Presented by Pom Harrington, owner of Peter Harrington Rare Books.
Uncorrected proof copy of the first edition of the first book in the Harry Potter series, with the misprint “J. A. Rowling” on the title page. This is one of only 200 pre-publication proof copies. Bloomsbury only issued proof copies for the first three Harry Potter novels: after the Prisoner of Azkaban, sales were so great that they did not want to give subsequent story lines away until publication day.
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