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Harry Potter book bought for 13p sells for more than £10,000

Source: Hansons Auctioneers/PA Wire

A first-edition Harry Potter novel that was bought for 13p almost 30 years ago has sold at auction for more than £10,000.

The uncorrected proof copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was bought in 1997 from a second-hand

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