HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE (1/33 with dustwrapper)

J. K. Rowling

ISBN 10: 0747532699 / ISBN 13: 9780747532699

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2000

About this Item

Thirty-third impression of the true first edition with just 33 at the bottom of the printer's page. Also stated 'Harry Potter, names, characters and related inidcia are copyright and trademark Warner Bros., 2000 TM' - indicating a publication date of 2000 or later. Also with three further titles including "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" listed as 'also available' - "The Goblet of Fire" was published in 2000. ***very good in pictorial colour illustrated boards. The boards are clean and unmarked. The colours of the book are extremely bright and unfaded. Head and tail of spine slightly creased. Corners sharp. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Page block edges clean. Internally also very good with no inscriptions. Pages clean and bright - just lightly tanned as usual. ***Please note that there is some creasing to the dedication page following the title page (please see scans). ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, which retains the original publisher's printed price of £10.99 on the front flap. Head and tail of spine and edges of dustwrapper are uncreased. Lower corner tips slightly creased. No chips or tears. Unusually, the colours on the spine of the dustwrapper are completely unfaded (please see scans). ***223 pages. 206mm x 136mm. ***A thirty-third impression of the true first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", in very good bright condition, with an unfaded dustwrapper. Being such a popular children's book, copies in decent condition from this period are becoming quite hard to find now, especially with unfaded dustwrappers. Priced with consideration to the one creased page mentioned above. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Seller Inventory # 9206

Bibliographic Details

Title: HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE (1/...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing, London

Publication Date: 2000

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Edition: First Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

1st UK Bloomsberry edition, hardcover

Review:

Say you've spent the first 10 years of your life sleeping under the stairs of a family who loathes you. Then, in an absurd, magical twist of fate you find yourself surrounded by wizards, a caged snowy owl, a phoenix-feather wand, and jellybeans that come in every flavor, including strawberry, curry, grass, and sardine. Not only that, but you discover that you are a wizard yourself! This is exactly what happens to young Harry Potter in J.K. Rowling's enchanting, funny debut novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. In the nonmagic human world--the world of "Muggles"--Harry is a nobody, treated like dirt by the aunt and uncle who begrudgingly inherited him when his parents were killed by the evil Voldemort. But in the world of wizards, small, skinny Harry is famous as a survivor of the wizard who tried to kill him. He is left only with a lightning-bolt scar on his forehead, curiously refined sensibilities, and a host of mysterious powers to remind him that he's quite, yes, altogether different from his aunt, uncle, and spoiled, piglike cousin Dudley.

A mysterious letter, delivered by the friendly giant Hagrid, wrenches Harry from his dreary, Muggle-ridden existence: "We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." Of course, Uncle Vernon yells most unpleasantly, "I AM NOT PAYING FOR SOME CRACKPOT OLD FOOL TO TEACH HIM MAGIC TRICKS!" Soon enough, however, Harry finds himself at Hogwarts with his owl Hedwig... and that's where the real adventure--humorous, haunting, and suspenseful--begins. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, first published in England as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, continues to win major awards in England. So far it has won the National Book Award, the Smarties Prize, the Children's Book Award, and is short-listed for the Carnegie Medal, the U.K. version of the Newbery Medal. This magical, gripping, brilliant book--a future classic to be sure--will leave kids clamoring for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. (Ages 8 to 13) --Karin Snelson