A rare handwritten work, “The Tales of Beedle the Bard,†a Harry Potter book by writer J. K. Rowling fetched more than 40 times its estimated value on December 12th in London. There were 10 bidders and the winning bidder was a London-based dealer Hazlitt, Gooden, and Fox. All proceeds from the $3.98 million will be donated to The Children's Voice, a charity Rowling co-founded two years ago to support helpless children across Europe.
Handwritten Book by J.K. Rowling Fetches $3.98 Million at Auction
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