NEW YORK - A first edition of "Anne of Green Gables" has sold for a record US$37,500 at auction.
The sale was made Friday at Sotheby's in New York and eclipses the previous record of US$24,000 for the same title, which was set in June 2005.
Sotheby's says only eight first edition copies of the Lucy Maud Montgomery book have appeared at auction over the last 35 years.
It was estimated the book would sell for between US$20,000 to US$25,000.
The final price of US$37,500 includes a buyers' premium.
"Anne" tells the story of a flame-haired orphan girl from Prince Edward Island who is mistakenly sent to live with a couple who requested a boy.
