'Harry Potter' News: Old 'Harry Potter' Books Can Sell For $55,000

Books from the "Harry Potter" series by J.K. Rowling may fetch their owners a pretty penny according to "J.K. Rowling: A Bibliography 1997-2013." This book, which is a compilation by Philip W Errington, lays out which of the "Harry Potter" titles and format is worth more than the Harry Potter experience.

According to Uproxx, the details in "J.K. Rowling: A Bibliography 1997-2013" came from Philip W Errington's experience from the auction events at the Sotheby auction house. The older the "Harry Potter" book, the bigger the amount they can fetch. As example, Bloomsbury's edition of "Harry Potter and the Philsopher's Stone" in hardback where the cover displays Harry Potter standing by a train is a rare print.

This "Harry Potter and the Philsopher's Stone" title is even more rare when the author named is Joanne Rowling, the name under which J.K. Rowling initially wrote. "J.K. Rowling: A Bibliography 1997-2013" quotes AbeBooks in saying that this specific "Harry Potter and the Philsopher's Stone" edition can auction for as much $55,000.

AbeBooks is an online book site, which expertise lie in rare book editions. Based on AbeBooks' assessment, the re-sale price for specific "Harry Potter" editions may be around almost $300 (£200) to more than $50,000.

The Independent reports that AbeBooks indicates that US first editions of J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" books fetch the heftier auction yields. "Prices for first edition first printings go up to around $6,500 with a fair selection between $4,000 and $5,000 - many signed by the author - although cheaper copies can be found." These books have the following information on the copyright page: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 8 9/9 0/0 01 02 / Printed in the U.S.A.23 / First American edition, October 1998.

#CursedChild A play in 2 parts, set #19yearslater. Will be published.

Not a prequel. Not unearthly.

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— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) February 27, 2016

The "Harry Potter" series by J.K. Rowling has seven books. These are "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (1997), "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" (1998), "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (1999), "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" (2000), "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (2003), "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (2005), "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" (2007). "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" is not essentially by J.K. Rowlings and is not officially part of the "Harry Potter" series but may still re-sell for a good price later on.