NEW YORK — The original watercolor illustration for the first edition of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' — the book that introduced the world to the young bespectacled wizard — sold for $1.9 million on Wednesday.
NEW YORK — The original watercolor illustration for the first edition of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' — the book that introduced the world to the young bespectacled wizard — sold for $1.9 million on Wednesday.The artwork becomes 'the most valuable Harry Potter item ever sold at auction,' auction house Sotheby's said in a statement.'The illustration was chased by four bidders on the phone and online for nearly ten minutes before selling to applause.
'So, he knew about the world before anybody else, and it was really up to him to think of how he visualized Harry Potter,' Sands told AFP ahead of the auction.Rowling and Taylor were unknown when the book was released, and few expected it would become a global phenomenon. Only 500 copies of the first edition were printed, and 300 of them were sent to libraries, according to Sotheby's.But the book soon became a runaway bestseller.
'Harry Potter' Cover Art Sells For $1.9M At Auction
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