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Published by Bloomsbury, 1997
Seller: Sydney Charles Books, SURREY, United Kingdom
Book First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone TRUE UK 1st Edition 1st Printing signed by Author An exceptionally rare NR fine copy of this hand signed Philosopher's Stone edition, second only in rarity to the hardback version of the same title. The book has been signed directly to the page by Author JK Rowling with a beautiful early example of her signature without inscription or dedication. This is only the second time this book has been advertised in its lifetime and comes from a private collection where it has remained for 15 year + This book is completely un-restored and free of all inscriptions, marks, stains, toning, foxing, yellowing or sun damage, etc, all commonly found with other examples of this book. Further high-resolution images are available upon request. All true first edition points noted and present in this copy. Wendy Cooling quote to front cover. Young Wizard image, missing 'o' in mis-spelled 'Philosopher's and Wizardry and Witchcraft text in the correct order are all present to the rear cover. Full print run numberline 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 and repeated 1 wand text present to p53 of the book. This is without doubt an incredibly rare book and in as near perfect condition as is possible to find. There is a very light crease to the upper right corner of the front cover and a light crease present to the rear cover. All internal pages are very clean and bright with no damage whatsoever. A beautiful and exacting copy of the rarest and most sought after Harry Potter book to add to any collection. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Bloomsbury, 1997
ISBN 10: 0747532745ISBN 13: 9780747532743
Seller: Potter Rare Books, Foulridge, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Grandpré, Mary (illustrator). 1st Edition. Uncorrected proof copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, One of only 200 copies to exist, and it is estimated that over half of the copies are believed to have been read and discarded by the reviewers who Bloomsbury sent the books out to, as Harry Potter was completely unknown at this time, prior to the publication of the first book. This is an unread copy in exceptional condition. A fine copy, with sharp edges and an incredibly square and tight binding with no bowing to the front wrapper. The page edges are white and crisp, no internal writing or marks of any kind. An incredible rare piece of history for any Harry Potter collector.
Published by Bloomsbury, London, 1997
Seller: St Marys Books And Prints, Stamford, United Kingdom
First Edition
Softback. Cliff Wright (illustrator). First Edition. A pristine example of the true first edition, first impression in softback of the first Harry Potter book. Original pictorial covers designed by Cliff Wright depicting Harry Potter and the Hogwarts Express on the front, with the 'young wizard' to the spine and rear. Wendy Cooling's review to the lower front cover, and misspelling of 'philospher's' to rear cover. Number line displaying 101 on the copyright page, '1 wand' repeated on page 53. Just a touch of shelf wear to the fore edge and lower edges, minor lifting to lower front corner, small indent to rear cover without abrasion. Toning to the page edges as is common in this edition, although it is light and uniform. Pages remain clean and bright. 223 pp. Overall near fine condition, certainly one of the most sharp examples we have come across. One of just 5015 copies produced, the true first edition of this book has become increasingly difficult to find in good condition. With the hardback version now fetching values around pound;100,000 this scarce book is sought after indeed and held in esteem with other iconic pieces of children's literature such as Alice in Wonderland and The Hobbit. This is the finest copy of the paperback we have seen. book.
Seller: Potter Rare Books, Foulridge, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Afrikaans (Africa) Albanian (Albania) Original Arabic (Egypt) Source Orientating Arabic - variant of the original. Standardising Arabic - variant of the original. Armenian (Armenia) Asturian (Spain) Azerbaijani (Azerbaijan) Original Basque (Spain) - pre movie font New Basque - Variant of the original. Belarusian (Belarus) Bengali (Bangladesh) - Original Mary GrandPre cover art. Bosnian (Bosnia) Breton (France) Bulgarian (Bulgaria) Original Catalan (Spain) - First state, pre movie font, 'purple wizard' cover art. New Catalan - Variant of the original. Valencian - Adaptation of Catalan. Simplified Chinese (China) Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) Original Croatian (Croatia) New Croatian - Variant of the original. First State Czech (Czech Republic) - Top hat & pre movie font. Danish (Denmark) - Pre movie font. Dutch (Netherlands) - pre movie font. English (England) American English (United States) English Braille - Transliteration of the original English edition. Estonian (Estonia) - Original Mary GrandPre cover art. Faroese - (Faroe Islands) Filipino - (Philippines) Finnish (Finland) - Pre movie font. French (France) - Pre movie font. Galician (Spain) Georgian (Georgia) - Original Mary GrandPre cover art. German (Germany) - pre movie font. Low German (Germany) Ancient Greek (Greece) Modern Greek (Greece) - Pre movie font. Greenlandic (Greenland) Gujarati (India) Hawaiian (Hawaii) Hebrew (Israel) Hindi (India) Hungarian (Hungary) - First state, Pre movie font, 'jurassic park' cover art. First State Icelandic (Iceland) - Pre movie font, 'Joanna Rowling. Indonesian (Indonesia) Irish (Ireland) Original Italian (Italy) - pre movie font, 'no glasses' first state. New Italian - Variant of the original. Japanese (Japan) - Pre movie font. Kazakh (Kazakhstan) Khmer (Cambodia) Original Korean (Korea) - Two volumes, original Mary GrandPre cover art. New Korean - Second translation. Latin (Italy) Latvian (Latvia) Lithuanian (Lithuania) Luxembourgish (Luxembourg) Original Macedonian (Macedonia) New Macedonian - Second translation. Malayalam (India) - Full gold foiling still present to front cover and spine. Malaysian (Malaysia) - Original Mary GrandPre cover art. Maori (New Zealand) Marathi (India) Original Mongolian (Mongolia) - Hardcover. New Mongolian - Second translation. Nepali (Nepal) Norwegian (Norway) Occitan (France) Persian (Iran) Polish (Poland) Brazilian Portuguese (Brazil) - pre movie font. European Portuguese (Portugal) - pre movie font. Original Romanian (Romania) New Romanian - Second translation. Original Russian (Russia) New Russian - Second translation. Scots (Scotland) Serbian Cyrillic (Serbia) - Pre movie font. Serbian Latin - Transliteration of the original. Serbian Montenegrin - Adaptation of the original. Sinhala (Sri Lanka) Slovak (Slovakia) Slovenian (Slovenia) Original Spanish - pre movie font. Spanish European- Adaptation of the original, pre movie font. Spanish Latin - Adaptation of the original. Spanish Southern Cone - Adaptation of the original. Swedish - Pre movie font. Tamil (India) Telugu (India) Thai (Thailand) Tibetan (Tibet) Original Turkish (Turkey) New Turkish - Second translation. Ukrainian - (Ukraine) Urdu (Pakistan) Vietnamese (Vietnam) - Original Mary GrandPre cover art. Welsh (Wales) West Frisian (Netherlands) Yiddish This is the first and only complete collection of Harry Potter translations to ever hit the open market. This collection took years to put together and is believed to be one of approximately 10 complete sets in the world. With regards to condition, the majority of these books are in fine condition. When putting this collection together I would only buy books in near perfect condition. A few are near fine with some scuffing and some shelf wear but none have any major issues to be concerned by. Overall this is a fantastic set, in great condition, carefully put together over a number of years.
Published by BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING, 1997
Seller: Meier And Sons Rare Books, New Canaan, CT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Softcover Printing FIRST Bloomsbury edition, FIRST Softcover Printing in exceptional condition. Accompanied by a laid-in note SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by J.K. Rowling. The note is accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity from a premier authentication house, James Spence, LLC. Not bookclub, Not the Australian edition, Not the Ted Smart edition, Not the Canadian edition, Not ex-library, but the scarce true first edition, first printing near fine Bloomsbury edition with the complete number line of 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Wendy Cooling review is present to the base of the front board. The publisher page credits Joanne Rowling and contains no space between ?r? and ?1? on Thomas Taylor 1997 in error; 1 Wand is listed twice on page 53, and the mis-print error to the rear panel of the soft wraps is shown as ?Philosphers Stone?. Copies of this title unsigned, in similar condition are extremely scarce, with few even available for sale. This copy will be accompanied by a laid-in note Signed and Inscribed by J.K. Rowling, completed in an early signature ?To Calvin / Merry Christmas! / J.K. Rowling?. The note with will include a Letter of Authenticity by James Spence, LLC. The stunning condition soft cover has strong unfaded colors with even the spine colors still being vibrant and withOUT any of common color fading to the spine. The binding is tight and square. The wraps are in superb condition with but a few very soft flat creases (along spine, and one to rear), and a very soft flat corner crease to the upper front panel (all of which are quite hard to see). A few very tiny tip/edge rubs (hard to even see in the images) and no laminate issues,(which is unusual as most copies tend to have fully lifted or missing laminate). The interior pages are very clean, unusually bright and flat with only a hint of age toning. The pages have no handling marks, no writing, no marks, no stains and no foxing, no owners names and no inscriptions. A beautiful clean, bright copy with strongly colored outer wraps, EXTREMELY scarce in this condition! Please see images. The J.K. Rowling inscribed and signed note completed in an early signature will be accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity by James Spence, LLC. The inscription reads: ?To Calvin / Merry Christmas /J.K. Rowling? Please note hardcover examples of this book have been escalating in price, with a near fine first printing hardcover recently selling at auction for just shy of $470,000, and poor condition shabby hard covers selling over $28,000. And on the other end of the spectrum ? very very poor condition softcovers with excessively worn, ripped, faded, tattered covers with missing laminate and having interior damage now sell for over $8,000. Those familiar with ?card? or ?comic book? grading would recognize that small increments in condition represent large increments in value/price. ADDITIONAL 14 IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other landmark titles of Children's literature. Signed by Author(s).
