She believed this was one of roughly 2500 first-edition copies of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban available.
โHarry Potter [has] such a dedicated fanbase. There [are] all kinds of collectors all over the world [for whom] this would be quite a dream item,โ told Midday Report.
โAlso it could be seen as an investment piece, more so overseas, but mainly what weโve been experiencing is collectors [buying these books].โ
The unidentified vendorโs mother is said to have purchased the book in 1999, around the same time the fantasy childrenโs series was gaining attention.
โI didnโt read many books as a kid … and this must have been the first one. I did form an emotional attachment to it,โ the vendor said.
Harry Potter first-edition books have proven to have big value in global auction markets, with a Harry Potter and the Philosopherโs Stone first-edition copy selling for ยฃ21,000 ($46,000) last week.