Ahead of the much anticipated launch of jk rowlings new harry potter site, pottermore, tom kennedy looks at some of the facts and figures behind the authors phenomenal creation. Some muggle figured out what harry potter money is worth in real life. The harry potter books gathering dust on your shelf might have more than just sentimental value they could make you rich. Firstly, it has to be said, the vast majority of books arent worth big money which is hardly a. Have you ever wondered how to tell if your harry potter book is rare and worth a lot of money.
Page to screen, the followup to the new york times bestseller harry potter. As harry potter got super popular, the value of the books decreased. After the introductory chapter, the book leaps forward to a time shortly before harry potters. Why the coronavirus crisis makes moral leadership more important than ever. The harry potter series gained worldwide popularity, and all seven books in the series ranked on international bestseller list across the planet. Some copies have been selling for a lot of money do you own one of them. We may earn money from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back.
The eight harry potter books have an impressive combined word count of over 1 million words. Youd better dig out your harry potter books and see if you have a small. Rowlings fantasy series into a blockbuster movie franchise. It was published worldwide in english on 21 june 2003.
Over half of the first edition fantasy books were sent to libraries. The charts that shows how the uk loves harry potter. The sheer numbers of first editions on the market, mean even signed. Another reddit user named neokratosred figured out the minimum amount of money harry inherited by calculating the minimum amount of coins in. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be. The first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone jk rowlings debut novel and the first in the popular. You are covered by the ebay money back guarantee if you receive an item that is not as described in the listing. The 6th february 2020 marks the sixth annual harry potter book night, when fans of all ages are invited to celebrate j. The first three harry potter first edition, first print books can be worth thousands of pounds.
For all of the harry potter books, the first publisher is bloomsbury. People will pay crazy money just because it says joanne rowling instead of j. According to the independent, 500 hardback copies of the first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone known as harry. Guess i will have to ensure that my children know something about politics, he thought idly while saying his goodbyes and leaving gringotts. Featuring allnew interviews with daniel radcliffe, emma watson, rupert grint, and michael gambon, behindthescenes anecdotes from. A pristine harry potter book just sold for a crazy amount. Heres how to tell if your old harry potter books are. Well, this section on mugglenet will explain all the intricacies associated with the rare harry potter books, from the first editions to the misprints and covers associated with each.
Rowlings wonderful novels and pass the magic on to young readers who are yet to discover these unforgettable books. More than 400 million copies of the harry potter series have been sold. The wizarding currency of great britain consists of three different coins. 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. Depending on the variant that youre reading i believe that the page numbers differ between countries so im using the copies that i have to hand. Cbbc newsround tv film how much is your harry potter. He would go crazy if he would have continue to look at that amount of money. Wizards are not averse to using currency with convoluted denominations, because they are easily able to solve complex calculations with magic. Well, this section on mugglenet will explain all the intricacies. From wikibooks, open books for an open world book, sirius black, harry s godfather admits to having sent crookshanks to take the order of the. First edition first printings will have the number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 and a block of misaligned text on page seven.
The cloak is first used in harry potter and the philosophers stone, chapter 12. Throughout the seven books, all that talk about galleons, sickles and knuts was enough to. The harry potter book was sold well over its guide. Someone calculated how much money harry potter inherited. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book in the series, at 766 pages in the uk version and 870 pages in the us version. How many pages are there in all the harry potter books. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. Go to page 53 of harry potter and the philosophers stone if 1 wand appears. Abebooks, an online marketplace that specializes in rare and outof. She also grappled with the title harry potter and the land of embarassment, but the books said that for themselves.
It never really mentions how come harry potter has so much money, but james potter inherited a lot of money from his parents and no doubt sirius blacks relations are rich. In the sentence that lists the items harry needs to bring with him to hogwarts, 1 wand should. Yeah, id say he was quite wealthy, but probably not as wealthy as the malfoys. Here, we detail how to find out how much your harry potter book is worth. Not without his share of controversy, harry potter is more often lauded for. It is estimated harry had quite a lot of money, which he inherited from james and lily. Do you have these harry potter books lying around your house. Here are the number of pages in the harry potter books listed. Online book marketplace abebooks, which specialises in rare books, has detailed exactly. Another reddit user named neokratosred figured out the minimum amount of money harry inherited by calculating the minimum amount of coins in harry s vault at gringotts in the harry potter and the. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Harry potter has had his story translated into more than 60 languages, and is the best selling book series of all time.
How to tell if you have a harry potter first edition set. I think they provided harry potter with enough money for comfortable living given harry has no siblings or other members of family to share his parents money with. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up to. Rowlings harry potter series of fantasy novels comprises two distinct societies. As the harry potter franchise draws to a close with the premier last night. We are also going to look at how harry potter is comparable to other young adult novels in regards to word count. Since then, it has broken many world records on book sales.
The harry potter lexicon is an unofficial harry potter fansite. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone pages 5859 us hardcover edition. Some muggle figured out what harry potter money is worth. How to know if your harry potter book is worth tens of. I wonder what else is needed to know if youre the ruler of.
How to figure out how much harry potter book copies are worth. Its time to call your mom to dig through the basement boxes. X bought a first edition, first printing of harry potter and the philosophers stone through from a highend rare book dealer in europe. Any first editions of collectors editions can be worth a fair amount of money too. Title pages uk edition harry potter and the philosophers stone 223 pages harry potter and the chamber of secrets 251 pages harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban 317 pages harry potter and the goblet of. Hasbro and especially mattel have both made money on potter games and toys, and total sales so far. Ill see if i can find an estimate of harry s wealth in muggle money. Where did harrys parents get all of their money from.
Harry had a visibly large amount of money, but not so much that he could afford to spend in on whatever he wanted. Us first editions will have the number line of 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 8 99 00 01 02, on the page along with printed in the u. In this article, were going to look at how many words are in the harry potter series. Rowlings harry potter series has gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide, and first editions of her books have very quickly become collectable. Great price, but it is all 7 books combined into one volume and one table of. Ive got plenty of money, more money than i ever dreamed i would. How can you tell if your harry potter book is worth lots of money. I suspect that the amount of muggle money in wizards banks is rather limited. On page 53, the phrase 1 wand is listed twice in the list of harrys hogwarts. Harry potter monopoly board, board or dolls house size. The value then decreases incrementally with the second, third and fourth prints, and so on. British publishers bloomsbury released the first book in the harry potter series in june 1997. Do you have any of these valuable books on your shelf. Find great deals on ebay for harry potter books and harry potter books complete set.
A popup guide to hogwarts hardcover october 23, 2018. In the harry potter books there there are several descriptions of wizard money. The amount of control the ministry seems to exert over hogwarts in harry potter and the order of the phoenix could suggest financial. 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. By descriptions from the books, it looks like he had enough money to spend during his school years with plenty to spare for later life. If these values have you scrambling to cash in, dont raid your bookshelf just yet. Rowlings birth name before she took a pen name and a. Harry potter uses the invisibility cloak in all of the harry potter books. Wizarding currency is the currency used by the wizarding world.
How many pages are each of the harry potter books answers. Five ways to spot if your harry potter books are worth a. Bloomsbury, the publisher, needs to be listed at the end of the title page. So could your harry potter books be worth the same kind of money. You can find these numbers by turning over the front cover of the book and looking at the page. A pristine harry potter book just sold for a crazy amount of money. Rare harry potter book sells for huge amount at auction bt. 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. The first harry potter book was released exactly 20 years ago today. The first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone is the only book in the series that credits joanne rowling as its author j.
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