Published by BLOOMSBURY, 1997
Seller: Meier And Sons Rare Books, New Canaan, CT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, London, 1997 First Edition, First Softcover Printing: FIRST Bloomsbury edition, FIRST Softcover Printing in exceptional condition. Not bookclub, Not the Australian edition, Not the Ted Smart edition, Not the Canadian edition, Not ex-library, but the scarce true first edition, first printing near fine Bloomsbury edition with the complete number line of 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Wendy Cooling review is present to the base of the front board. The publisher page credits Joanne Rowling and contains no space between ?r? and ?1? on Thomas Taylor 1997 in error; 1 Wand is listed twice on page 53, and the mis-print error to the rear panel of the soft wraps is shown as ?Philosphers Stone? Copies of this title unsigned, in similar condition are extremely scarce, with few even available for sale. The stunning condition soft cover has strong unfaded colors with even the spine colors still being vibrant and withOUT any of common color fading to the spine. The binding is tight and square. The wraps are in great condition with some soft light creasing to the rear panel and only a very soft corner crease to the upper front panel. A few very tiny tip/edge rubs (hard to even see in the images) and no laminate issues,(which is unusual as most copies tend to have fully lifted or missing laminate). The interior pages are very clean, unusually bright and flat with only a hint of age toning. The pages have no handling marks, no writing, no marks, no stains and no foxing, no owners names and no inscriptions. A beautiful clean, bright copy with strongly colored outer wraps, EXTREMELY scarce in this condition! Please see images. Please note hardcover examples of this book have been escalating in price, with a near fine first printing hardcover recently selling at auction for just shy of $125,000. And on the other end of the spectrum ? very very poor condition softcovers with excessively worn, ripped, faded, tattered covers with missing laminate and having interior damage now sell for over $9,000. Those familiar with ?card? or ?comic book? grading would recognize this particular copy should list for many many multiples of a poor condition book. This book will ship using UPS Express with full signature tracking and insurance. PLEASE INQUIRE FOR ADDITIONAL SET OF 12 IMAGES. Please see our ABE store for other listings including other J.K. Rowling/Harry Potter books.
Published by Bloomsbury, 1997
ISBN 10: 0747532745ISBN 13: 9780747532743
Seller: Potter Rare Books, Foulridge, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Grandpré, Mary (illustrator). 1st Edition. This is the true first printing in paperback, of which there were 5150 copies printed. These were printed simultaneously with the 500 hardback copies, neither have bibliographic priority. All of the first printing points can be observed including the Wendy Cooling quote to the bottom of the front cover, the misspelled Philospher s present to the rear cover along with the Wizardry and Witchcraft, rather than Witchcraft and Wizardry. The very well known error of 1 wand listed twice on page 53 along with the all important 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 number line listed on the copyright page and the missing space between Thomas Taylor1997. This is a stunning copy with no colour fading at all. There are no creases at all to the front and back covers but there is some very slight creasing to the spine. It has an incredibly tight binding, square with no shelf lean, a fine copy except for some very minor spotting to the half title page. This copy is clearly unread, with no internal inscriptions or writing of any kind. No dog eared pages, folds or creases to any of the pages. Overall, an exceptionally beautiful copy that has clearly been very well looked after.
