LIVE LOTS 17,750,525 HOUSES 866 UNSOLD RECORDED 4,679,484 UPDATED NIGHTLY
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1997–2007

Rowling

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126results on record
90%sell-through
$5,612median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$270,482record in our coverage

Drawn from 126 recorded results (114 sold · 12 passed) across 1 auction house, 2012–2026. 2 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$15K$29K$44K2012: $888 median, 1 sold2015: $5.9K median, 3 sold2016: $54K median, 1 sold2017: $1.8K median, 6 sold2018: $40K median, 3 sold2019: $32K median, 5 sold2020: $5.7K median, 11 sold2021: $7.9K median, 15 sold2022: $3.8K median, 16 sold2023: $8.7K median, 14 sold2024: $5.2K median, 19 sold2025: $5.3K median, 13 sold2026: $4.7K median, 7 sold201220152018202120242026

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The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.

$5.6K$364$270K

Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.

By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
other 98 91% $6,544
ceramics & design 3 100% $3,541

Medium is recorded for 101 of 126 results (80%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Dickens Rowling Dickens

$15K$29K$44K1998: $3.3K median1999: $722 median2012: $624 median2013: $2.1K median2014: $2.0K median2015: $2.1K median2016: $3.4K median2017: $2.3K median2018: $1.9K median2019: $1.5K median2020: $2.4K median2021: $1.2K median2022: $1.3K median2023: $1.3K median2024: $1.8K median2025: $4.9K median2026: $1.6K median2012: $888 median2015: $5.9K median2016: $54K median2017: $1.8K median2018: $40K median2019: $32K median2020: $5.7K median2021: $7.9K median2022: $3.8K median2023: $8.7K median2024: $5.2K median2025: $5.3K median2026: $4.7K median19982005201220192026
MetricRowlingDickens
Median result$5,612$1,566
Record price $270,482 $66,886
Results on record126235
Years active at auction 2012–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: DickensChurchillFlemingTolkien

Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method

91/ 100
  • Sell-through90%
  • Meets estimate89%
  • Market depth126 results

How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →

Prices realized 128 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 12 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2026·06 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, Bloomsbury, [1997] $3,975–$6,624 Bonhams
2026·06 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, Bloomsbury, [1997] $2,650–$5,300 Bonhams
2026·06 (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone; Chamber of Secrets, BOTH SIGNED (2) $1,987–$3,312 Bonhams
2026·06 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, Bloomsbury, [1997] $5,300–$7,949 Bonhams
2026·06 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, FIRST DE LUXE EDITION, [1999] $662–$927 Bonhams
2026·03 (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, fortieth impression paperback, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR "To Karen, with lots of love J.K. Rowling" on the half-title, Bloomsbury (2) $1,328–$1,993 Bonhams
2026·03 Autograph letter signed, [September 2001] $2,657–$3,985 Bonhams
2026·03 (J.k.) Complete Set of the Seven Harry Potter Novels, All Hardback First Editions and All with Signatures of J.k. Rowling, Bloomsbury, 1997-2007 (7) $132,835–$199,252 Bonhams
2026·03 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, Bloomsbury, [2000] $1,063–$1,594 Bonhams
2025·11 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, UNCORRECTED PROOF OF THE FIRST EDITION, Bloomsbury, [1997] $10,545–$15,818 Bonhams
2025·11 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, FIRST STATE UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, [ONE OF 50 COPIES], Bloomsbury, [1999] $7,909–$10,545 Bonhams
2025·11 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets; Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first deluxe editions, 1999; and other promotional material $659–$923 Bonhams
2025·11 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED, [2000] $1,055–$1,582 Bonhams
2025·06 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, Bloomsbury, 1997 $40,634–$54,179 Bonhams
2025·06 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, third impression, SIGNED on label, [1997] $2,709–$4,063 Bonhams
2025·06 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, UNCORRECTED PROOF OF THE FIRST EDITION, Bloomsbury, [1998] $4,063–$6,772 Bonhams
2025·03 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, third imp., signature inserted, dj [1997] $2,587–$3,880 Bonhams
2025·03 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, [1997] $3,880–$6,467 Bonhams
2025·03 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, [1997] $4,527–$5,820 Bonhams
2025·03 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, THIRD PRINTING, dj, [1998] $776–$1,035 Bonhams
2025·03 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, [c.1997] $3,233–$4,527 Bonhams
2025·03 (J.K.) [The Harry Potter Gift Set] Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone; Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Bloomsbury (2) $517–$776 Bonhams
2025·03 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, SECOND STATE, 1999 $6,467–$9,054 Bonhams
2024·11 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, first deluxe edition, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, Bloomsbury, [1999] $754–$1,006 Bonhams
2024·11 (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, ALL FIRST EDITIONS, TWO SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR, Bloomsbury, [2003, 2005, 2007]; together with launch-day bags, publication packs, ephemera, bookseller's handbook and 4 posters (small quantity) $1,006–$1,509 Bonhams
2024·11 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Bloomsbury, 2000 $1,006–$1,509 Bonhams
2024·11 (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the dedication leaf, Bloomsbury, [2000]; sold with a "Golden Ticket" to the book signing event at Hammicks Bookshop, St. Albans on 19 July (2) $1,257–$1,886 Bonhams
2024·11 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, UNCORRECTED PROOF OF THE FIRST EDITION, Bloomsbury, [1998] $3,800–$6,334 Bonhams
2024·11 The Prisoner of Azkaban, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the dedication page, Bloomsbury, [1999] $1,900–$3,167 Bonhams
2024·11 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, Bloomsbury, 1997 $63,337–$101,338 Bonhams
2024·11 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, Bloomsbury, [1998] $3,800–$5,067 Bonhams
2024·06 (J.K.) A collection of six Harry Potter titles, all INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR to a family friend, 8vo, Bloomsbury; and an unsigned copy of "Deathly Hallows" (7) $5,121–$7,682 Bonhams
2024·06 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the dedication leaf, Bloomsbury, [2000]; sold with the original Books Etc. staff purchase receipt and bag $1,280–$2,561 Bonhams
2024·03 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, [1997] $35,538–$63,461 Bonhams
2024·03 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, third printing, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the dedication leaf, Bloomsbury, [1998] $5,077–$7,615 Bonhams
2024·03 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, Bloomsbury, [1997] $2,538–$3,808 Bonhams
2024·03 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, Bloomsbury, [1998] $2,538–$3,808 Bonhams
2024·03 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, FIRST STATE UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, [1999] $12,692–$19,038 Bonhams
2024·03 The Prisoner of Azkaban, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the dedication page, Bloomsbury, [1999] $1,904–$3,173 Bonhams
2024·03 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, Bloomsbury, [2000] $1,904–$3,173 Bonhams
2024·03 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, SECOND PRINTING, Bloomsbury, 1997 $2,565–$3,847 Bonhams
2024·03 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, Bloomsbury, [1998] $1,026–$1,539 Bonhams
2023·11 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, FOURTH IMPRESSION, Bloomsbury, [1998] $753–$1,004 Bonhams
2023·11 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, FIRST EDITION, Bloomsbury, 1999 $753–$1,004 Bonhams
2023·11 (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the dedication leaf, Bloomsbury, 2000; together with a "Golden ticket", and advertising broadside (2 copies) for a signing event held at Harrods on 17 July 2000 (4) $1,882–$2,509 Bonhams
2023·11 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, UNCORRECTED PROOF OF THE FIRST EDITION, Bloomsbury, [1997] $7,376–$9,835 Bonhams
2023·11 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, Bloomsbury, 1997, Bloomsbury, 1997 $98,351–$147,527 Bonhams
2023·11 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, UNCORRECTED PROOF OF THE FIRST EDITION, Bloomsbury, [1998] $2,459–$4,918 Bonhams
2023·11 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, fourth printing, 1997; ...Chamber of Secrets, seventh printing, 1998, FIRST EDITIONS, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR $3,688–$4,918 Bonhams
2023·06 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, Bloomsbury, 1997 $31,817–$44,543 Bonhams
2023·06 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, third printing, WITH ROWLING'S SIGNATURE, Bloomsbury, [1997] $2,545–$3,818 Bonhams
