Your Old Harry Potter Books Could Be Worth A Bit Of Money

A lot of us between 15 and 30 years old probably own at least one Harry Potter book! 

Surely they're not worth much yet? Apparently we're wrong!

In an upcoming book titled J.K. Rowling: A Bibliography 1997 -2013 by Philip W Errington, the author has put his time working at an auction house to good use and has put together a chart documenting just how much early print editions of the novels are worth.

The older the book, the more it's worth.

Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone

If it was published by Bloomsbury in hardback, and the cover shows Harry standing by a train, it's valuable! AbeBooks, a book site, thinks you can pocket a staggering $55,000 for this rare print, especially if you have a copy that is credited to 'Joanne Rowling' instead of J.K.

Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets

Apparently the softback edition of this and Philosophers will get you $9k.

Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban

The Prisoner of Azkaban goes for about as much as the American print of the first book - titled 'Sorcerer's Stone' - up to $700.

Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire/Order Of The Phoenix/Half-Blood Prince/Deathly Hallows

Because these books were in such high-demand, there were millions printed and therefore they're still easily attainable and not worth much! 

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