Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. First Edition, 5th print

J K Rowling

ISBN 10: 0747532745 / ISBN 13: 9780747532743

Published by Bloomsbury Pub Ltd, AUS, 1998

About this Item

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone By J. K. Rowling.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, London, 1998, printed in Australia by Australian Print Group.
First Edition, 5th impression. Number line 10 9 8 7 6 5.

Good softback, crease on corner of front cover and page corners, no inscriptions, light edge wear, pages very good, minor marks.
Young wizard on spine and back cover.

PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK.

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Seller Inventory # ABE-1751954444824

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. First Edition, 5th print
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Pub Ltd, AUS
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0747532745
• ISBN 13: 9780747532743
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Grandpré, Mary
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 5th or later Printing
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction/Collectible
  • Children's Fiction

About this title

Synopsis

Harry Potter is an ordinary boy who lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon's house, which he thinks is normal for someone like him who's parents have been killed in a 'car crash'. He is bullied by them and his fat, spoilt cousin Dudley, and lives a very unremarkable life with only the odd hiccup (like his hair growing back overnight!) to cause him much to think about. That is until an owl turns up with a letter addressed to Harry and all hell breaks loose! He is literally rescued by a world where nothing is as it seems and magic lessons are the order of the day. Read and find out how Harry discovers his true heritage at Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft, the reason behind his parents mysterious death, who is out to kill him, and how he uncovers the most amazing secret of all time, the fabled Philosopher's Stone! All this and muggles too. Now, what are they?

About the Author

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was J.K. Rowling's first novel, followed by Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, as well as two books written specifically for Comic Relief and based on the Harry Potter novels: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages. The Harry Potter novels have now sold over 325 million copies worldwide and been translated into 64 languages. J.K. Rowling has generated huge popular appeal for her books across the generations in an unprecedented fashion: she was the first children's author to be voted the BA Author of the Year, and also to win the British Book Awards Author of the Year.