Tag: J. K. Rowling

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    The Most Expensive Books Ever Sold at Auction

    After the record sale of Shakespeare’s First Folio, Auction Daily revisits the category’s other high achievements Shakespeare’s First Folio. Photo by Christie’s. Last week, Christie's offered a complete copy of Shakespeare's First Folio at auction with a presale estimate of USD 4 million to $6 million. The lot easily beat…

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    Darren Winston of Freeman’s Discusses Recent Children’s Books Auction and Enthusiasm for the Category

    Many collectors attach children’s books “like a lightning bolt to memories and emotions of childhood,” says Winston Darren Winston. Photo courtesy of Freeman’s. Freeman's May 28, 2020 auction, The Martin Magovsky Collection of Children's Books, presented an outstanding collection of children's books, including many first edition examples from the last…

    Darren Winston of Freeman’s Discusses Recent Children’s Books Auction and Enthusiasm for the Category-2

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    Unique Harry Potter First Edition To Cast Spell On Bonhams Books Sale

    J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, first impression, inscribed by the author. "to Bryony... the first person ever to see merit in Harry Potter. With huge [underlined 4 times] thanks. J.K. Rowling", Bloomsbury, 1997. Estimate: £70,000-90,000. Photo: Bonhams. LONDON.- A rare first edition of one of the…

    J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,