later in the series could earn you up to four figures, as rowling signed fewer copies as she became more.
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