If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be worth thousands. Have you ever wondered how to tell if your harry potter book is rare and worth a lot of money. Little did we know that when an unknown author started a series of books about a boy wizard, that the world of literature would never be the same. According to the publisher, bloomsbury, the first printing or impression was limited to only 500 copies and many of these went into englands school libraries. Remember that the dust jacket is an important part of any book, and so books without their original dust jackets typically have less value. Find harry potter and the goblet of fire 074754624x by rowling, j. Harry potter breaks a new record books the guardian. Customers can select different print runs for their order depending on the product and the time of order receipt. Harry potter complete book series special edition boxed set by j. Harry potter books turn out to be a wizard investment. Print run definition of print run by the free dictionary.
It spawned not only the most successful book series of all time translated into dozens upon dozens of languages, but. Five ways to spot if your harry potter books are worth a. So while it is unusual for a book that is only 20 years old to command the prices that harry potter does, you may not know that the absolutely tiny print run of 500 copies of harry potter and the philsophers stone was divided into 350 trade hardcovers and 150 proof copies. Its title was intended to be kept a secret until publication day july 8, 2000. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be. As a first edition, it should count down 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Why your old harry potter books are probably not worth a.
Harry potter world 20 years on book sales, franchise. The book series was quickly adapted into an equally successful movie franchise. The harry potter series only began in 1997 and yet j. This does not make a difference there is no precedence for any of the individual printers, and no difference in collectible value between the. The very early first editions are all hardback editions designed for libraries and initially. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone book 1, large print. The july 2005 publication of harry potter and the halfblood prince included the largest prerelease print run in the history of the bound printed word. The initial hardcover print run was stopped midprinting after it was discovered that joanne rowling rather than jk rowling had been printed.
Well, this section on mugglenet will explain all the intricacies associated with the rare harry potter books, from the first editions to the misprints and covers associated with each. Even the later print runs of this first edition can garner prices in the. Cinema film cel cards are the fourth premium insert in 2006 artbox harry potter and the chamber of secrets. The print line on the page must read 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 the book should say it was printed in the uk, not any other country on page 53 1 wand must be written twice in the list. Harry potter was introduced to the world more than two decades ago, in 1997. When most people hear largeprint book, they immediately think senior citizen.
Collecting harry potter the new antiquarian the blog. 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. Ten prop cards follow a similar but more rare pattern. Harry potter first edition book bought for 25p at jumble. A world full of wizards, magic, and, of course, dragons. But largeprint editions of popular childrens books from the powerhouse harry potter series to timeless classics like the adventures of tom sawyer are now making their way onto the shelves of the childrens department at the canton library. First edition points and criteria for harry potter and the. Harry potter and the philsophers stone had a very small print run and has become one of the most beloved and bestselling books of all time. Deathly hallows watercolour harry potter book page painting print harry potter and the deathly hallows print britishbookart. Collecting harry potter first editions raptis rare books fine rare. How to determine a books initial press run empty mirror.
Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. Less rare first editions sell for anything between thousands and. Smallpress poetry publishers often publish small print runs, and often limited sometimes numbered editions. Some editions of jk rowling books have also become highly collectible even though the first one was only published in 1997 and the print runs have been huge. The first three books, which, added up, are shorter than the last, always fetch top. The horn book mike newells harry potter and the goblet. Harry potter and the goblet of fire was nearly twice as long as the preceding book. The following graph details the book sales over time how many copies have been sold so far, with initial print runs. Can a middleaged harry potter revive the book industry. The main story arc concerns harrys struggle against lord voldemort, a dark wizard who intends to become immortal, overthrow the. Notably, the first printing of this book in hardcover format is exceedingly rare.
Harry potter stock photos download 9,026 royalty free photos. Collecting harry potter first editions raptis rare books. Rowlings beloved harry potter books will be presented in lavishly illustrated fullcolor editions. S the first to have a saturday release date so as not to conflict with the school day. Harry potter is much more than just a bestselling series of fantasy books. Since rowling was an unknown writer, there was extremely limited print run of the first book, harry potter and the philosophers stone. Although largeprint editions are targeted to the visually.
Shop for harry potter large print online at target. Buy harry potter final 4 books hardback all 1st editions, all first print runs, all bloomsbury goblet of fire, order of the. The edition, published by bloomsbury in 1997, is from a print run of just 500 and is identified by two errors in the text. Your old harry potter books could be worth a fortune. Harry potter audio editions kids, harry potter kids. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets book 2 large print edition by j. Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of harry potter and the halfblood prince u. The values of harry potter titles have an inverse relation to pagination, thanks to small print runs and typos. When i first started, i did not know enough to know the difference between a first edition, first print, trade edition, book club edition, or state. The initial hardcover print run was stopped midprinting after it was discovered that joanne rowling rather than j. Use the prefilled links below to find the market value of harry potter and the halfblood prince u. How to check if your harry potter books are worth thousands of.
It usually takes decades for a book to become collectable and gain significant value on the rare book market. How to figure out how much harry potter book copies are worth. The beloved first book of the harry potter series, now fully illustrated by awardwinning artist jim kay. I have been collecting harry potter books for roughly 10 years. The print run for the first edition of all of the last four titles was very large, and as a result, even first edition copies in the dust jackets in fine. Harry potter is midway through his training as a shelve harry potter and the goblet of fire. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone book club editionsvaluable. Picture of the first edition page for harry potter and the halfblood prince u. 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.
According to the publisher, bloomsbury, the first printing or impression was limited to only 500 copies and many of these went into englands school libraries thus many were stamped with library markings. Goblet of fire and the other later harry potter books were printed for bloomsbury by a number of different firms, as the print runs were so large that no single company could manage the whole thing. Harry potter book sales, by country and worldwide harry potter movies. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, harry potter, and his friends hermione granger and ron weasley, all of whom are students at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. The number of books printed is based upon both projected and past sales. Harry potter and the goblet of fire runs 734 pages in print, ranging over a quidditch world cup match, a special triwizard tournament at hogwarts, the entire hogwarts term including hints of burgeoning adolescent attraction between ron and hermione and between harry and cho and oh yes, the return of the most evil wizard who ever lived.
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