First Edition Of "Harry Potter" Worth A Ton Of Money

LONDON – FEBRUARY 28: Part of a collection of 550 first edition Harry Potter books are displayed on February 28, 2008 in London. Bloomsbury Auctions are selling the collection, known as ‘The Property of a Gentleman’, in their Children’s and Illustrated Books, Original Artwork, Private Press and Limited Editions’ two day sale on February 28 and 29, 2008 in London. The collection of Harry Potter books range from Finnish, Gaelic, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Welsh and six different Indian dialects to Hebrew, Turkish, Polish,Indonesian, ancient Greek and Latin. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

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Quick, check the shelves. If you were an early reader and have a first edition of Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone, you're gonna love this!

According to 7 News in Australia, only 500 books were printed, which were sent to schools and libraries around the world at the time.

Heading to the Hanson's auction block later this month, an original copy is expected to bring in $34,500 in US money when the auction happens! $32K for a book??

Now why? Well....what makes this version of the book special are two publishing errors. On the back jacket is the misspelling of "philospher" and there's a repetition inside the pages....so that's how you know.

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First Edition Of “Harry Potter” Worth A Ton Of Money

Quick, check the shelves. If you were an early reader and have a first edition of Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone, you’re gonna love this! According to 7 News in…

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