A first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone containing a rare error is expected to fetch up to £20,000 when it goes on sale.

The edition is one of only 500 hardback copies printed which contains a mistake on page 53 of the first Potter novel.

The repetition of "1 wand" in Harry's list of school supplies for Hogwarts was removed in subsequent editions.

Described as being in exceptionally fine condition, the copy of JK Rowling 's first novel in the boy wizard series is estimated to reach £15,000-20,000 at Bonhams Fine Books and Manuscripts Sale in London on November 9.

A first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone containing a rare error, which is expected to fetch up to £20,000 when it goes on sale
The typo in one of the book's first editions

Bonhams' Head of Books and Manuscripts Matthew Haley said: "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 proof reading error about the wand in the first edition has, of course, become a treasured piece of Harry Potter arcana.

"Like most enduring books aimed at younger readers, the Harry Potter books also have wide appeal to adults and there is a strong market among collectors for first editions.

"This copy is in excellent condition - one of the very best I've seen - and we're expecting a lot of interest."

A first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone containing a rare error, which is expected to fetch up to £20,000 when it goes on sale
A first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone is expected to fetch up to £20,000

No information is available about the current owner.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was first published on June 30 1997 by Bloomsbury and became an instant bestseller.

More than 400 million copies of the Harry Potter series have been sold worldwide.

British writer JK Rowling
JK Rowling's first book became an instant bestseller

The latest Harry Potter book is also set to become the biggest book of the decade.

Harry Potter and The Cursed Child – a long-awaited continuation of the Potter story in the form of the hit stage show script – has been disappearing off shelves in the biggest single week of sales in the UK this decade.

The script of the stage play has flown of shelves

The print version of the West End play, which was published on July 31, has already sold more than 680,000 copies in Great Britain.

The previous record holder in the past 10 years was Fifty Shades of Grey in 2012, with 664,478 print copies sold, according to Nielsen BookScan.
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