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Jim Spencer
Rare Harry Potter Paperback Sets New World Record at Auction
June 2, 2026
A pristine first edition paperback copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone has set a new world record selling for £17,000 at Ra
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Sumner & Stillman
P.O. Box 973
Yarmouth, ME 04096
(207) 846-6070
19th and early 20th Century literary first editions: Alcott, Bronte, Buchan,
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P.F. Mullins Books
6590 Petunia Place
Carlsbad, CA 92011
(760) 438-2072
Specializing in James Baldwin, John Steinbeck, African American Literature and
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Book Dealer: Antiquarian & Rare
Lighthouse Books
14046 5th Street
Dade City, FL 33525
(727) 822-3278
Presses: Fine & Private
The Artichoke Press
550 Mountain View Ave.
Mountain View, CA 94041
(650) 969-4110
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