We also look at some things to look for an avoid when buying a. The harry potter spinoff will finally reveal the american. Cbbc newsround tv film how much is your harry potter book. Use the prefilled links below to find the market value of harry potter and the sorcerers stone u. If you have a harry potter book signed by jk rowling herself. Feel the magic with harry potter first edition antiquarian collectible books. The dust jacket back also has a single quote from the guardian saying harry potter could assume the nearlegendary status of ronald dahls charlie, of chocolate factory fame. Harry potter and the halfblood prince by rowling, j k. Use the prefilled links below to find the market value of harry potter and the halfblood prince u. The dust jacket is both the most decorative part of a book, and the most delicate. Rare harry potter books from england and america duration.
By far the most valuable book in the series is the first, harry potter and the. Books 47 or anything published after and including harry potter and the goblet of fire have significantly lower market value, since they were printed in such massive quantities. It might not occur to 90s kids that their wellworn copies of jk rowlings novels could be worth any money but they could actually be very valuable indeed. Millions of us own harry potter books, but if you were early to get in on the hype when the the philosophers stone first the shelves in 1997, your edition could be worth a bit of money. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up to.
American harry potter book 1 chapter 1, a harry potter. Which harry potter book is the holy grail of them all. Rowling 1999, paperback, 1st american edition at the best online prices at ebay. Cbbc newsround tv film how much is your harry potter. Want to know how much your first edition of harry potter and the sorcerers stone is worth. Dec, 2017 the 70s and 80s collectibles of star wars toys are also setting records. My harry potter costumes slytherin student, quidditch player. Online bookstore abebooks released a list detailing the values of specific book. Remember that the dust jacket is an important part of any book, and so books without their original dust jackets typically have less value. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up. A history of magic american edition hardcover october 9, 2018. Have you ever wondered how to tell if your harry potter book is rare and worth a lot of money.
The collectible harry potter over 300 million copies of the harry potter series have been sold world wide. The top 5 most ridiculously priced disney vhs tapes fans who loved. Harry potter first edition hardbacks chamber secrets, goblet fire, sorcerers stone and prisoner azkaban. This book has been carefully stored and wrapped in tissue paper from new. Abebooks, an online marketplace that specializes in rare and outof. Uk edition and mary grandpre scholastics super rare us edition of only 25 copies. Do not sell my personal information vanity fair may earn a portion of sales from products that are. Feb 29, 2016 if you held on to your original harry potter books with the hopes that theyd be worth something down the road, nows the time to break them out of storage. Only an expert can truly identify the value of a harry potter first edition. 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. Books that are signed by the stars of the film franchise really add no to very little value to the book.
Printing facilities numbers appearing on deathly hallows books are 12, 23, 37, 40, plus others. If you own one of these rare books, youre sitting on a. The 70s and 80s collectibles of star wars toys are also setting records. Jul 11, 2002 deluxe editions a complete collection of all four books in the series as first editions of the deluxe editions can be worth. If signed then including wrist bandsinvitation to the signing etc would increase the value. Could your old harry potter books make you thousands. 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. These valuable harry potter books are worth thousands of. If you guessed a firstedition harry potter and the philosophers stone that was published by bloomsbury on june 30, 1997, then you are correct. Ultra rare harry potter books in my collection youtube. T he harry potter series only began in 1997 and yet j. Whats the difference between a first edition and a first printing. Rowling the book and dust jacket are in pristine, as new, unread condition.
I was 10 when the first book was released in 1997 and although i didnt read it that year by the time the order of the phoenix was released in 2003 i was queuing up outside whsmith at midnight dressed in my robes to be one of the first to get my hands on the latest adventures. Today we look at first printing issue points of the american first edition harry potter books. However, as harry enters his second year of salem, trouble brews, threatening salems safety. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be worth. The dust jacket back also has a single quote from the guardian saying harry potter could assume the nearlegendary status of.
