Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1): Adult Edition

Rowling, J. K.

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ISBN 10: 0747542988 ISBN 13: 9780747542988

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 1998

Language: English

Condition: Used - Fine Soft cover

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Harry Potter and The Philosophers Stone 1st edition 15th Print and signed by the author. The book was open paged and inserted in a frame, hence the aged discolouration around the signature.

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Title: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1): Adult Edition
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication Date: 1998
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0747542988
ISBN 13: 9780747542988
Binding: Soft cover
Illustrator: Grandpr�, Mary
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Fine
Weight: 400 grams
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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British publication of this classic with the original title.

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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

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