From a book column:
A copy of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone,” by J.K. Rowling, sold at auction last night in Dallas for $37,500. Of course, there’s a touch of magic around this particular book: It’s an original proof copy that misspells the author’s name as “J. A Rowling.” Only 200 were ever printed. According to Heritage Auctions, in 1997 a primary school in the little village of Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, bought this proof copy at a publisher’s sale for one pound. Years later, local business owner Dale Henry acquired the book and decided to auction it off to raise money for the village.
