A pristine first edition hardback of JK Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, one of only 500 produced in the first print run in 1997, on display at Hansons' Auctioneers at Bishton Hall, Staffordshire. The book has never been read and was kept in darkness for 25 years inside a protective sleeve and could fetch up to £100,000 when it goes under the hammer at Hanson's Library Auction on March 9. Picture date: Monday March 7, 2022. (Photo by Jacob King/PA Images via Getty Images)
這限量中的限量，其中 1 本初版小說如今正出現於倫敦，在 6 月 7 日至 15 日所舉辦的佳士得文學藝術展覽（Christie’s “The Art of Literature” Exhibition）中進行拍賣，這本帶有作者簽名的版本得到了天價 25 萬美元（約 750 萬台幣）的起拍價格，像是呼應了距離初版發行已達 25 年，起拍價格令人嘆為觀止！
Auctioneer Jim Spencer holds a pristine first edition hardback of JK Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, one of only 500 produced in the first print run in 1997, on display at Hansons' Auctioneers at Bishton Hall, Staffordshire. The book has never been read and was kept in darkness for 25 years inside a protective sleeve and could fetch up to £100,000 when it goes under the hammer at Hanson's Library Auction on March 9. Picture date: Monday March 7, 2022. (Photo by Jacob King/PA Images via Getty Images)
在過去的拍賣會當中，初版《哈利波特—神秘的魔法石》曾以 47.1 萬美元的天文數字售出，據世界知名拍賣會海瑞得（Heritage Auctions）的執行副總 Joe Maddalena 表示，這本小說已成為 20 世紀最昂貴的商業出版小說。如今，這本由 J.K. 羅琳所著的魔幻故事早已成為了全球最暢銷的書籍之一，佳士得聯合策展人 Mark Wiltshire 提及：「對哈利波特粉絲來說，這本小說就像是書中魔法故事似乎真實存在的實體象徵，這也是它如此受歡迎的原因」。事不宜遲，哈利波特粉絲們趕快回家翻翻積滿灰塵的陳年書櫃，說不定你也可能是擁有天價限量版小說的幸運兒！