Harry Potter fan found three first edition books in a charity shop
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A Harry Potter fan made a magical discovery when she stumbled on three first edition books - potentially worth thousands of pounds - on sale in a charity shop for £3.
Hayley Malsom, 21, initially didn't realise how valuable her purchases were after picking up the volumes in Gloucester last Thursday.
It was only when she got home that she found that the 'Goblet of Fire,' 'Order of the Phoenix' and 'Half-Blood Prince' books she had in her bag were all first editions.
Miss Malsom, from Gloucester, said: "As far as I'm aware the staff in the charity shop had not realised that they are first editions.
"I haven't had them valued but after a quick Google search I did see that one went for around £60,000."
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The first edition that recently sold for that record sum was sold in Texas and was one of only 500 editions of first book Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone published by Bloomsbury in 1997.
Other things to look out for to make books valuable include signatures by the author or original illustrations.
First editions for later books can still be worth anything from £10 to hundreds if they are kept in pristine condition.
The find was great news for the Harry Potter fan - who even has a blog dedicated to the 'wizarding world.'
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She added: "I am a massive Harry Potter fan and have been since I first read the Order of the Phoenix in 2007 as part of a summer project before starting senior school!
"My love for Harry Potter is so big that I recently made the decision to take my blog in a direction that focuses more on the wizarding world!"