Published by Bloombury, London, 1997
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, First Printing with the full number line beginning with 1. This copy is SIGNED by Rowling on a laid in signature. This scarce Bloomsbury paperback edition has the First Issue points "The Wendy Cooling blurb to the front board" the word "wand" appears twice on page 53" the word "Philosopher's is misspelled "Philospher's" to the back cover and the words "Wizardry and Witchcraft" later changed to Witchcraft and Wizardry on later editions. This softcover edition has light wear to the polisher's wrappers with some professional restoration. The pages are have minor wear and discoloration with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A very good copy housed in a custom slipcase with chemise. We buy Rowling First Editions. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 1997
ISBN 10: 0747532745ISBN 13: 9780747532743
Seller: Hamiltons Books, Dalkeith, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Grandpré, Mary (illustrator). 1st Edition. Harry Potter and the Philosopher s Stone: First Edition First Print Gem. Exclusivity Meets Enchantment: Journey back to where the magic began with this pristine Harry Potter and the Philosopher s Stone first edition, first print. A testament to literary history and Joanne Rowling s groundbreaking debut, it s a treasure every serious collector dreams of. Marks of Authenticity: Endorsement Enigma: The coveted Wendy Cooling blurb graces the cover. Sequential Significance: A complete number line (10 to 1) on the copyright page. Typos & Tales: The iconic double wand on page 53 and charming quirks like the School of Wizardry and Witchcraft misorder. Dumbledore s Debut: A young, pipe-smoking Dumbledore illustration uniquely captured on the back. Pristine & Preserved: The book carries no library stamps, bookplates, or prior owners inscriptions. Devoid of scribbles or sketches, hinting at its well-guarded journey. Slight age-induced toning on the page block aligns with the book s era, courtesy of its humble paper stock. Minimal signs of wear: Book looks to have been read once and has a slightly faded spine (refer to photos for more clarity). Legacy & Lore: In 1997, Joanne Rowling was still a budding author. Given the book s paperback nature and its primary young audience, a staggering majority of the original small print run of 5,150 copies faced the wear and tear of eager hands and curious minds. But not this one. Investment and Inheritance: Beyond its literary allure, this edition represents a tangible investment in cultural history. Its evergreen appeal ensures its value will only soar with time. As a tangible artifact of literary significance, it promises not only a return on investment but also a cherished heirloom, waiting to be passed down through generations. Seize Your Spellbinding Story: Much like the elusive Golden Snitch, opportunities like this are rare and fleeting. Secure this unparalleled piece of literary magic before it s too late.
First edition, first impression, paperback issue, with '1 wand' repeated on page 53; 8vo; some age-toning to text block (as usual), short closed tear to title, else unmarked internally; original pictorial wrappers by Cliff Wright, Wendy Cooling's review to the lower front cover, and 'philospher's' misspelling to back cover, vertical crease to front cover, light creasing to back cover and centre of spine, mild edge-wear, slight fading to spine, housed in red drop-back box by Temple Bookbinders, gilt lettering to spine. The correct first UK Bloomsbury paperback edition. This copy has all important issue points, with the Wendy Cooling review to the front panel, the Philosopher's printing error to the rear panel, '1 wand' repeated on page 53, and with the correct 10-1 number sequence found on the copyright page and no space between 'r' and '1' on Thomas Taylor 1997. One of just 5,150 paperback copies of the first impression, published on the same day as the incredibly rare hardback. Errington A1(aa).
Published by Bloomsbury, 1997
Seller: First and Fine, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Book First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Joanne (Kathleen) Rowling (1997) Harry Potter and the Philosopher s Stone , UK first paperback edition, second printing, published by Bloomsbury. Signed by Rowling on the half title page. Provenance: acquired from a reliable and reputable British auction house. The consignor had this book signed at a Waterstones event in Canterbury in 1999. The signature is consistant with the author s signature style at that time. Condition: a very good condition book with usual toning to paper commensurate with age. No previous owner s scribbles. An unread copy with an unbroken spine. Only flaw is a spine fade as shown as well as slight peeling of the laminate which is also common. First and Fine. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Bloomsbury, 1997
Seller: Winters Rare Books, Gouda, ZH, Netherlands
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Pristine copy of a scarce first edition, second printing of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, previously owned by Rowling's agent Christopher Little. Label of Christopher Little Literary Agency to half-title. As a struggling literary agent in London, Christopher Little took a chance on J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter, turning her books into the most lucrative literary franchise in history. J.K. Rowling was an unpublished, unemployed single mother in Edinburgh in 1995 when she sent Mr. Little the first three chapters of her first book after finding his name in a directory of literary agents. Knowing nothing about the business, she picked him because his name made him sound like a character from a children's book. Number line of 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2; Wendy Cooling review on the front cover; Copyright page credits Joanne Rowling with no space between Thomas Taylor and year. Book is in a fine condition, housed in a custom made acid-free storage box with inlaid image, lined with moleskine inside A marvelous and unique association copy with traceable provenance.--- Check our website: We have the largest collection of rare and signed Harry Potter books for sale in mainland Europe.
