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How this ‘Harry Potter’ typo could make you $34K richer

Posted at 2:18 PM, Aug 13, 2016
and last updated 2016-08-13 14:18:08-04

The typo is seen on page 53. (Bonhams via Newser)

It might be time to revisit your old copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. A hardcover first edition of the book, published in 1997, is expected to fetch up to $33,700 (or about 4,585 Galleons) at a Bonhams Fine Books and Manuscripts sale in November as one of only 500 copies to include a typo on page 53.

In Harry’s list of school supplies, “1 wand” is included twice, reports the Independent. A Bonhams rep calls the typo—fixed in later editions—”a treasured piece of Harry Potter arcana.”

This article originally appeared on Newser: Harry Potter Typo Could Make You $34K Richer

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