Harry potter and the philosophers stone harry potter and the chamber of secrets harry. The harry potter books are a phenomenon that has rarely been seen in the world. Use the prefilled links below to find the market value of harry potter and the halfblood prince u. Collecting harry potter first editions raptis rare books. Mar 28, 2018 harry potter books turn out to be a wizard investment. Loved by fans around the world, the series has sold over 500 million copies, been translated into over 80 languages, and made into eight blockbuster films. Feb 28, 2016 old copies of harry potter novels may have sentimental value for the owners, but they could also be worth a mint.
The renaming of books for international distribution is a common. Mar 26, 2015 are your old harry potter books worth anything. Rita skeeter like, that harry potter helped obama get elected or that harry potter books brainwashed millennials, as much of the coverage of my research indicated. Bloomsbury publishing first printed the book in 1997. The 70s and 80s collectibles of star wars toys are also setting records. Also by hickeys books a note on parables i originally entitled this book, the parable of harry potter, because i believe the harry potter story is a parable of christian values and of the christstory, whether intended by the author or not. How do you tell if you have a first printing of the first edition of a harry potter book. Although used book prices fluctuate, sometimes its good to have a book you can refer to when the computers not turned on. Well known to book collectors and booklovers, our site is an excellent resource for discovering a rough value of an old book. If the title is harry potter and the philosophers stone, sorcerers stone, chamber of secrets, or prisoner of azkaban, and it was published by ted smart. Dec, 2017 the 70s and 80s collectibles of star wars toys are also setting records. Old copies of harry potter novels may have sentimental value for the owners, but they could also be worth a mint. People will pay crazy money just because it says joanne rowling instead of j. A number of protestant, catholic, and orthodox christians have argued against the series, as have some shia and sunni muslims.
How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up. The first four books in the harry potter series are highly sought after. Mar 29, 2018 today we look at first printing issue points of the american first edition harry potter books. Why everyone should read harry potter scientific american. To be valuable, the books have to be original first edition hardbacks published in the year the book first came out and in very good condition. Each book is a collector edition that is as magnificent to see as it is to read. Today we look at first printing issue points of the american first edition harry potter books. Feel the magic with harry potter first edition antiquarian collectible books. Both the book and motion picture of harry potter and the philosophers stone were released in the united states under the name harry potter and the sorcerers stone, because the publishers were convinced that americans would not understand what the philosophers stone was. Aug 19, 2014 i found empirical support for the idea that the harry potter series influenced the political values and perspectives of the generation that came of age with these books. Differences and changes in the text the harry potter lexicon. Wizards are not averse to using currency with convoluted denominations, because they are easily able to solve complex calculations with magic. A number of differences exist between the bloomsbury and the scholastic editions of the harry potter books.
When i was in college, i took an english course titled harry potter and global society that opened my eyes to the power of literature. Want to know how much your first edition of harry potter and the sorcerers stone is worth. Harry potter and the halfblood prince was published on 16 july 2005. Oct 10, 2019 culture books news how to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up to. How different is the uk version of harry potter from the us version. The books have been made into movies by warner bros. The adventure stories of the boy wizard harry potter tap lifes most pressing questions about love and values, evil, free will, and the soul. The collectible harry potter over 300 million copies of the harry potter series have been sold world wide. A new study published in the journal of applied social psychology found that reading the harry potter books in particular has similar effects, likely in part because potter is continually in. Each new book, when it was released, toppled sales records on the first day of sales the later books selling 59 million copies in one day. Use the prefilled links below to find the market value of harry potter and the sorcerers stone u. My nieces fell in love with harry potter books when their grandmother my mom, mary helen bought them the first american printing of j. Harry potter books turn out to be a wizard investment books. On a recent episode of the british television show antiques roadshow, a schoolteacher brought in her two copies of first edition harry potter books and discovered they were worth thousands more than what she paid for them.
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K, written by 1965 british novelist best known for harry potter series. Over 300 million copies of the harry potter series have been sold world wide. Without the success of the first book, rowling might have never released the other books in the harry potter series. This is how to tell if your harry potter books are worth money. Rowlings, harry potter and the sorcerers stone in october 1998. Nonetheless, thanks a lot for your precious time, adeline. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be worth. This ebook covers first issue points for the first book in the harry potter. This captivating series follows the fantastical adventures of young wizard harry potter and his friends hermione granger and ron weasley. Identifying collectable harry potter books the easy way ended up being a remarkable blog. Harry potter did help shape the political culture of a generation. Abe books, who sold a first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone for. We also look at some things to look for an avoid when buying a first printing copy of sorcerers stone.
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. The book series follows the adventures of harry potter during his time spent at hogwarts school and his faceoffs against the dark wizard voldemort. A new special edition boxed set of the complete harry potter series, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the publication of harry potter and the sorcerers stone. Tennessee catholic school bans harry potter books for. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, harry potter, and his friends hermione granger and ron weasley, all of whom are students at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. The text of the harry potter novels stayed almost the same over the ten years it took rowling to write the saga.
Identifying collectable harry potter books the easy way. Rowling were the top target of censors during the 20012002 school year, the american civil liberties union of texas said today in its sixth annual report on banned books. When it comes to harry potter audiobooks, the most epic rivalry is stephen fry vs. Wizarding currency is the currency used by the wizarding world. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone was the most frequently challenged book of the year, according to the american. The american edition released in 1998 removed the joanne rowling author credit and also changed its title to harry potter and the sorcerers stone. The abebooks online marketplaces has sold hundreds of copies of rowlings books at high prices, including a first edition of harry. Rowling are based on claims that the novels contain occult or satanic subtexts. The value goes down with each release due to large numbers that are available, but they are still worth several hundred dollars.
I could venture to say that there are very few books series that have been more read and more loved in our lifetime. Ari armstrongs values of harry potter explores the complex themes of j. Sep 02, 2019 two months later, harry potter and the philosophers stone is published in america on september 1, with the alternative title the only retitled book in the series of harry potter and. This 17yearold girl transformed herself into harry potter and its mesmerizing. The series was published in order, the first book was released first and the seventh last. Your harry potter books could be worth thousands of.
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More than 400 million copies have been sold worldwide, which is the highest of any book series of all time. More than 400 million copies of the harry potter books have been sold worldwide since the first book was published in 1997, and here are the most valuable. Here is how you can tell if you have an original and what it may be worth. Aug 18, 2016 according to the independent, 500 hardback copies of the first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone known as harry potter and the sorcerers stone in the u. Hardcover first edition first printings of this 1997 book have become the holy grail for. Sep 01, 2018 and that attitude of suspicion toward the harry potter books magic and the worry. The main story arc concerns harry s struggle against lord voldemort, a dark. Harry potter books turn out to be a wizard investment. Harry potter first editions harry potter at catch the snitch.
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First editions auctioneers at bonhams sold a set of first editions of the harry potter books in 2005 for. Rowling, brilliantly redesigned by caldecott medalist brian selznick. The first harry potter book to be published was harry potter and the philosophers sorcerers stone. If only there was a lot more personal blogs just like this excellent one on the world wide web. Harry potter is now the most banned book in america, according to the american library association. It is undeniable that themes of death and resurrection abound in the stories, as well as detailed depictions of potions and other hocus pocus. Harry potter books series harry potter book set barnes. Harry potter series tops list of banned books in texas. Rowling is the author of the recordbreaking, multiawardwinning harry potter novels. We also look at some things to look for an avoid when buying a.
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