2023·06 Three autograph letters signed and an inscribed copy of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $7,636–$10,181 Bonhams
2023·03 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, Bloomsbury, [1997] $4,931–$7,397 Bonhams
2023·03 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, Bloomsbury, [1997] $3,698–$6,164 Bonhams
2023·03 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, Bloomsbury, 1997 $3,698–$6,164 Bonhams
2023·03 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, Bloomsbury, [1998] $370–$616 Bonhams
2023·03 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR; sold with a "Golden Ticket" to a book signing event, 2 photographs and bookshop's A4 poster of the event $1,233–$2,466 Bonhams
2022·11 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, Bloomsbury, 1997 $114,373–$171,560 Bonhams
2022·11 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 27th printing, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, Bloomsbury, [1997] $2,287–$3,431 Bonhams
2022·11 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, THIRD PRINTING, Bloomsbury, [1997] $2,287–$3,431 Bonhams
2022·11 (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, 1997 and 1998 (2) $1,716–$2,859 Bonhams
2022·06 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, Bloomsbury, [1997] $1,225–$2,450 Bonhams
2022·06 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, later impression, INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, Bloomsbury, [1997] $4,900–$7,350 Bonhams
2022·06 (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, Bloomsbury, 1997; together with a COLOUR TRIAL DESIGN FOR THE COVERS (2) $18,375–$24,500 Bonhams
2022·06 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, Bloomsbury, 1997 $122,501–$183,752 Bonhams
2022·06 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, third printing, WITH ROWLING'S SIGNATURE ON A BLOOMSBURY LABEL loosely inserted, Bloomsbury, [1998] $3,063–$4,288 Bonhams
2022·06 (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR "To Ewan, hope you like this as much! J.K. Rowling. P.S. I always wanted a hero with glasses & yours are particularly cool", [1998]; and an HP bookmark inscribed and signed by JK (2) $3,675–$6,125 Bonhams
2022·06 (J.K.) Autograph letter signed ("With lots of love, Jo"), to Emily ("Dear Emily"), [n.p.], 6 June 2014 $4,900–$7,350 Bonhams
2022·03 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, third impression, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the dedication leaf, Bloomsbury, 1998 $791–$1,055 Bonhams
2022·03 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, fourth impression paperback, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR "FOR JENNY, WHO DOES BELIEVE IN MAGIC..." on the dedication leaf, Bloomsbury, 1997 $2,638–$5,276 Bonhams
2022·03 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, THIRD IMPRESSION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the dedication leaf, Bloomsbury, [1998] $5,276–$7,914 Bonhams
2022·03 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, second impression, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the dedication leaf, Bloomsbury, 1999 $791–$1,055 Bonhams
2022·03 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, second impression of the de Luxe edition, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR "to Jenny, J.K. Rowling" on the dedication leaf, Bloomsbury, 1999 $791–$1,055 Bonhams
2022·03 (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the dedication page, Bloomsbury, 2000; together with the "Golden Ticket" for the event at which the book was signed (2) $1,979–$3,298 Bonhams
2022·03 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, fifteenth impression of the paperback edition, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR "To Emily who asked an excellent question with best wishes J.K. Rowling" on the dedication leaf, Bloomsbury, [1997] $1,319–$2,638 Bonhams
2022·03 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, third impression INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR "To Emily, who is wearing one of the wizarding world's favourite colours, J.K. Rowling" on the dedication leaf, Bloomsbury, [1998] $1,319–$2,638 Bonhams
2021·12 The Tales of Beedle the Bard, FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 27 OF 100 SPECIAL COPIES SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, Children's High Level Group, December 2008 $5,324–$7,986 Bonhams
2021·12 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, THIRD IMPRESSION, Bloomsbury, [1998] $1,997–$2,662 Bonhams
2021·12 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, Bloomsbury, 1997 $53,242–$79,864 Bonhams
2021·12 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, UNCORRECTED PROOF WITH COVER DESIGN, Bloomsbury, 1997 $19,966–$26,621 Bonhams
2021·12 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED, Bloomsbury, 1997 $13,311–$19,966 Bonhams
2021·12 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, UNCORRECTED PROOF, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, Bloomsbury, [1998] $5,324–$7,986 Bonhams
2021·12 (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, second printing; Goblet of Fire; Half-Blood Prince, both firsts, all signed by the author (3) $1,065–$1,597 Bonhams
2021·12 The Tales of Beedle the Bard, FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED, Bloomsbury, 2008 $1,331–$1,997 Bonhams
2021·09 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, Bloomsbury, 1997 $27,655–$41,483 Bonhams
2021·09 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the dedication leaf, Bloomsbury, [2005] $830–$1,106 upcoming Bonhams
2021·09 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, SECOND PRINTING, Bloomsbury, 1997 $5,531–$8,297 Bonhams
2021·09 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, with the number sequence 10 through to 1 on the verso of title, Bloomsbury, [1998] $830–$1,106 Bonhams
2021·09 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the dedication page, Bloomsbury, 2000; together with 3 photographs of J.K. Rowling at the book signing event $968–$1,244 Bonhams
2021·06 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, THIRD PRINTING, Bloomsbury, 1998 $1,390–$2,085 Bonhams
2021·06 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, Bloomsbury, [1998] $1,390–$2,085 Bonhams
2021·03 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, Bloomsbury, [1997] $11,008–$16,512 Bonhams
2021·03 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, Bloomsbury, 1997 $5,504–$8,256 Bonhams
2021·03 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, Bloomsbury, [1997] $4,128–$5,504 Bonhams
2020·12 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, Bloomsbury, [1997] $2,720–$4,080 Bonhams
2020·12 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION, Bloomsbury, [1997] $1,360–$2,040 Bonhams
2020·12 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR "To Jonathan with best wishes J.K. Rowling" on the front free endpaper, Bloomsbury, 1998 $2,720–$3,400 Bonhams
2020·08 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, Bloomsbury, 1997 $792–$1,057 Bonhams
2020·08 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, Bloomsbury, 1997 $19,812–$26,417 Bonhams
2020·08 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, FIRST EDITION, Bloomsbury, 1998 $1,981–$3,302 Bonhams

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