Potter 1st edition fetches £106,000

A signed first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone has sold for a world record £106,250.

The 20-year-old novel by JK Rowling smashed its £30,000 estimate at Bonhams’ Fine Books and Manuscripts Sale in London.

It was inscribed to a friend and her family: “For Meera, Donnie, Nastassia and Kai, with lots of love from Jo.”