Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, First UK Edition, Second Printing, J.K. Rowling, Bloomsbury 1997, Hardback, Fine
J.K. Rowling
ISBN 10: 0747532699 ISBN 13: 9780747532699
Published by Bloomsbury, 1997
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This is a true second printing hardcover copy of the most famous and most sought after children s book of all time. It is well known and well documented that the first printing had a print run of 500 hardcover copies and 5150 paperback copies. Within a week, numerous errors were noticed in the first printing and very quickly a second print run of 1000 hardcover copies was printed. This is one of those very rare 1/1000 copies in fine, beautiful condition. The most famous of the many errors corrected from the first printing to the second include the correction of the misspelled Philospher s on the rear cover along with Wizardry and Witchcraft, corrected to Witchcraft and Wizardry. Also, the very well known error of 1 wand listed twice on page 53, now correctly only appears once in the second printing. Similarities between the two still show the missing space between Thomas Taylor1997 on the copyright page as well as the Wendy Cooling quote A terrific read and a stunning first novel at the bottom of the front cover. The copyright page shows a number line of 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 to show that it is a second printing. This stunning copy has been beautifully preserved and has not undergone any restoration. It is clearly unread, the binding is still square and tight with no colour fading at all to the boards or spine. The page edges are surprisingly white and fresh which is extremely rare for these books which are well known for their cheap paper stock which is almost always found to be toned and discoloured. The corners of the boards are still sharp and the head and tail of the spine still appear firm. Internally, the pages are all present, clean with no library stamps, no dog eared pages, no personal inscriptions or writing of any kind. A true collector s copy. The book comes housed in a quarter leather, red clamshell box, custom made for this particular book to further preserve its condition. There was no dust jacket issued for the first and second printings of this book. Seller Inventory # 208
Bibliographic Details
Title: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, ...
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Edition: 1st Edition
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HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE (1/29 near fine - no dustwrapper)
Published by
Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2000
ISBN 10: 0747532699
ISBN 13: 9780747532699
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. Twenty-ninth impression of the true first edition with just 29 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. ***Near fine in pictorial colour illustrated boards. The boards are clean and unmarked. Head and tail of spine just slightly creased. Corners sharp - just slightly rubbed. No other bumps or creases to the boards. Page block edges clean. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. No reading creases. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean and bright - just lightly tanned as usual (very cheap paper stock). No creases or tears. The colours of the book are extremely bright and unfaded. Without the dustwrapper. ***223 pages. 206mm x 136mm. ***A twenty-ninth impression of the true first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", in near fine bright condition, but without the dustwrapper. Being such a popular children's book, copies in such near fine condition from this period are becoming quite hard to find now. ***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 # 8933
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HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE (1/28 near fine - no dustwrapper)
Published by
Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2000
ISBN 10: 0747532699
ISBN 13: 9780747532699
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. Twenty-eighth impression of the true first edition with 28 29 30 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. However, only "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" is listed as 'also available', even though "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" was published in 1999. ***Near fine in pictorial colour illustrated boards. The boards are clean and unmarked. Head and tail of spine just very slightly creased. Corners sharp - just slightly creased at the bottom corner tip of the front board. No other bumps or creases to the boards. Page block edges clean - just some light foxing stains to the fore-edge. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. No reading creases. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean and bright - just lightly tanned as usual (very cheap paper stock). No creases or tears. The colours of the book are extremely bright and unfaded. Without the dustwrapper. ***223 pages. 206mm x 136mm. ***A twenty-eighth impression of the true first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", in near fine bright condition, but without the dustwrapper. Being such a popular children's book, copies in such near fine condition from this period are becoming quite hard to find now. ***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 # 9031
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HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE (First edition, 25th impression - with dustwrapper)
Published by
Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2000
ISBN 10: 0747532699
ISBN 13: 9780747532699