Published by Bloomsbury, 1997
Seller: April Star Books, Banstead, United Kingdom
Book First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, JK Rowling, signed second print paperback; Bloomsbury 1997. Inscribed on a bookplate to the title page with the words: 'To Laura who knows my aunty Marian! Hope you like the second Harry as much as the first - JK Rowling'. The signature is a 1998 signature. With Letter of Authenticity from The Harry Potter Specialist (Adam Houston), who only specialises in authenticating JK Rowling's signature. This rarely-seen style of bookplate can be found in a few other signed Harry Potter books, including a third print hardback Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone put up for auction in July 2023 at Sotheby's auction house, London. Other examples exist - this was presumably a bookplate personally used by JK Rowling circa 1997 to 1998. The book come with a letter from the original owner and recipient - photos can be supplied. Marian - referred to by the author in the bookplate - is Jo's aunt Marian Fox. Book is in very good condition, with no sunning to the spine, which has no reading crease. Book is square and firm. No tears to any of the pages and no dog-eared pages. One light crease to rear cover; a couple of light creases to front cover; slightly worn bottom corner of front cover; laminate starting to lift at the edge, but only slightly. Name and address (the original owner) partially erased to verso of cover; letters in pen to half title page; letters to final blank; light pen marks to verso of rear cover. Light water marks to bottom edge of front cover verso. A very good and highly collectable copy of a very hard to find signed second print paperback. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Bloomsbury, 1997
Seller: April Star Books, Banstead, United Kingdom
Book First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, both inscribed by JK Rowling, with a loose Latymer School bookplate signed by Alan Rickman (an alumni of the school). Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, 20th print, paperback, inscribed by JK Rowling to the dedication page with the words 'to Sarah - I like your glasses! JK Rowling'. With loose Latymer School bookplate signed by Alan Rickman, former alumni of Latymer Upper School, awarded to the recipient Sarah for distinguished A Level Results. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, first edition, third print, hardback, inscribed on the dedication page with the words 'to Sarah (again!) JK Rowling'. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone paperback is in very good condition, with Sarah O'Connor's name to the inside of front cover, otherwise internally very clean. Small split to the foot of spine, reading crease and light sunning to the spine and a slight reading lean. Creases to covers. No tears to any of the pages. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is also in very good condition, with a slight reading lean, lightly creased bottom corners, small split to one top corners, pushed spine foot and tip, Sarah O'Connor's ownership name to front-free endpaper, no tears to any of the pages. Jacket is the correct first-state jacket with no sunning to the spine, edgewear and a crease to one in-flap. Not price-clipped. The books were signed at Ottakar s Putney Exchange in London, organised by a teacher in 1998/99. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Bloomsbury, 1997
ISBN 10: 0747532745ISBN 13: 9780747532743
Seller: Potter Rare Books, Foulridge, United Kingdom
Book First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Grandpré, Mary (illustrator). 1st Edition. The copy presented here is a first English paperback edition, 27th printing of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. It contains a 1999 variation of J.K. Rowling's signature and was signed to the dedication page in blue ballpoint pen ' To Lily, you will know that I love your name because I used it for Harry's mum!' Lily was the daughter of illustrator, Ian Beck, at the Hay Literary Festival. Ian knew the publicity and editorial team at Bloomsbury who introduced him to J.K. Rowling who was happy to inscribe this book for his daughter. This is a beautiful copy completely unread and with no colour fading and only very minor creasing to the spine. The page edges are surprising white and fresh which is incredibly rare for this book. They are often found with significant toning to the page edges due to the cheap paper stock used. It still has an incredibly tight binding, and hardly any bend or bowing to the front cover which is again very rare. The only minor flaw to the book is a slight nick to the base of the spine in the bottom right corner, otherwise this book is in fine condition. Internally, there are no ownership inscriptions or writing of any kind with no dog eared pages, folds or creases to any of the pages. The only flaw internally is a slight water stain to the bottom of the title page only. The book overall has clearly been very well looked after. The signature and inscription come fully authenticated by Adam Houston 'theharrypotterspecialist' the world's leading expert in authenticating Jo's signature. It comes with a full authentication package including a letter of authenticity and collector card. This book was previously owned by Adam himself having bought it in 2022 directly from the original owner. It comes with provenance in the form of an email and hand written letter by Ian Beck to Adam Houston. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Bloomsbury, 1998
Seller: Winters Rare Books, Gouda, ZH, Netherlands
