Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone book with rare typo may fetch USD 25,940

“As the first book in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone has a special place in the affections of the millions of readers across the world and the proofreading error about the wand in the first edition has, of course, become a treasured piece of Harry Potter arcana,” said Bonhams head of books and manuscripts Matthew Haley.

The story of boy wizard is on a revival again after nine years in the literary world following the release of the script for “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”, a London stage play co-written by Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany and billed as the eighth Potter story.

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As the new Harry Potter play opened to swooning reviews and delighted gasps from the audience in London on Saturday, his creator came on to the stage to announce that this marked the end of the journey for the beloved boy wizard.

The play ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ and a book based on its script have helped awaken a new wave of Pottermania five years since the previous episode was made into a movie. It was billed as the eighth instalment in the series and had many hoping that this would mark a new beginning with a new phase of stories. But it seems, that is not to be.