First-edition Harry Potter book up for auction after it was anonymously donated to local pet charity [Video]

A rare first edition of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” will go up for auction — and could sell for thousands of dollars. 

The RSPCA Isle of Wight branch in Godshill, England, received the book as an anonymous gift and took it to Hansons Auctioneers for an appraisal. 

RSPCA marketing and engagement officer Rebecca Busby told Hansons Auctioneers the book was a shocking gift.

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“One of our volunteers, who is an avid Harry Potter fan and book enthusiast, checked for all the well-known markers and noticed this book had them all,” she said. 

Hansons Auctioneers confirmed the book was a first edition of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.”

Now, the rare book will go up for auction, with Busby noting that the proceeds will go to the pet charity, which currently has over 50 pets in its care. 

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