Book First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, 17th printing, WITH VERY CHARMING INSCRIPTION BY THE AUTHOR on half-title "To J.J. (very cool name) from J.K. (not so cool) JK Rowling", number line from 20 to 17 on copyright page, light damp-staining to right margin of dedication page, publisher's pictorial wrappers, creases to covers, light shelf-wear with corners slightly rubbed, two stickers on front cover (Smarties Book Prize Winner 1997 and Free bookmark inside), 8vo, Bloomsbury, [1997]; Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, FIRST EDITION, 1st printing, FOLLOW-UP INSCRIPTION BY THE AUTHOR on dedication page "To JJ (again!) JK Rowling", number line from 10 to 1 on copyright page, previous ownership inscription on inside front cover (JJ's Harry Potter), ink-marks on foredge (not interfering the pages), publisher's pictorial wrappers, corners slightly rubbed, minor wear, sticker on front cover (Smarties Book Prize Winner 1998), 8vo, Bloomsbury, 1998 (2) Kept in custom-made slipcases. Footnotes: In 1998, the dedicatee was attending Abbeyhill Primary School and was invited to Central Hall in Tollcross, Edinburgh during the start of the summer to attend a press event for the book release of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, which J.K Rowling also attended. On arrival, the dedicatee was given a copy of the new book and, as he also had his copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (his class reading book) with him, J.K. Rowling signed both books at the end of the event.--- Check our website: We have the largest collection of rare and signed Harry Potter books for sale in mainland Europe --- Please contact us before purchasing to discuss the most suitable shipping method. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Bloomsbury, 1997
Seller: Winters Rare Books, Gouda, ZH, Netherlands
Book First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very early 9th UK Bloomsbury softcover printing of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone signed at the Edinburgh International Book Festival by J.K. Rowling on the dedication page. A very nice example of the fluid and connected version of Rowlings signature. Number line 10 9; copyright page credits Joanne Rowling with no space between Thomas Taylor and year; Sunday Telegraph review and Smarties Book Prize Award sticker on the frontcover; illustration of young wizard on the backcover. A very good copy with light wear to lower spine end, some creases to upper corners, pushed cornertips and mildly fading towards the spine. Binding is tight, pages have toning as usual. No inscriptions or names. Comes in a custom-made slipcase. Accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity (LoA) from Adam Houston (TheHarryPotterSpecialist), the world's sole J.K. Rowling signature expert and an informative collector's card that provides additional details. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Bloomsbury, 1997
Seller: April Star Books, Banstead, United Kingdom
Book First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone; first edition, twelfth printing, paperback; inscribed by the author 'To Plymstock School, J.K. Rowling'. The signature is a very early and highly collectable example of the author's signature with the periods still present after the 'J' and the 'K'; as the author speeded up her signature, the periods were gone by mid to late 1998. Being a much-used school book, the book has lost its laminate and has creases to the covers, particularly the front cover; the spine is sunned, with small splits to the spine foot. Page 9 has a small closed edge tear and light green ink marks to the page. The remaining pages are toned, but in good condition. Inside the front cover of the book is a 'Children's Book Award Tester' sticker - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone won the award in 1998. Name in pencil to top of half-title page 'Plymstock'. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 1998
ISBN 10: 0747542988ISBN 13: 9780747542988
Seller: Hamiltons Books, Dalkeith, United Kingdom
Book First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A good copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher s Stone SIGNED by the author, without dedication. A first UK adult edition first printing. The original Signed By The Author sticker is still attached to front cover. A very rare item. Condition: Some creasing to cover. A small pen mark on inside fly leaf page. See photos. Overall the book is in good condition. ISBN: 0-7475-4298-8 Format: Paperback Publisher: Bloomsbury Published: 1998 This is a real piece of literary history. We will dispatch to you using Royal Mail Special Delivery Service to ensure speedy & safe delivery. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, 1997
Seller: Meier And Sons Rare Books, New Canaan, CT, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, London, 1997 First Edition, Second Softcover Printing Near fine condition softcover with the typical fading to the spine colors. Not bookclub, Not the Australian edition, Not the Ted Smart edition, Not the Canadian edition, Not ex-library, but the scarce true first edition, second printing Bloomsbury edition with the complete number line of 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2. Copies of this title unsigned, in similar condition are extremely scarce, with few even available for sale. However first/second edition softcovers in fine condition sell for $8000 and up. First/first printings fine hardcovers have soared in price attaining auction prices of $450,000.00, and fine condition first printing soft covers are now almost impossible to locate. Wendy Cooling review is present to the base of the front board. And the publisher page credits Joanne Rowling and contains no space between ?r? and ?1? on Thomas Taylor 1997 in error. A beautiful near fine condition soft cover with strong unfaded colors to the front and back and with fading to the spine. The binding is tight and square. The wraps are in superb overall condition with no laminate issues, but the barest hint of laminate lifing to the very outer front lower edge. Minimal very slight rubbing to the very outer edges (please see images). The interior pages are very clean and flat with no owner names, no inscriptions, no handling marks, no writing, no marks, no stains, no foxing. A beautiful, internally very clean copy, internally appearing as unread. Please see images. A handsome, very scarce example of this book in stunning collectible condition.ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other landmark titles.
