The detail that makes this Harry Potter book worth $151,000

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A first edition copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone has sold for $151,000 at auction. 9News

A first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone sold for $151,000 at a Tennants auction in the UK. It was one of 500 copies from the first edition, first impression, case-bound issue.The way to tell this edition apart from those of lesser value is the copyright page where the author is credited as Joanne Rowling. On page 53 there is a repeated phrase of '1 wand'. And the rear cover misprints 'Wizardry and Witchcraft' .

"This is extraordinary, never in my wildest dreams would I have thought a bottle of Australian wine would sell for this much. However, this is a unicorn of a wine, and one of the finest bottles we've ever seen come through at Langton's," said Langton's Head of Auctions Tamara Grischy.An unopened copy of Nintendo's Super Mario 64 has sold at auction for $2,088,567.

Super Mario 64 was the best-selling game on the Nintendo 64 and the first to feature the Mario character in 3D, the auction house said in a statement.A tiny sketch of a bear's head by Leonardo da Vinci has sold for more than $16 million.

 

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Well it looks shit

Great series but I would not give any money to the author who will not be named as she is a disgrace to human kind

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