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Harry Potter first edition sells for $471,000

A series of fantasy novels Harry Potter’s first edition was sold for $471,000 in the United States.  The auctioneers declared that it was a world record price for a 2Oth century work of fiction. Read more: Welsh lady sets a Guinness World Record for her Harry Potter collection The hardback 1997 British edition of “Harry … Read more

First edition of Frankenstein fetches a record-breaking $117 million at auction

First edition of Frankenstein fetches a record-breaking $117 million

When the first edition of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was auctioned for $1.17 million, it set a new global record for a printed work by a woman. Christie’s had estimated that the three-volume copy of Frankenstein, which still has its original boards from its 1818 edition, would sell for $200,000 to $300,000, but the auction ended … Read more