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Twenty-fifth impression of the true first edition with number-string sequence 25 26 27 28 29 30 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. However, only "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" is listed as 'also available', even though "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" was published in 1999. ***Very good in pictorial colour illustrated boards. The boards are clean and unmarked, with virtually no fading even to the spine colours. The head and tail of the spine are just very creased. Corners sharp - just slightly creased at the corner tips on the front board. There is no reading lean to the binding and the page block edges are just lightly foxed - tanned as usual. Internally also very good with no ownership details or other annotations. There is some straining to the gutter of the page block at the half-title page which is often found due to the cheap binding quality of these books. No internal foxing - interior pages clean. The top corner of p.39/40 has been creased by a previous owner (please see scans). The cheap paper stock is tanned as usual. The colours of the book are extremely bright and unfaded. ***In a very good colour illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £10.99 on the front flap. The dustwrapper is complete, but please note there is a small red ink stain at the bottom edge of the front panel near the spine - mostly affecting the back of the wrapper but can also be seen on the outside (please see scans). Some very light rubbing to the edges but no creases, chips or tears. There is some sun-fading to the colours on the spine - mainly to the purple which has faded to blue (please see scans). ***223 pages. 206mm x 136mm. ***An early twenty-fifth impression of the true first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", in its original dustwrapper, in very good original condition, albeit with the above-mentioned faults. Being such a popular children's book, copies in nice condition are far from easy to find now. ***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 # 9299
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HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE (1/33 with dustwrapper)
Published by
Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2000
ISBN 10: 0747532699
ISBN 13: 9780747532699
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 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
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone- UK 1st Edition 35th printing hardback book
Published by
Bloomsbury, United Kingdom, 1997
ISBN 10: 0747532699
ISBN 13: 9780747532699
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Jason Hibbitt- Treasured Books UK- IOBA, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Thomas Taylor (illustrator). A UK 1st Edition 35th Printing Bloomsbury hardback book indicated by a 35 number line to the copyright page. - The first instalment in the author's famous Harry Potter series. - The book is in very good condition with a light push to the top and bottom of the spine. It has bumps to the top outside corner of the reverse board and bottom of the reverse board, and a small graze to the bottom outside corner of the front board. Light sunning to the page block. Internally it is complete and clean with no tears or inscriptions. - The dust jacket has not been price clipped with a price of £11.99 shown. It is also in very good condition but has some fading to the spine. Light surface scratching and creasing, but otherwise very good. Seller Inventory # ABE-1757491612905
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HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE (First edition, 32nd impression - near fine, with dustwrapper)
Published by
Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2000
ISBN 10: 0747532699
ISBN 13: 9780747532699
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A thirty-second impression of the true first edition with just 32 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 "Hagrry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" listed as 'also available' - "The Goblet of Fire" was published in 2000.***Near fine in pictorial colour illustrated boards. The boards are clean and unmarked. Head and tail of spine just slightly creased. No other bumps or creases to the boards. Corners sharp. Page block edges clean. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. No reading creases. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean and bright - just lightly tanned as usual. No creases or tears. The colours of the book are extremely bright and unfaded. ***In a very good colour illustrated dustwrapper, which retains the original publisher's printed price of £10.99 on the front flap. Head and tail of spine of dustwrapper just very slightly creased. No other creases, chips or tears. The dustwrapper would be described as near fine, but for quite a lot of fading to the red and the purple colours on the spine (please see scans). ***223 pages. 206mm x 136mm. ***A thirty-second impression of the true first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", in near fine bright condition, with a very good dustwrapper. Being such a popular children's book, copies in such near fine condition from this period are becoming quite hard to find now. ***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 # 9336
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HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE (First edition, 30th impression - near fine, with dustwrapper)
Published by
Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2000
ISBN 10: 0747532699
ISBN 13: 9780747532699
