The Tales of Beedle the Bard is a book written by J. K. Rowling, which was published on November 1, 2007. Only seven copies were made, handwritten by Rowling herself.Six were given to friends, and a seventh copy was auctioned for charity at Sotheby's on December 13,with bids starting at $62,000 (£30,000). The copy auctioned at Sotheby's is the moonstone edition, which is silver plated Moroccan leather with moonstones inset.
The copy auctioned at Sotheby's sold for £1.95 million to Amazon.com. A dedication in the front of the book read "Six of these books have been given to those most closely connected to the Harry Potter books during the last 17 years. This seventh copy will be auctioned, the proceeds to help institutionalized children who are in desperate need of a voice.
"So to whoever now owns this book, thank you -- and fair fortune be yours!" ½[1]
It is meant to be a copy of the in-universe book The Tales of Beedle the Bard.(However,it would not be a copy of the book Albus Dumbledore left to Hermione Granger,as that one was written in ancient runes).
External links
- Sotheby's puts new Rowling book on display (Reuters.com)
- Story on Amazon winning auction (Daily Telegraph)
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