Bestselling books are ranked by number of copies sold, not my personal ratings. Online book marketplace abebooks, which specialises in rare books. Collectively, the seven harry potter books have sold nearly 500 million copies since the publication of harry potter and the philosophers stone in 1997, making harry potter the bestselling book. Twenty years ago, readers around the world first discovered the magical story of harry potter, created by j. Harry potter first edition book bought for 25p at jumble. We can now reveal that, since that moment, half a billion harry potter books have now been sold.
Signed american copies are increasingly rare, since j. These scripts usually have one of the main actors signatures and its not too uncommon to find scripts that have jk rowlings signature as well. Harry potter and the philosophers stone, the very first book in the series that went on to become a massive hit worldwide, was initially released in 1998. Harry potter room most expensive harry potters ever sold. The vast majority of fans who attended those sold out and oversubscribed events have retained their signed books as a very special personal treasure. Many iconic awardwinning literary novels will never fetch these kinds of prices. The most expensive harry potter book isnt part of the original series. Rowling handwrote seven copies of her collection of fairytales set in the harry potter universe and gave six as presents to those most. Rowling is the author of the bestselling harry potter series, and famous for her rapid rise from struggling single mother to multimillionaire. Unique signed harry potter first edition set to fetch a. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book in the series, at 766 pages in the uk version and 870 pages in the us version.
The book, the second in the fantasy franchise, was snapped. Harry potter breaks 400m in sales books the guardian. As of june 2017, the series has been translated into 80. Kenneth grahames wind in the willows and the fantasy tales. The harry potter novels have now sold over 400 million copies worldwide and been translated into 69 languages. Harry potter and the authentic cast signed scripts one doesnt have to look far or very hard around the internet namely ebay to find authentically signed harry potter scripts. New this type of signed harry potter book is unused and should feature all its original packaging. Potter has hit a huge milestone this year, with more than 500 million books sold all over the world, in 80 languages. Books that are signed by the stars of the film franchise really add no to very little value to the book. The first novel in the series, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, has sold in excess of 120 million copies, making it one of the bestselling books of all time.
Now a copy of harry potter and the philosophers stone is to be sold at. Having sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, harry potter by j. Also, it is worth noting that some religious and political books such as the bible, quran, and quotations from chairman mao are believed to. Most valuable childrens books you might already own. Yet another book saddled with the next harry potter tag, inkheart first editions are in demand from collectors of fantasy fiction. Harry potter first edition bought for 1p sells for. The sticker is vital to proving the authenticity of your signed book, so please make sure any books supposedly signed since then include a. Which harry potter book is the holy grail of them all. The print run of the true first edition was very small only about two thousand copies. No book has sold like harry potter and the deathly hallows. Signed harry potter book purchased for 1p sells for thousands of. Rowling, including first editions and signed first edition copies of the harry potter books. Rowling is the author of the bestselling harry potter series, and famous.
Signed harry potter book purchased for 1p sells for thousands of pounds. If you guessed a firstedition harry potter and the philosophers stone that was published by bloomsbury on june 30, 1997, then you are correct. Rowling did very few publicity tours after the second book in the united states. The rare book one of just 500 hardback copies of harry potter and the philosophers. 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 and the halfblood prince was published on 16 july 2005. Its one of seven handwritten copies of the tales of beedle the bard. This page includes a list of the 25 bestselling books of alltime as well as the 25 bestselling book series of alltime. Any listings on ebay should include brief descriptions of the kinds of wear you may expect. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up to. Despite the furious pace of sales, harry potter will still have his work cut out to catch the bible, which, according to the guinness book of records, has sold 2. Before harry potter became as famous as he is today, jk rowling did numerous book signings. That holds true for a rare, first edition copy of a harry potter book.
A saga of churchill, family, and defiance during the blitz signed book add to wishlist. Used a used harry potter book may feature slight wear or blemishes as a normal part of use. The book follows harry potter, a young wizard, in his third year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. A hardback copy of harry potter and the chamber of secrets. A rare first edition copy of a harry potter book has sold at auction for. Her first book was published in the uk in 1997 as harry potter and the philosophers stone, and in the united states as the. The third book, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, had some early prints of this book mistakenly printed with joanne rowling rather than jk rowling on the page. Only 500 copies were published in the books first print run, with 300 of those sent to libraries.
If you own one of these rare books, youre sitting on a. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban by rowling, signed. British publishers bloomsbury released the first book in the harry potter series in june 1997. A signed first edition harry potter book that was bought for 1p has been sold for.
The seven signed first editions and presentation copies of harry potter and the chamber of secrets sold at auction for thousands of pounds image. Harry potter was one of the best selling book series in the world, and now those old copies could be worth something. T he harry potter series only began in 1997 and yet j. 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. J k rowling and the harry potter series are a worldwide phenomenon. The firstedition copy of harry potter and the philosophers stone was one of just 500 copies published in 1997, and had been signed and inscribed by author j. First edition harry potter signed by jk rowling set to. 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. Diehard harry potter fans and book collectors are known to pay top dollar for certain editions of the popular series, and ebay is the prime place to sell the books and cash in. Currently the most expensive copy of a harry potter book to have ever been sold. Most collectible books of the decade 20002009 on abebooks. Rowling at special and signing events have included a holographic sticker to authenticate the signature. It usually takes decades for a book to become collectible and gain significant value on the rare book market.
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