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Current Events & Trends | July 22, 2022 | Jonathan Shipley

Is My Harry Potter Book Valuable?

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Do you have a gold mine on your hands with a first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone? How can you tell if it's a true first edition? Peter Harrington has the answer.

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