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    Updated: 2004-08-26 10:38

    Potter 'first edition' for sale

    《哈利波特》系列叢書自出版以來,轟動全球,一版再版,銷量驚人。最近,網(wǎng)絡(luò)拍賣公司易趣網(wǎng)預(yù)計一本第一版《哈利波特3:阿茲卡班的囚徒》的拍賣價將高達(dá)2萬英鎊。  

    The Prisoner of Azkaban film has proved a global box office hit

    Online auction firm eBay has said a rare first edition copy of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban could fetch up to £20,000.

    The sellers on eBay describe the book as a "genuine first print, first issue hardback" and detail distinctive errors on the title page and first page.

    The sale price has reached £1,200 so far, with three days of bidding to go.

    Publishers Bloomsbury said it was impossible to verify the copy's authenticity without seeing it.

    The sellers say they have kept the book unread and sealed in an airtight box since buying it in 2000 for £600.

    They have decided to auction it for money to invest in their business after watching its value soar over the past four years.

    The sellers' entry reads: "This was a really good investment for us."

    They say the book can be proved to be a first state copy because the author's name on the reverse of the title page is printed as Joanne Rowling.

    Also, on the first page of the story there is a dropped line of text between the word 'burnt' and 'so much'.

    The sellers say the presses were stopped part-way through the initial run of 10,000 copies to correct these mistakes, making the book even rarer.

    An eBay spokeswoman said potential bidders could examine scanned pages from the book on the website or e-mail the sellers for more information.

    She advised buyers to study a seller's feedback according to the guidelines provided by eBay.

    A spokeswoman for Bloomsbury said they would have to examine the book close-up before they could authenticate the sellers' claims.

    In January this year, an uncorrected proof copy of the first Harry Potter book - with the author's name spelled wrongly - sold for £1,250 at auction.

    A signed first edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was sold by the author's father for £27,500 at auction in 2003.

    (Agencies)

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    fetch up: finally be or do something(到達(dá))

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