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Hey, you're right Idiot. Turns out the small Scottish company was the figment of my imagination or that of whoever told me about it.
I like the 'by interesting...bullshit' line though. Consistent with the second-hand book seller /Simpson's comic shop guy attitude that's made Abe my vendor of choice.
Fintan
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By interesting, what I really mean is 'bullshit'. Rowling's agent - Christopher Little - sold the book straight to Bloomsbury for an advance of £2,500 and they were the first to ever publish it.
However, I was wrong about the initial print run - which was only 500 copies. So yeah, if you were lucky enough to strike one of those, then you'd be doing well for yourself. However, those odds...like I say...scratchcards are still a better bet.
I no longer work in a 2nd hand bookshop. Funnily enough, there's fuck all money in books, first editions or no first editions.