Published by Bloomsbury, 1997
ISBN 10: 0747532745ISBN 13: 9780747532743
Seller: Potter Rare Books, Foulridge, United Kingdom
Book First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Grandpré, Mary (illustrator). 1st Edition. The copy presented here is a first UK paperback edition, 24th printing of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone signed and inscribed by Jo in early 1999 'To Sam.' By this time Rowling had dispensed with using periods between J and K and had developed a more fluid signature allowing her to sign more books quickly in order to meet demand. Around this time Rowling was conducting many signing events at bookstores such as Waterstones and, because the Harry Potter Phenomenon had not yet taken off, she had more time to interact with fans and inscribe copies of books. This is an excellent near fine copy completely unread and with no colour fading, no creasing at all to the spine which is incredibly rare for this book. The page edges appear surprisingly fresh as these paperback copies are more often found with significant toning to the page edges due to the cheap paper stock used. The book still has a square and tight binding, some shelf wear to the edges and some minor creasing to the top left corner of the back cover. Internally, there are no ownership inscriptions or writing of any kind with no dog eared pages, folds or creases to any of the pages. The only minor flaw to the pages is some tiny spots of ink to the top right corners of the first few preliminary pages. Overall this is a fantastic copy with a beautiful bold signature inscribed 'To Sam.' The signature and inscription come fully authenticated by Adam Houston theharrypotterspecialist the world s leading expert in authenticating Jo s signature. It comes with a full authentication package including a letter of authenticity and collector card. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Bloomsbury, 1997
Seller: April Star Books, Banstead, United Kingdom
Book First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, JK Rowling, signed 23rd print paperback. Bloomsbury. Signed to the dedication page in black pen with a typical early 1999 signature. The book was signed by JK Rowling for a group of Year 6 pupils from Millfield Preparatory School in Glastonbury who were taken by the school librarian to meet the author at Waterstone's in Wells, Somerset, in spring 1999. Original photograph also included in the sale, showing the author with pupils at the event (drawing pin holes to top corners, a few surface scratches). The book is in very good condition, with largely un-creased covers (bar one small crease to the top left corner of the rear panel) and no reading crease to the spine. Internally unmarked, with no tears or dog-eared pages. Text block clean, toning to top edge of text block. Spine is sunned, as is a band down the length of the spine on the rear panel and a thin strip on the front panel in the same location. Light edge wear. A very good copy indeed. Signed by Author(s).
Published by London, Bloomsbury, 1997
Book First Edition Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 223p. First edition, later impressionfirst impression with the '60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53' numberline on the publisher's imprint page. Original paper. Signed by the author. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Kyntypa
Seller: Potter Rare Books, Foulridge, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The Macedonian translations of Harry Potter are considered some of the rarest and most difficult translations to find. According to Peter Kenneth thePotterCollector in his YouTube video from 2019 titled Rare Harry Potter book translations from around the world,' books 2-5 are just as rare and hard to find as the first Macedonian book, the Philosopher's Stone. Books 6&7 are not rare books as a new publisher was used and many more copies were printed than for books 1-5. Published by Kyntypa between 2002-2004, these copies have been carefully read and they have all of their pages present and in tact with no obvious rips or tears. There are some creases to the front and rear covers with some obvious shelf wear but no colour fading at all to any of the books. Internally they are in great condition with bright white pages, no ownership inscriptions or writing of any kind. A rare set, hard to find all together in very good condition. Pair this set with one of the Macedonian Philosopher's Stone books that we also have for sale.
Published by Manjul, 2004
ISBN 10: 8186775943ISBN 13: 9788186775943
Seller: Potter Rare Books, Foulridge, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. The Malayalam translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is considered the second most difficult translation to find. Asturian being the most difficult. Peter Kenneth 'thePotterCollector' states in his YouTube video from 2019 titled '6 extremely hard to find Harry Potter books' that 'the Malayalam translation is easily valued at $1800.' He states that there were 2000 of these books printed in India, and being from India, it is considered that many of the 2000 books would not have survived, and those that have are in extremely poor condition. Even in poor condition this is still an extremely rare and collectable book. This copy has been read, it has all of the pages present and in tact with no rips or tears of any kind. There are some minor creases to the front cover and creases along the spine of the book, but all things considered, especially with the Malayalam Harry Potter books coming out of India being notoriously in terrible condition, this is in pretty good shape. The inner flaps to the front and back covers are still present and in great shape, the interior of the book is extremely clean, with only one small ownership inscription on one of the preliminary pages. The fore edge shows a small name stamped, again possibly a previous owner's name. The gold foiling from the front cover and spine is missing and the silver Manjul sticker from the front cover is no longer present as is with 99% of these books. Only a handful of these books are known to exist in Collector's hands with full gold foiling and sticker present.
