An Antiques Roadshow guest was left utterly speechless when she discovered the incredible value of a Winnie the Pooh book she found in a charity shop for 30p. 

This week, the popular BBC show visited Beaumaris Castle in Anglesey to value treasured belongings and items. 

One resident brought her Winnie the Pooh item to be valued by expert Clive Farahar, which was the first book in the popular children’s book series by A.A Milne. 

The book, which was protected by a dust cover, was originally purchased from a charity shop for around 20 to 30p by the guest’s mother and she revealed she loved buying gifts from charity shops. 

After inspecting the item, Clive discovered the precious find was a first edition that was released in 1926.

An Antiques Roadshow guest was left utterly speechless when she discovered the incredible value of a Winnie the Pooh book she found in a charity shop for 30p

This week, the popular BBC show visited Beaumaris Castle in Anglesey to value treasured belongings and items

One resident brought her Winnie the Pooh item to be valued by expert Clive Farahar, which was the first book in the popular children’s book series by A.A Milne

Asking about the rare book’s backstory, the guest said: ‘I’d asked my mother, you know, with the grandchildren, as she was going around the charity shops (to buy some books).’ 

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‘She got me a few books, and then they’ve been in the house, but I didn’t really take much notice of it until I got my daughter a Winnie the Pooh teddy.’

‘And then I thought, “Oh, I’m sure I’ve got one (book) somewhere”. So I was searching in the cupboards and then I came across this one.’ 

The expert said: ‘This is amazing, absolutely and a wonderful find from a charity shop. The dust wrapper is a little torn there, but it is mostly all there.’ 

Commenting on the book’s condition, he added: ‘Beautiful green (colour). The only thing about it, I suppose, I have to say, there’s a small nick on the top there, but it is the most gorgeous copy.’

‘It’s got an inscription here and this one is dated 1944 – “To the lady of uncertain age from the same admirer”.’

‘Now, that is romantic. But we don’t want it.’ 

Clive then asked the guest how much her mother purchased the book for, to which she estimated around 20 to 30p. 

The book, which had a dust cover, was originally purchased in a charity shop by her mother

Clive then asked the guest how much her mother purchased the book for, to which she estimated around 20 to 30p

The expert looked at the collector and shockingly said: ’20 or 30p? I can value it at £1,400.’ 

After the expert’s revelation, the crowd gasped in shock and the stunned guest exclaimed: ‘Seriously? £1,400?’ 

She added: ‘My mother would be over the moon because she loved this program. £1,400?’ 

Clive smiled and replied: ‘That’s what I said. Well, thank you for bringing it in.’

The guest, who was still shocked about the book’s worth, joked: ‘It was lucky I didn’t sell it.’ 

It comes after another Antiques Roadshow guest was left utterly speechless when he discovered the incredible value of a sculpture he had been casually using as a doorstop. 

This week, Fiona Bruce, 60, hosted the show from the historic Beaumaris Castle on Anglesey, uncovering treasures including a possible first edition of Winnie the Pooh and a rare ballerina brooch. 

The expert then looked at the collector and shockingly said: ’20 or 30p? I can value it at £1,400′

After his staggering valuation, the crowd gasped in shock and the stunned guest exclaimed: ‘Seriously? £1,400?’

But the highlight of the show came when one guest brought in an intriguing sculpture, explaining that he’s always been ‘perplexed’ by the item and wondered what it was. 

He joked: ‘It’s been my doorstop for the last 12 months,’ before adding that he had picked it up at a car boot sale in Anglesey three years ago for just £50. 

Unsure of its origins, he added: ‘Someone mentioned it could be African; I don’t know.’ 

Expert John Foster identified the piece as a work of art by Ben Enwonwu, one of Nigeria’s most celebrated sculptors. 

He explained that Enwonwu was the first pioneer in mixing Nigerian art with Western art as he described his rise to fame in the 1940s after he was discovered by the Zwemmer Gallery, which led to him having exhibitions in New York, London, and Milan. 

He said: ‘The sculptor Ben Enwonwu (is) one of Nigeria’s most celebrated sculptors. He was born in Nigeria in 1917 and died in the sort of mid-90s.’

It comes after another Antiques Roadshow guest was left utterly speechless when he discovered the incredible value of a sculpture he had been casually using as a doorstop 

The guest brought an intriguing sculpture on the show and expert John Foster identified the piece as a work of art by Ben Enwonwu, one of Nigeria’s most celebrated sculptors

He then valued the sculpture between a staggering £10,000 and £15,000, leaving the guest lost for words

‘He was the first pioneer in mixing Nigerian art with Western art. Known really as a sculptor in bronze and stone, and this being in carved stone style-wise I thought it sort of dates from the 1970s.’

‘He was picked up by a gallery in the 40s and it was a gallery called the Zwemmer Gallery. And that, literally from there, skyrocketed him to having shows in New York, London and Milan.’ 

He then valued the sculpture between a staggering £10,000 and £15,000, leaving the guest lost for words. 

In disbelief, the guest exclaimed: ‘You’re joking! I could cry. I had no inclination that it was going to be worth so much money. It’s shocked me.’ 

As the true value of his £50 find sank in, he added with a smile: ‘I thought it might be £100.’ 

Antiques Roadshow continues on Sunday, November 17, on BBC1 at 8pm.