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A twenty-fourth impression of the true first edition with number-string sequence 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 at the bottom of the printer's page. Only "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" is listed as 'also available', indicating a 1998 printing date. ***Near fine in pictorial colour illustrated boards. The boards are clean and unmarked. Head and tail of spine slightly creased. Corners sharp. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Page block edges clean. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions, marks or annotations. No weakness or straining to the page block, despite the cheap binding quality of the book. Pages clean and bright - just lightly tanned as usual. The colours of the book are extremely bright and unfaded. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £10.99 on the front flap. Head and tail of spine and extremities of dustwrapper just very slightly rubbed. Small stain (hardly noticeable) to the bottom edge of the front panel. No creases, chips or tears. Remarkably, the colours to the spine of the dustwrapper are fresh and unfaded, which is very unusual for this title - there is usually some fading of the bright colours. A beautiful copy. ***223 pages. 206mm x 136mm. ***An early twenty-fourth impression of the true first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", in its original dustwrapper, in beautiful collectable condition. Being such a popular children's book, copies in such near fine condition (with no fading to the dustwrapper) are very hard to find now. ***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.

Dust jacketed copy in good shape. First Canadian Edition, third printing, with the number lining ending in "4", as the first printing had a 2 at the end of line number line. Edges of pages foxed from age, interiors remain clean and bright. Dust jacket without tears, quite clean. No writing or marking, aside from the former owner's name on front fly page. 223 pp. Quite an early printing, essential for any Harry Potter collector. Each book is guaranteed to be as described, after being thoroughly checked by one of our booksellers. Books ship from Ottawa, ON, Canada. Thanks for supporting small businesses!

Owner's inscription on front page 24th Printing (30 29 28 27 26 25 24).Joanne Rowling is displayed on copyright page, old Dumbledore at the back of the cover/DJ cover,Triple Smarties Gold Award displayed on the edges of the front cover/Dj cover. Dust Jacket unclipped

1st/15th. Very good condition with a little edge wear to the dust jacket, pages clean and tight. More info/photos on request.

------------( the seven POTTER books are 1st and later printings of the First Raincoast Editions / CURSED is a Levine/Scholastic 1st Edition, First Printing / BEASTS is a 1st Bloomsbury REVISED Edition, First Printing / BARD is a Bloomsbury 1st Edition, First Printing ) ----10 volumes ---all are hadcovers --- (-- EXTRA SHIPPING might be required depending upon destination ---if an issue, please inquire before ordering ---), the first 7 HARRY POTTER books are hardcovers ( Raincoast or Raincoast/Bloomsbury ) ---the RAINCOAST HP editions are identical in format to the UK editions and use BRITISH spelling and grammar ---editions and conditions are as follows: STONE is a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, ---this has a number line beginning with a 6, ---this copy of STONE contains two errors which occur in early printings of this book: Line 1, page 8 has "highchair" instead of "high chair"; and on page 53 in the list of "Other Equipment" needed for Hogwart's School, " 1 wand " is listed twice ---errors that were corrected in later printings, /// CHAMBER is a NF example in a NF dustjacket, ---this has a number line which begins with a 10 /// PRISONER is a NF example in a NF dustjacket, this has a number line that begins with a 4, ---the half title page is partially creased, there is a short closed tear at the upper tip of the front flap fold, /// GOBLET is NF example in a NF dustjacket, this has a number line that begins with an 1 //// PHOENIX is a NF example in a NF dustjacket, -this has a number line that begins with a 1, /// PRINCE is a Very Good/Very Good+ example in a NF dustjacket, this has a # line that starts with a 1, some slight inward bowing to spine of book from being read, faint crease on the spine, laminate on rear panel of book is rippled, ---with the NF dustjacket this looks quite nice overall /// HALLOWS is a VG+ example, some very slight stress marks at spine tips of book, in a NF dustjacket, this has a # line that starts with a 1, CURSED is a NF example in a NF dustjacket, # line starts with a 1, CURSED is an AMERICAN edition published by Arthur A Levine / Scholastic ///BEASTS is a Near Fine example, in a NF dustjacket, number line begins with a 1, BEASTS is a BLOOMSBURY (UK) edition and is the 1st printing of the 1st Revised Edition (adds 6 new beasts not included in the earler edition ) ///BARD is a NF example, no dustjacket as issued, this is the 1st Printing of the First BLOOMSBURY edition (UK) --- any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// --- EXTRA SHIPPING might be required depending upon destination ---if an issue, please inquire before ordering ---

First edition (sharing isbn with UK printing), third Canadian printing, fourth printing overall (Canadian printing lines started with a "2") with proper number line. A nice copy in jacket. Book is about fine with light bumping to corners, jacket is near fine as well, with light fading to spine colours. Octavo, pictorial boards, 224 pages, pictorial jacket matching boards. Satisfaction guaranteed. Additional photos always available on request. Shipped in a fitted, padded box.

GC plus. Bloomsbury Publishing, 1997. First edition-14th printing (20 19 18 17 16 15 14). Joanne Rowling is displayed on copyright page. Printed by Clays. Pictorial hardback(small nicks and dents on the edges of the cover and spine) in GC, no Dj cover. Clean pages with small ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges, a couple of small creases and ink marks on the edges of the pages. The book is in GC with light shelf wear. Winner of the 1997 Smarties Gold Award displayed on the edge of the front cover. Younger Professor Albus Dumbledore at the back of the cover.223pp. Price un-clipped. A collectable early printing but without the Dj cover. This is another paragraph Book Description: 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? This is Jo's first book and she has already written seven outlines for Harry's further adventures at Hogwarts.

Bright colourful pictorial boards, bumped top and bottom of spine and bottom right corners. Dust jacket bright, slightly shelf worn, top of spine and bottom right corner chipped. Pages tightly bound, no inscriptions or marks. Edges lightly browned from dust. Slightly cocked. Pg 81 - bottom of page creased. Pg 111 - 2mm tear, top right corner. Copyright page states "Joanne" and not J.K. Pg 53 list has 1 wand at beginning and end of list . Spelling of "Philosophy"corrected on back cover in this printing. First edition, 9th print, hardback.

GC plus. Bloomsbury Publishing, 1997. First edition-14th printing (20 19 18 17 16 15 14). Joanne Rowling is displayed on copyright page. Printed by Clays. Pictorial hardback(small nicks and dents on the edges of the cover and spine) in GC, no Dj cover. Clean pages with small ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges, a couple of small creases and ink marks on the edges of the pages. The book is in GC with light shelf wear. Winner of the 1997 Smarties Gold Award displayed on the edge of the front cover. Younger Professor Albus Dumbledore at the back of the cover.223pp. Price un-clipped. A collectable early printing but without the Dj cover. This is another paragraph Book Description: 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? This is Jo's first book and she has already written seven outlines for Harry's further adventures at Hogwarts.

First Edition, 4th print (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 at foot of page), book in very good condition, no markings or inscriptions, jacket very good, slight fading at top of spine and top left corner of front Collection or UK delivery only, additional insurance charge for delivery