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“The main reason for the purchase is to increase visitors to Faringdon.

“I am tremendously happy to have acquired such an iconic and important text and to be able to keep it in the county for others to enjoy,” said the buyer. The money will go towards helping schoolchildren “develop their love of literature”, said Alder. However, post-auction interest was high, and the local buyer agreed to a price of £15,000. It went under the hammer with a guide price of £15,000-£20,000 but did not reach its reserve. The book was found in a tidy-up this summer, and the school decided to put it up for sale. However, in 2015, the copy went missing, and “there was concern it had been thrown away in a clear out of old paperbacks”, said Alder. By 2002, the school realised that the proof – one of only 200 printed by Bloomsbury – may have value owing to the popularity of the book series, and it was stored away. “However, it was known from press coverage that the story was something special, and to read extracts to the children would encourage them to own their own copy.”įirst editions were soon purchased by the school, meaning the proof copy was left largely untouched on the shelves. “It was not thought to have any value,” said Bob Alder, former headteacher of the school. It was bought for £1 in 1997 by St Kenelm’s primary school at a warehouse sale. The uncorrected proof features a typo in JK Rowling’s name – it is spelt “JA Rowling” on the title page. Uncorrected proof copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

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