HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE (Ravenclaw House 20th Anniversary edition - first impression - near fine copy)

J. K. Rowling

ISBN 10: 1408883783 / ISBN 13: 9781408883785

Published by Bloomsbury Books, London, 2017

About this Item

First impression of this 20th Anniversary edition, with the complete number-string sequence: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the printer's page. This special edition was published in four special issues, based on the four houses of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, this being the blue Ravenclaw House issue. ***Near fine in black textured paper-covered boards, with metallic-blue titles to the spine. Head and tail of spine just very slightly creased. The boards are nice and clean. Corners sharp. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Produced by the publisher with blue stain to the page block edges, and matching endpapers, to match the house colours. Page block edges clean. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions or annotations. No foxing - pages clean. No creases or tears to the thin paper. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £14.99, and with the gold disc promotional sticker on the front panel which first impressions carried. The dustwrapper is near fine, with no discernible faults - just very light rubbing to the edges. Dustwrapper bright and clean. ***346 pages plus five pages of publisher's adverts to the back of the book. 206mm x 136mm. ***A beautiful copy of one of the four 20th Anniversary editions of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" - an all-time classic of children's literature. The books were produced both in hardback and paperback, and soon reprinted, so first impression hardbacks are now quite uncommon, especially in this near fine condition. ***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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE (Ravenclaw House 20th Anniversary edition - first impression - near fine copy)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Books, London
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1408883783
• ISBN 13: 9781408883785
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Special Edition
• Printing: First Impression
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • First Editions
  • Children's Literature

About this title

Synopsis

Exclusive Ravenclaw House Edition, created to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - a highly collectable must-have for all Harry Potter fans!

About the Author

J.K. Rowling is the author of the enduringly popular Harry Potter books. After the idea for Harry Potter came to her on a delayed train journey in 1990, she plotted out and started writing the series of seven books and the first, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, was published in the UK in 1997. The series took another ten years to complete, concluding in 2007 with the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The Harry Potter books have now sold over 600 million copies in 85 languages, been listened to as audiobooks for over one billion hours and made into eight smash hit movies. To accompany the series, J.K. Rowling wrote three short companion volumes for charity: Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, in aid of Comic Relief and Lumos, and The Tales of Beedle the Bard, in aid of Lumos. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them went on to inspire a new series of films featuring Magizoologist Newt Scamander. Harry's story as a grown-up was continued in a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which J.K. Rowling wrote with playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany, and which is now playing in multiple locations around the world. She is also the author of a bestselling crime fiction series, and two stand-alone children's novels, The Ickabog and The Christmas Pig. J.K. Rowling has received many awards and honours for her writing, including the OBE and Companion of Honour, and a Blue Peter Gold Badge. She supports a wide number of humanitarian causes through Volant and is the founder of the international children's care reform charity Lumos. J.K. Rowling lives in Scotland with her family. To find out more about J.K. Rowling visit jkrowlingstories.com.