Sotheby’s witnessed one of the best of auctions last Tuesday, when a unique first edition of Harry Potterand the Philosopher’s Stone, annotated by author J.K. Rowling sold for a record breaking $227,421 to an unidentified telephone bidder. The 1997 book, featuring handwritten notes, 22 original illustrations and a 43-page “second thoughts” commentary by the author, sold for the highest price to date for a printed book by Rowling, auction house Sotheby’s said. There are only 500 books in this...
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