Rare Harry Potter book fetches $19,000 at auction
A first-edition Harry Potter book was sold for about $19,000, according to an auction house in Dallas, Texas.
![Normal copies of the Harry Potter books go for under $20, unlike the autographed first edition that sold for $19,000.](https://i0.wp.com/i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2009/SHOWBIZ/books/03/10/harry.potter.auction/art.harry.potter.gi.jpg?resize=292%2C219)
Normal copies of the Harry Potter books go for under $20, unlike the autographed first edition that sold for $19,000.
The soft-cover book was one of 200 copies printed and is a rarity compared with later editions of the popular series that were printed in the millions, the Heritage Auction Galleries said.