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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (1st Ed, Book Club)
by Rowling, J.K
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0590353403
- ISBN 13
- 9780590353403
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Scholastic Press, 1998. Book Club Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Book Club Edition from 1998. It qualifies as a bona fide 1st Edition because the publisher did not display "1" on the top of the spine of the book and the dust jacket. Condition: Fine/Fine The Fine HB Is a uniform bright red and is intact. There are expected minor folds at the spine end overhangs. The Fine DJ has two .2 cm professionally repaired tears at the spine ends and minor rubbing along some of the edges and upper and lower folds. Adapted by Steve Kloves into the 2001 Chris Columbus-directed film, and the first film in the series.
Synopsis
The first novel of J.K. Rowling's acclaimed Harry Potter Series was released in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone . In this novel, the audience first meets Harry Potter and his horrible family. Harry is an orphan, and lives in a tiny room under the stairs, serving his family by cooking and cleaning. His life takes a turn for the better when he gets a letter of acceptance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy. Winner of: British Fantasy Award (1999), Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adolescent Literature (2008), British Book Award for Children's Book of the Year (1998), Smarties Prize (1997), Prijs van de Nederlandse Kinderjury (2002) ...more Prijs van de Nederlandse Kinderjury (2002), Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award (2001), South Carolina Book Award for Junior Book Award (2001), Grand Canyon Reader Award for Teen Book (2000), Charlotte Award (2000), Nene Award (2000), Massachusetts Children's Book Award (2000), Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award (2001), Blue Hen Book Award for Chapter Book (2001), Nevada Young Readers' Award for Young Reader Category (2000), Sasquatch Reading Award (2000), Golden Archer Award for Middle/Junior High (2000), Indian Paintbrush Book Award (2000), Carnegie Medal Nominee (1997), ALA's Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults (1999)
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Reviews
On Aug 26 2011, SherlockJr said:
THIS IS A WONDERFUL BOOK. THE BEST BEGINNING FOR THE BEST SERIES EVER WRITTEN.
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Details
- Seller
- Bren-Books.com
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 010223
- Title
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (1st Ed, Book Club)
- Author
- Rowling, J.K
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0590353403
- ISBN 13
- 9780590353403
- Publisher
- Scholastic Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998
- Pages
- 309
- LCCN
- 97039059
- Dewey
- [Fic]
- Keywords
- Fantasy, young adult, book into film
- Bookseller catalogs
- fiction; Book Into Film; Fantasy;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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