Auctioneer Richard Winterton with the uncommon Harry Potter ebook.

An extremely uncommon Harry Potter ebook purchased for 30 pence was bought for 10,500 kilos at an public sale. The first-edition copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was considered one of 500 produced and was purchased by a collector from Staffordshire who died earlier this yr, BBC reported.

The hardback copy of the ebook went below the hammer with Richard Winterton Auctioneers at The Lichfield Auction Centre, Fradley Park, on Monday, July 10.

Published by Bloomsbury in 1997 with a laminated board cowl, the ebook is considered one of solely 500 first version first impressions and, of these, considered one of solely 300 despatched to libraries.

The profitable bid was positioned on-line by a purchaser from Los Angeles, in accordance with a launch by Lichfield Auction Centre.

The ebook was estimated at 3,000 kilos to five,000 kilos as a consequence of its ‘much-loved situation’ as an ex-library ebook.

Auctioneer Richard Winterton mentioned, “We’re absolutely delighted with this result.

“The first within the authentic sequence of books by JK Rowling, this copy has clearly been well-read and nonetheless has its library identification sticker, backbone sticker with the letter J, withdrawal stamp and 30p (pence) promoting value.”

Auctioneers discovered the book after a painstaking search of hundreds of boxes of his belongings, the release said.

The man’s sister, who asked not to be named, said before the sale: “He began dealing in books and memorabilia when he was nonetheless in school.

“He would go to jumble sales and church fairs and would come back with a pile of annuals or comics.

“He would then take them to a second-hand store in Hednesford to promote or take them into faculty to swap with buddies.

“That was his passion from an early age onwards.”

The household knew that he had acquired a priceless Harry Potter ebook however feared it had gone lacking.