Jun 26, 1997 harry potter and the philosopher s stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. Complete 1 st edition harry potter full book set volumes 17 hardback by j. We start off by meeting harry potter and his horrible family. It is the first novel in the harry potter series and rowling s debut novel, first published in 1997 by bloomsbury. Unfollow harry potter philosophers stone 1st edition to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. This special edition of harry potter and the sorcerer s stone has a gorgeous new cover illustration by kazu kibuishi. Harry potter and the sorcerer s stone, first edition abebooks. The first novel in the harry potter series and rowling s debut novel, it follows harry potter, a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage on his eleventh birthday, when he receives a letter of acceptance to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Complete 1st edition harry potter full book set volumes 17. Rowling has wizardry inside, and has soared beyond her modest muggle surroundings to achieve something quite special.
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Jul 15, 2010 i have a first edition copy of harry potter and the sorcerers stone but i cant a value. Rowlings harry potter and the sorcerer s stone, fully illustrated in brilliant color and featuring exclusive interactive paper craft elements, including a foldout hogwarts letter and more. Rowlings harry potter series has gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide, and first editions of her books have very quickly become collectable. Jul 25, 2016 pom harrington, owner of rare book company peter harrington, looks at the specific details that determine whether or not a copy of harry potter and the philosopher s stone is a first edition. New edition of harry potter and the sorcerers stone 2020. Only 500 were published, and 300 went to libraries, so if.
Harry potter and the philosophers stone first edition book j. Pom harrington, owner of rare book company peter harrington, looks at the specific details that determine whether or not a copy of harry potter and the philosophers stone is a first edition. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone was first published by scholastic in the u. Only 500 were published, and 300 went to libraries, so if you have one, go ahead and treat yourself to a nice dinner. Harry potter and the sorcerer s stone book harry potter and the sorcerer s stone book top navigation. Harry potter and the deathly hallows is the seventh and final of the harry potter novels written by british author j. If you guessed a first edition harry potter and the philosophers stone that was published by bloomsbury on june 30, 1997. The book series follows the adventures of harry potter during his time spent at hogwarts school and his faceoffs against the dark wizard voldemort. Harry potter and the philosophers stone first edition products for. Nov 26, 2014 harry potter and the sorcerers stone book club editionsvaluable.
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But to have any real collectable value, it has to be a copy of the first edition, first impression also known as. Paperback first editions of the philosophers stone are also. How to figure out how much harry potter book copies are. According to the independent, 500 hardback copies of the first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone known as harry potter and the sorcerers stone in. The book club edition has plain boards which lack the embossed diamond pattern. Harry potter and the philosopher s stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. The illustrated edition harry potter, book 1, volume 1. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone the illustrated. Boards are purple with an embossed diamond pattern, and a red spine. Similarly, any us dustjacket which does not have raised foil covering the harry potter section of the book title belongs to a book club book. Harry potter sorcerers stone by rowling, first edition.
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