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A thirtieth impression of the true first edition with just 30 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. ***Near fine in pictorial colour illustrated boards. The boards are clean and unmarked. Head and tail of spine just slightly creased, with a small scuff to the top corner tip of the front board. Corners sharp. No other bumps or creases to the boards. Page block edges clean. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. No reading creases. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean and bright - just lightly tanned as usual - and with some marks to the rear free endpaper (please see scans). No creases or tears. The colours of the book are extremely bright and unfaded. ***In a very good colour illustrated dustwrapper, which retains the original publisher's printed price of £10.99 on the front flap. Head and tail of spine of dustwrapper just very slightly creased. The dustwrapper would be described as near fine, but for a light vertical crease on the spine. No other creases, chips or tears. The colours to the spine of the dustwrapper are virtually unfaded, which is very unusual - there is usually quite a lot of fading to the red and the purple colours. ***223 pages. 206mm x 136mm. ***A thirtieth impression of the true first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", in near fine bright condition, with a very good unfaded dustwrapper. Being such a popular children's book, copies in such near fine condition from this period are becoming quite hard to find now. ***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 # 9317
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HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE (First edition, 40th impression - near fine, with dustwrapper)
Published by
Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2006
ISBN 10: 0747532699
ISBN 13: 9780747532699
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. A later fortieth impression of the true first edition, with the number string 44 43 42 41 40 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 six of the seven titles in the series, including "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" listed as 'also available' - "The Half-Blood Prince" was first published in 2005, so this book is c.2005/6. ***Near fine in pictorial colour illustrated boards. Boards clean and unmarked. Colours beautifully bright and unfaded. Head and tail of spine slightly creased. Corners sharp. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also near fine, with no inscriptions or annotations. Pages clean and bright - just lightly tanned as usual. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, which had not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £11.99. Head and tail of spine of dustwrapper just slightly creased, and some light creasing to the top edge of the back panel. No other creases or tears. Some fading to the dustwrapper on the spine as is often found with this title - the purple gently faded to blue. Dustwrapper bright, clean and crisp. ***223 pages. 206mm x 136mm. ***A later fortieth impression of the true first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", in its original dustwrapper, in very nice bright condition. Being a children's book, uncommon to find in such near fine condition. Also, at this time, most copies of the first title in the series were being published in paperback format. ***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 # 9314
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HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE (1/32 - with dustwrapper)
Published by
Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2000
ISBN 10: 0747532699
ISBN 13: 9780747532699
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Thirty-third impression of the true first edition with just 32 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. ***Near fine in pictorial colour illustrated boards. The boards are clean and unmarked. Head and tail of spine just slightly creased. Corners sharp. Page block edges clean. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. The colours of the book are extremely bright and unfaded. Internally also near fine with a previous owner's initials on the front free endpaper, but no other inscriptions. Pages clean and bright - just lightly tanned as usual. No creases or tears. ***In a very good colour illustrated dustwrapper, which retains the original publisher's printed price of £10.99 on the front flap. The dustwrapper is complete, with just light rubbing at the edges. No chips, creases or tears. There is strong sun-fading to the colours on the spine, but the front and back panels are nice and bright. ***223 pages. 206mm x 136mm. ***A thirty-second impression of the true first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", in near fine condition, albeit with a faded spine of the dustwrapper. Being such a popular children's book, copies in nice original condition from this period are becoming quite hard to find now. ***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 # 8939
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HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE (1/33 - with dustwrapper)
Published by
Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2000
ISBN 10: 0747532699
ISBN 13: 9780747532699
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 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. ***Near fine in pictorial colour illustrated boards. The boards are clean and unmarked. Head and tail of spine and edges uncreased. Corners sharp. Page block edges clean. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. The colours of the book are extremely bright and unfaded. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean and bright - just lightly tanned as usual. No creases or tears. ***In a very good colour illustrated dustwrapper, which retains the original publisher's printed price of £10.99 on the front flap. The dustwrapper is complete, but there is a patch of rubbing and creasing at the tail of the spine. Slight creasing at the edges - mainly at the top edge of the front and back panels. No chips or tears. There is strong sun-fading to the colours on the spine. The fading also affects the front and back panels along the spine edges. ***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 condition, albeit with the fading to the colours on the spine of the dustwrapper. ***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 # 8581z
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