At an auction held by Sotheby’s in London, Amazon, the online book shop, bought the book of five wizarding fairy tales, The Tales of Beedle the Bard, which is mentioned in the last book of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It is one of only seven handmade copies in existence. The purchase price was £1,950,000, with the proceeds being donated to The Children's Voice campaign, a charity J.K. Rowling co-founded to help improve the lives of institutionalised children across Europe.
The 157 pages of The Tales of Beedle the Bard are handwritten and illustrated by J.K. Rowling herself. It's bound in brown Moroccan leather and embellished with silver ornaments and moonstones. Photos of the book and reviews of the tales can be seen at www.amazon.co.uk/beedlebard
