Holly Hodgart's beat up book was snapped up by an American buyer.
A mum is splashing out on a magical cruise for her family after selling a tatty Harry Potter book - for £20k.
READ MORE: 'Genuine guy' killed in Lanarkshire road horror was on morning walk with girlfriend and her mumAnd Holly now plans to use her share of the money to take her two children away on holiday. "When it was auctioned, it had no spine, the protective plastic was peeled off and the pages were yellowed.
The first-edition book was identified by it's ISBN number and a printing error which shows the words '1 wand' printed twice in Harry's list of Hogwarts equipment.
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