World News: Harry Potter find is magic for charity
The donation delighted workers at Oxfam’s Newington branch and will be one of 20 titles auctioned off at the charity’s stores across Edinburgh between July 2 and 17.
Oxfam hopes to raise hundreds of pounds through the sale while also marking the charity’s third annual Bookfest.
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Hide AdDavid Hendrie, manager of Oxfam’s Newington bookshop, said: “When I initially recognised a first edition of the first Harry Potter book amongst the shop’s donations last year I thought it was a once-in-a-lifetime find, but coming across another was like lightning striking twice.
“True first editions of the early Harry Potter books are extremely scarce, so to find two in a year was unbelievable.”