Mar 12, 2009 - Sale 2173

Sale 2173 - Lot 119

Price Realized: $ 1,200
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
ROWLING, J. K. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Illustrated by Mary GrandPré. Thick 8vo, 1/4 cloth; dust jacket, publisher's hologram stamp on title-page. (New York: Scholastic, 2005)

Additional Details

first american edition, first printing, signed by rowling at Carnegie Hall in New York City on October 19th, 2007. This heavily attended event has become noteworthy for Potter fans as it was here the author revealed that Professor Dumbledore was gay. Tickets to the event and a 2-page letter by Scholastic Books concerning it are laid in.