Published by Bloomsbury, 1998
Seller: JS Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 1st edition, 1st printing with full numberline 10987654321. Published by Bloomsbury in 1998. 1st adult paperback cover edition. In near fine condition, small bookplate sticker to inner front board. Otherwise very good/near fine, seems unread. Original price £6.99. Very rare indeed, especially in this condition. On of the most elusive Harry Potter first editions. Packed securely and send tracked.
Published by Kyntypa, 2002
Seller: Potter Rare Books, Foulridge, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. The Macedonian translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher s Stone is considered one of the six most difficult translation to find, according to Peter Kenneth thePotterCollector in his YouTube video from 2019 titled 6 extremely hard to find Harry Potter books.' This is an exceptional copy in fine condition with some very minor edge wear and a slight crease to the upper left corner on the back cover. There is no colour fading at all, with all pages in tact, no dog eared corners, rips or tears. Internally the pages are a crisp bright white with no internal ownership inscriptions or marks of any kind, extremely rare to find in foreign books. There are two variations of the Macedonian translation for book one. This is the variation that has a more pink colouring to the front cover as opposed to a deeper red and has Dumbledore on the rear cover rather than the younger brown bearded wizard. Both variations are just as hard to find and are equally as valuable and collectible as each other according to Peter Kenneth.
Published by Bloomsbury, 1997
Seller: Winters Rare Books, Gouda, ZH, Netherlands
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Scarce very early first edition, fourth UK Bloomsbury softcover printing of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, with a number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4. The fourth printing paperback was published only two months after the first printing, in a comparable print run to the first (Rowling signed a copy of a fourth edition paperback in August 1997 at the Edinburgh Literary Festival). Highly sought after book due to its front cover being identical to the first edition (only the first five paperback printings have the cover quote by Wendy Cooling). The copyright page credits Joanne Rowling with no space between Thomas Taylor and the year. Overall, it's in very good condition with some creases and minor fading to the cover, and a few very small stains inside. At some places on the edges, the laminate film has come a bit loose, which is very common with this paperback. The binding is good, with clean pages showing some toning as usual, and no inscriptions or names. A highly collectible copy of this famous book.
Published by Kyntypa, 2002
ISBN 10: 9989322724ISBN 13: 9789989322723
Seller: Potter Rare Books, Foulridge, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The Macedonian translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher s Stone is considered one of the six most difficult translation to find. Peter Kenneth thePotterCollector states in his YouTube video from 2019 titled 6 extremely hard to find Harry Potter books that the Macedonian translation is valued in the $1200 range. This copy has been read, it has all of the pages present and in tact with no obvious rips or tears. There are some creases to the front and rear cover with some minor damage to the top right corner. All things considered, this is in pretty good shape compared to many of the Macedonian books i've seen. The interior of the book is extremely clean, with no writing or any inscriptions of any kind, which is extremely rare with foreign books. There are two variations of the Macedonian translation for book one. This is the variation that has a more pink colouring to the front cover as opposed to a deeper red and has Dumbledore on the rear cover rather than the younger brown bearded wizard. Both variations are just as hard to find and are equally as valuable and collectible as each other.
Published by Bloomsbury, 1997
ISBN 10: 0747532745ISBN 13: 9780747532743
Seller: Potter Rare Books, Foulridge, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Grandpré, Mary (illustrator). 1st Edition. This is a UK first edition, 4th printing paperback of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. The shows the Wendy Cooling quote at the bottom of the front cover, only present on the first two hardcover printings and the first five paperback printings. This copy is an exceptional copy with no colour fading at all, it is unread with a square and tight binding with no creasing to the spine, which is incredibly rare with the early paperbacks copies. There is some very minor shelf ware to the bottom edge and the usual toning to the page edges due to the extremely cheap paper stock used for these early printings. Internally, there are no ownership inscriptions or writing of any kind with no dog eared pages, folds or creases to any of the pages. It is a book overall which presents in fine condition.