Collecting harry potter the new antiquarian the blog. My nieces fell in love with harry potter books when their grandmother my mom, mary helen bought them the first american printing of j. Do you have a valuable harry potter gathering dust under your bed. 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. Well known to book collectors and booklovers, our site is an excellent resource for discovering a rough value of an old book. Now please excuse me while i rummage through my old copies. Mar 29, 2015 books 47 or anything published after and including harry potter and the goblet of fire have significantly lower market value, since they were printed in such massive quantities. What are your harry potter bloomsbury edition books worth. 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 first editions harry potter at catch the snitch. Books to identify first editions and help the book seller in the book collecting world, there are exceptions to the exceptions, and many publishers indicated first edition in their own unique way. It usually takes decades for a book to become collectible and gain significant value on the rare book market. 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. First edition points and criteria for harry potter and the. Oct 10, 2019 culture books news how to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up to. Five ways to spot if your harry potter books are worth a. How to know if your harry potter book is worth tens of. Over 300 million copies of the harry potter series have been sold world. British publishers bloomsbury released the first book in the harry potter series in june 1997. How to figure out how much harry potter book copies are worth. We also look at some things to look for an avoid when buying a first printing copy of sorcerers stone.
American harry potter book 2 chapter 5, a harry potter. Abe books, who sold a first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone for. And what is this strange symbol that harry has found. The abebooks online marketplaces has sold hundreds of copies of rowlings books at high prices, including a first edition of harry potter and the philsophers stone that sold for. Harry potter books 17 special edition boxed set by j. The harry potter books gathering dust on your shelf might have more than just sentimental value they could make you rich. The abebooks online marketplaces has sold hundreds of copies of rowlings books at high prices, including a first edition of harry. 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.
The dust jacket back has a creamlight yellow bar code field with two bar codes in it, and the smaller bar code says 51695. Collecting harry potter the new antiquarian the blog of. The potter collector website linked above is a great resource, as is peter harringtons video, although theres no substitute for professional experience, and anyone who believes they own or are about to purchase a first edition of any of the harry potter books should seek professional assistance and advice from an abaa member. Rowlings, harry potter and the sorcerers stone in october 1998. They will help you with the value of your book and tell you what to do next. Harry potter books series harry potter book set barnes. He and his best friend, neville, decide to go to a school in america. A missing dust jacket, or a dust jacket that is in poor condition, can cut a collectible books value more than. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be. The harry potter books are a childrens fantasy series written by the bestselling author j.
Harry potter might be the best series ever created, hands down. Harry potter and the half blood prince uk first edition signed and inscribed to robbie by j. Old copies of harry potter novels may have sentimental value for the owners. 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. The harry potter phenomen is credited with many things, such as making reading cool again, but i believe it also introduced a generation to the idea of collecting books. So you have a harry potter book and you think it might be valuable. Most hard cover books published since the early 20th century were sold with a dust jacket. If you think you have a first edition contact a wellknown auction house, such as sothebys or christies. Culture books news how to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up to. First editions of the last three books order of the phoenix, the halfblood prince and the deathly hollows are far less valuable. The curious thing is, these young collectors may not use the word collector to describe themselves, referring to. A bibliography 199720, he includes a handy chart for early potter fans to determine whether any of their beloved copies have financial value.
Harry potter has always been in the shadow of his brother, the boywholived. Mar 29, 2018 today we look at first printing issue points of the american first edition harry potter books. If youre anything like me, or youre around my age you will have likely read the harry potter books growing up. Well, this section on mugglenet will explain all the intricacies.
This ebook covers first issue points for the first book in the harry potter series. If you held on to your original harry potter books with the hopes that theyd be worth something down the road, nows the time to break them out. Aug 24, 2018 rare harry potter books from england and america duration. 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. The book series follows the adventures of harry potter during his time spent at hogwarts school and his faceoffs against the dark wizard voldemort. People will pay crazy money just because it says joanne rowling instead of j. Oct 03, 2018 if youre anything like me, or youre around my age you will have likely read the harry potter books growing up.
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