Rowling collaborated with playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany to resume Harry’s story in a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which opened first in London, and is now playing on Broadway and in Melbourne, Australia. Alongside the Harry Potter series, she also wrote three short companion volumes: Quidditch Through the Ages, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and The Tales of Beedle the Bard, which were published in aid of Comic Relief and Lumos. The enduringly popular adventures of Harry, Ron and Hermione have sold over 500 million copies, been translated into over 80 languages, and made into eight blockbuster films, the last of which was released in 2011. ROWLING is best-known as the author of the seven Harry Potter books, which were first published between 19. Rowling’s Harry Potter novels are a phenomenon that keeps on giving and helping people in many ways”.Īlso part of the sale will be a complete set of first edition James Bond novels by Ian Fleming, estimated to fetch between £40,000 and £60,000.J.K. “Some have realised that they are holding an item of value, some feel the market for them is right, another wants it to help towards a property purchase. The lots have been donated by different people for a “variety of reasons”, said Moss. The set is estimated to sell for between £26,000 and £28,000. The set is accompanied by a note on Rowling-headed paper explaining that this signed set has been donated by Rowling to be used for a fundraising auction in aid of the charity BSF. The book is estimated to fetch between £25,000 and £28,000.Ī set of first editions of all seven UK Harry Potter titles is to be sold by the auction house too, all of which are signed on the title page by Rowling and in excellent condition. Therefore, these are the only known surviving set of galley sheets that have been seen, or offered for sale on the open market.”Īlso going on sale at the auction is a signed first edition paperback of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, which is accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Harry Potter specialist Adam Houston. This copy is not mentioned in the definitive bibliography by Philip W Errington, which records all of the activity of the works of JK Rowling. Waters’ quote was used on the back of the first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.Ĭlive Moss, head of Chiswick Auctions printed books and manuscripts said: “We are delighted to be able to offer such a fascinating insight into what was to become an iconic work in the history of literature. Waters also said that the team at Bloomsbury had to get the book’s jacket right “if it is going to be picked up”, and asked for a finished copy as she “would like to tell lots of people about it”. In a response dated 28 March 1997, Waters wrote: “I just loved this book … There is something about Harry Potter that reminds me of Charlie Bucket in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the put upon nice guy making good.” The only known surviving set of original uncorrected galley sheets for JK Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
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