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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, inscribed deluxe first editions, inscribed to Rowling's daughter's reading partner at school. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, first edition, second print; inscribed to the half-title page with the words: 'To Danielle (Jessica's reading partner!) JK Rowling'. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first edition, second print. Inscribed to the half-title page with the words: 'To Danielle, with best wishes JK Rowling'. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, first edition, first print. Inscribed by the author to the half-title page with the words: 'To Danielle (again!) JK Rowling'. The Chamber of Secrets is a first print, the Philosopher's Stone and the Prisoner of Azkaban are second prints. Each book has lightly pushed corners and a few light marks, with signs of light rubbing, but are in very good condition. No ownership names or other signs of writing; no tears or dog-eared pages. Internally very clean; one page of the Prisoner of Azkaban has a few light gilt splash marks from the gilt on the text block, sometimes seen in these deluxe editions. A highly desirable set with a direct connection in the inscription to JK Rowling's daughter Jessica.

An early 18th edition paperback of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, paired with a first print hardback of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, both signed by J.K. Rowling on the dedication page at the City Varieties Music Hall in Leeds, July 1998. The books come with documented provenance, as featured in a comprehensive article in The Star newspaper. Additionally, this set includes a very rare 'Friend of Potter' button. These buttons were distributed by Bloomsbury in early 1998 exclusively to bookstore staff for use during a signing event. According to a reliable source, fewer than 100 were issued. This button has since become a highly collectible item. A handwritten card from the original owner, Dr. Francesca Roe, recounts her experience at the July 1998 reading and signing event in Leeds. Dr. Roe, aged eight at the time, attended the event with her parents and younger brother, Max. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is in near fine condition. The boards are bright and unfaded, with only a hint of bumping at both ends of the spine and the front corner tips. The corners of the back cover are sharp. The binding is firm, the endpapers are clean, and the pages have only minor browning at the edges. There is a small round black spot on pages 38 and 39, and a narrow brown streak on pages 139 and 140. Otherwise, the content is completely clean with no names, inscriptions, dog-eared pages, or other defects. The first-state dust jacket is also near fine. The inner flaps have very light fading along the top edge (around 4 mm), and the corner points are slightly bumped. Other than that, the dust jacket is in excellent condition, with no spine fading, shelf wear, or edge wear. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is in VG condition. The cover has some light creases, with 1 cm of wear at the base of the spine, and the corners are bumped. The first four pages show slight waviness, with a small mark on pages 7 and 46/47, and a stain on the fore edge that lightly extends onto the pages, but no names, inscriptions or other flaws. The scarce "Friend of Potter button" that comes with the books is in a fine condition. Fully authenticated by J.K. Rowling signature expert Adam Houston of The Harry Potter Specialist and includes a Letter of Authenticity (LoA), along with a collector's card containing further interesting details. Both books are housed in a custom-made Half-Leather Clamshell box.

Joanne (Kathleen) Rowling (1999) 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone', UK first deluxe edition, published by Bloomsbury. Signed on the half-title page by Rowling. Provenance: the book was signed at the Edinburgh Book Festival for an attending child in August 2004. The book is accompanied by a letter of authenticity issued by HP4U in 2010. Research reveals that Rowling indeed attended the 2004 Edinburgh Literature Festival, and that 500 lucky ticket holders were allowed to the event. The deluxe edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was published by Bloomsbury on 27 September 1999 in an edition of 4,869 copies [Errington, 2017: 15]. Condition: a well preserved copy in near fine condition for the harshest of judges. No previous owner's scribbles of any sorts, no bookplates, no stamps. The page block gilding is present. There is light thumb-soiling on the bottom of the title page as shown, and a triffle of rubbing to the spine tips otherwise as good as it gets. A wonderful copy and rare when genuinely signed. Rowling and the Harry Potter series need no introduction, a landmark book. First and Fine

[Children's literature] COMPLETE FIRST ADULT COVER EDITIONS, all first impressions, first volume SIGNED by the author. Octavo. SIGNED by J.K.Rowling to title page of 'Philosopher's Stone'. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine, adult artwork dust-jackets designed by William Webb with printed prices of £11.99 - £16.99, portrait of Rowling on back of dust-jacket taken by Michael Wildsmith. Fine condition throughout. An exceptionally difficult set to assemble.

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.

