23 Oktober 2023 - 23:44




“This result shows the power of that combination of literature and cinema.”Īside from the first-edition Harry Potter, the rest of the auction included some 70 first editions from other popular literary works that ultimately got adapted into films. “It’s the most expensive commercially published 20th-century work of fiction ever sold,” said the auction house’s executive VP Joe Maddalena. Bidding started at $75,000 USD but quickly surged. The book was sold over at Heritage Auctions and one of only 500 hardback versions of the iconic tale ever printed and published back in 1997.
