Christie's auction house offers first edition of 'Harry Potter'

A first edition of Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone with some errors and signed by author JKRowling is being auctioned at Christie's in London, with a starting price of $250,000.

This unique Harry Potter edition is one of 500 hardback copies of the book that was first printed in 1997. 300 of those copies have been sent to libraries. The book is being sold by Christie's as part of the upcoming The Art of Literature: Loan and Selling Exhibition .

Rare book cover Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone

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“There are a few things that appear to have gone wrong during the production of the book,” Mark Wiltshire, a book expert and co-curator of The Art of Literature exhibition, told Reuters . “For example, on the back cover, the word ‘philosphers’ is misspelled, with the letter ‘o’ missing. Also, on page 53, in the list of items ‘Which students are required to bring… to Hogwarts’, the phrase ‘a wand’ is repeated twice.”

The covers of four books have the word "philosphers" on them, missing the letter "o"

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While author JKRowling was completely unknown at the time, the book about the magical world of witches and wizards became a huge hit worldwide, spawning a huge film series.

Inside is signed by female writer JKRowling

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“In many ways, this book is a magical memory for so many people, and that's what makes it so desirable,” says Wiltshire.

Christie's The Art of Literature: Loan and Selling Exhibition is open to the public from June 7-15.

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