Two Harry Potter books bought by a mom more than 20 years ago could sell for thousands at auction – after they both turned out to be rare first editions. Tessa Prince, 65, purchased the J.K. Rowling novels from the same bookshop in 1997 and 1998 to encourage both her sons, John and Billy, to read.
The retired school administrator had no idea at the time that the copies of the “Philosopher’s Stone” and the “Chamber of Secrets” were first editions or that their value would soar. It was only when Tessa, from Twickenham, South London, took some jewelry to an auctioneer to be valued recently that she discovered their true worth.
