A proof copy of the first Harry Potter publication, which was bought over three decades ago for pennies at a secondhand bookshop, brought 11,000 extra pounds (Rs 11.5 lakhs) at public auction, according to a record in ABC News. The initial version of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” which is noted “uncorrected proof copy” on the cover, was bought in 1997 for an overall of 40 cent ($0.50) from a south London book shop along with 2 various other stories, according to British salesclerks Hanson’s.

The vendor, that desired to stay confidential, specified that she bought guide concerning the widely known young wizard as a “throw-in” in addition to various other titles and overlooked it for several years up until discovering the high rates some Potter publications generated.

On Wednesday, guide cost 11,000 extra pounds at public auction, with a sales costs included in make the overall cost 14,432 extra pounds. The purchaser is a specific in the United Kingdom, according to the electrical outlet. The writer’s name was wrongly provided as “J A Rowling” on the copy’s within title web page as opposed to J.K. Rowling, according to Jim Spencer, head of publications at the public auction residence.

“This book so deserved to do well. This proof copy is where the Harry Potter phenomenon began. This is the very first appearance in print of the first Potter novel,” Mr Spencer stated.

Meanwhile, an exceptionally uncommon Harry Potter publication purchased for 30 cent was cost 10,500 extra pounds at a public auction in July in 2015. The first-edition copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was among 500 generated and was bought by a collection agency from Staffordshire that passed away previously in 2015, BBC reported. The hardback copy of guide went under the hammer with Richard Winterton Auctioneers at The Lichfield Auction Centre, Fradley Park, on July 10.

Published by Bloomsbury in 1997 with a laminated board cover, guide is among just 500 first version impressions and, of those, among just 300 sent out to collections. The winning quote was put online by a purchaser from Los Angeles, according to a launch by Lichfield Auction Centre. The publication was approximated at 3,000 extra pounds to 5,000 extra pounds as a result of its ‘much-loved problem’ as an ex-library publication.