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October 31, 2005: Boston Media Showcases Boston Antiquarian Book Fair
"In a booth in the Hynes Convention Center, Adrian Harrington Rare Books of London was selling a set of all six British first-edition hardcover Harry Potter books. One of them, a signed copy of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" marred by two printing errors, is worth an estimated $14,000."
"Blair Cowl, who works for the London-based bookseller, said he expects the books' popularity to endure and boost their value with age."
"I think (Harry Potter) will stand with the Hobbit, the Wind in the Willows or Alice in Wonderland," he said. "When children are 30- or 40-year-old corporate executives, they will still be buying these books."
