Does anybody know the current valuations of first editions of Harry Potter
books (both hardback and paperback)? Or a useful website where this
information can be obtained? We recently had one borrower who informed us
that one of the Harry Potter books in our stock was worth £300. However, he
was by no means and expert, his sole source of information obtained from
watching the TV programme "Find a Fortune"
As well as the need to know if we are sitting on a small fortune in Harry
Potter books (which I very much doubt) is the need to prevent our Harry
Potter books disappearing off the shelves and not being returned, because
people have been led to believe they are worth a small fortune!
I have had a brief trawl of the Internet and found only the odd piece of
information (see below).
I will summarize for the list.
Gary Nugent - (Stock Manager, North East Lincs)
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets. First paperback
edition, Bloomsbury 1998. [31471]
Fine £45
Of course, the Harry Potter books are proving the exception to every rule.
The first Harry Potter had a print run of only 300 in hardback, most of
which went to school libraries and, after the tender ministrations of tiny
hands, it is now very difficult to get hold of a copy in good condition.
The third had a much bigger initial print run, of 10,000 but even this one
has caused controversy. Half way through the run someone noticed a set of
mistakes on the title page - amongst other things, J.K. Rowling's name was
down as Joanne Rowling - and stopped the press for corrections. There are
now 5,000 of each and while both are technically first editions, a purist
would insist on the first - which, needless to say, is already very hard to
come by.
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