Joanne (Kathleen) Rowling (1997) 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone', UK first edition, first printing, in paperback, published by Bloomsbury. Together with an original handwritten card signed by Rowling. Both items housed in a bespoke full leather solander box. The book: this is the true paperback first edition with all first issue points present: the Wendy Cooling blurb on the front panel; the rear panel bears the typo with an 'o' missing in "Philosopher's" and "Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft" instead of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Page 53 lists 'wand' twice as called for. No dust jacket as issued. One of only 5,150 copies printed of which the majority have not survived the passage of time in such beautiful unread condition. The book is in fine condition, unread and with an unbroken spine. There are no previous owner's marks, no stamps, no bookplates. No creasing to spine or wraps whatsoever. No fading to the spine as often seen. Slight toning of paper commensurate with age. This is a natural process due to the cheap paper stock used by the publisher and inevitable over time. A superb copy, and we have never seen a better specimen. The card: handwritten on both sides, measuring 5.75″ x 4.25″, on Rowling's personal stationery card, no date but circa 2001, and addressed to Don Mackenzie. Rowling discusses her new home in Edinburgh, often referred to as the birthplace of Harry Potter and calls her garden an "enchanted place." Boldly signed by Rowling as "J.K. Rowling." Authenticated and encapsulated by PSA to an overall size of 6.5″ x 10″ Rowling writes, in full: "Dear Don, Thank you very much for your letter. I love reading about your memories of Killiechassie. Yes, the walled garden is still an enchanted place it was that that made me want the house more than anything else. And we have also found the freezer! Though I have not walked into it yet (claustrophobia). Yes, do you recognize the Killin viaduct! With best wishes JK Rowling" Edinburgh, often hailed as the birthplace of Harry Potter, has been home to J.K. Rowling since 1993, though she also owns properties elsewhere in the UK and abroad. In 2001, Rowling purchased Killiechassie, a historic country estate near Weem, approximately 74 miles north of Edinburgh, which was once owned by the Douglas family in the 19th century. The estate, situated on 12 acres along the River Tay, became the site of Rowling's marriage to Neil Murray, with the ceremony held in the estate's library on December 26, 2001. The solander box: full red goatskin with five raised bands, title, author, and first edition 1997 to the spine. Internally lined in black suedel which cushions the book and protects it perfectly in a special compartment. A luxurious presentation on the shelf whilst offering perfect protection. Rowling and Harry Potter need no further introduction. The most popular children fantasy series of the last decades which sold hundreds of million copies world wide in its over 60 languages to date. Perhaps Rowling's most important credit is that with the captivating story of a young wizard boy named Harry Potter she made reading 'cool' again for an entire generation of kids which grew up on electronic media entertainment. A highly coveted book and we are proud to be able to offer this copy to collectors conscious to the historical significance of this copy. Stored in a safety deposit box outside our premises. First and Fine

First Editions, First Printings SIGNED by J.K. Rowling. All the books are FIRST EDITIONS with the ORIGINAL dustjackets except for the Philosopher's Stone that is a later issue. Each book is in excellent condition. The bindings are tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp with slight wear. The pages are exceptionally clean. There is NO writing, marks or bookplates in the books. A wonderful set of ALL seven books to complete the Harry Potter Series SIGNED by the author. We buy Harry Potter First Editions.

SIGNED first edition, paperback. First published in Great Britain in 1997 stated on copyright page, with number line from 10-1. Book in fine condition. Housed in custom-made foldout case.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone TRUE UK 1st Edition 1st Printing signed by AuthorAn 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. The whole thing including the certificate of COA comes complete in it own purpose made clamshell box. a picture can be provided if required

Joanne (Kathleen) Rowling (1997 2007), a full set of all seven Harry Potter UK first edition books, published by Bloomsbury. All are signed by Rowling except the first volume which has a signed bookplate loosely laid in. The books are housed spectacularly in full leather solander boxes for perfect protection, and those in turn placed in a buckram box for easy transport or display on the shelf. No expense has been spared to create the perfect housing environment for the set whilst allowing a beautiful presentation. The set consists of: 1) Harry Potter and the Philosopher s Stone (1997), UK hardback first edition, first printing, published by Bloomsbury. Comes with a loose Bloomsbury bookplate signed by Rowling; all first edition points present the Wendy Cooling blurb on the front panel; the rear panel bears the typo with an o missing in Philosopher s and Hogwarts School of Wizardy and Witchcraft instead of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy. Page 53 lists wand twice as called for. No dust jacket as issued. One of only 500 copies printed of which the majority (300) went into public libraries. This is NOT an ex-library copy. It has been professionally restored (spine tips and boards' corners) by a leading conservationist in the UK and now presents in near fine condition with one closed tear to the first text page as shown. 2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998), UK first edition, first printing, published by Bloomsbury. Signed by Rowling on the title page. In near fine condition as shown 3) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999), UK first edition, first printing, published by Bloomsbury. This is the second state with J.K. Rowling credited correctly on the copyright page. Signed by Rowling on the title page and by the dust jacket illustrator Cliff Wright on the opposite page. In near fine condition. 4) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2000), UK first edition, first printing, published by Bloomsbury. This is the rarer Scottish variant printed by Omnia. Signed by Rowling on the title page. In very good condition with the page block edges showing ageing 5) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2003), UK first edition, first printing. Signed by the author on the title page. Scarce as a signed first edition since Rowling did not do any promotional tour for this title. In very good condition with some ageing/ yellowing to the page block as shown. 6) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005), UK first edition, first printing, published by Bloomsbury. Signed and inscribed by the author to Mel on the title page. Exceptionally scarce to find signed as there were no promotional events for this title. 7) Harry Potter the Deathly Hallows (2007), UK first edition, first printing, published by Bloomsbury. Signed and inscribed by Rowling on the title page to Lindsey . This copy was signed at the only midnight signing event in July 2007. One of only 1,700 copies signed at the event. A wonderful set of all UK hardback first editions, first prints of the seminal Harry Potter series. Presented beautifully with the solander boxes and treasure case. Ideal for a fan, or as in investment which has beaten inflation and the stock market by far over the past 25 years and counting. First and Fine