The bejewelled copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard could fetch up to 500,000 pounds when offered for sale at Sotheby's London next month.
在下个月伦敦索思比举行的一场拍卖会上,这本镶嵌着珠宝的《诗翁彼豆故事集(The Tales of Beedle the Bard)》将被开出50万英镑的高价。(注:《诗翁彼豆故事集》故事情节与《哈利•波特》系列紧密相关又独立成篇。它是《哈利•波特与死亡圣器》中霍格沃茨魔法学校校长阿不思•邓布利多留给赫敏•格兰杰的一本书,包含帮助哈利和朋友打败伏地魔的重要线索。)
Rowling originally gave it to Barry Cunningham, who accepted the first Harry Potter book for publication.
JK罗琳最初将这本书赠与了巴里•坎宁安,后者当时接受了哈利•波特系列第一本书的出版工作。
He now plans to sell it with her blessing and said he will donate some of the profits to her charity Lumos.