Original ‘Harry Potter’ Cover Art Could Fetch Up To $600,000 At Auction—Possibly Breaking Book Series’ Record. ... the train that would take him to his first year of wizarding school.

The original illustration for the first edition of J.K. Rowling’s 1997 novel “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” has sold for a record-breaking $1.9 million.

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Original Harry Potter cover art made by a 23-year-old for just $750 sells for $1.9m at auction. READ MORE: JK Rowling says the new Harry Potter TV series 'will more than live up to expectations' ...

A watercolor illustration by Thomas Taylor, who was a 23-year-old bookseller when he first painted the work, sold for $1.9 million to become the most valuable Harry Potter item ever sold at auction.

The artist, Thomas Taylor, was only 23 years old when he painted the iconic image of Harry Potter on Platform 9¾, awaiting his first ride on the Hogwarts Express.

The watercolor cover art for the first edition of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” was painted in 1996 by a recent art school graduate from Britain who was working at a bookstore.