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Twenty-eighth impression of the true first edition with 28 29 30 at the bottom of the printer's page. Also stated 'Harry Potter, names, characters and related inidcia are copyright and trademark Warner Bros., 2000 TM' - indicating a publication date of 2000. However, only "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" is listed as 'also available', even though "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" was published in 1999. ***Near fine in pictorial colour illustrated boards. The boards are clean and unmarked. Head and tail of spine just very slightly creased. Corners sharp - just slightly creased at the bottom corner tip of the front board. No other bumps or creases to the boards. Page block edges clean - just some light foxing stains to the fore-edge. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. No reading creases. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean and bright - just lightly tanned as usual (very cheap paper stock). No creases or tears. The colours of the book are extremely bright and unfaded. Without the dustwrapper. ***223 pages. 206mm x 136mm. ***A twenty-eighth impression of the true first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", in near fine bright condition, but without the dustwrapper. Being such a popular children's book, copies in such near fine condition from this period are becoming quite 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.

A twenty-fifth impression of the true first edition with number-string sequence 25 26 27 28 29 30 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. ***Very good in pictorial colour illustrated boards. The boards are clean and unmarked, with virtually no fading even to the spine colours. The head and tail of the spine are creased. Corners sharp - just slightly scuffed at the corner tips. There is a forward lean to the binding. Page block edges clean with no foxing. Internally also very good with an ownership name on the front free endpaper. No other annotations. None of the straining to the gutter of the page block at the title page which is often found due to the cheap binding quality of these books. No internal foxing - interior pages clean. The cheap paper stock is tanned as usual. The colours of the book are extremely bright and unfaded. ***In a very good colour illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £10.99 on the front flap. The dustwrapper is virtually complete, but there is slight loss at the top and tail of the spine, and some rubbing and creasing to the edges. No chips or tears. There is some sun-fading to the colours on the spine - mainly to the purple which has faded to blue (please see scans). ***223 pages. 206mm x 136mm. ***An early twenty-fifth impression of the true first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", in its original dustwrapper, in very good original condition, albeit with the above-mentioned faults. Being such a popular children's book, copies in nice condition are far from easy 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.

Thirty-third impression of the true first edition with just 33 at the bottom of the printer's page. Also stated 'Harry Potter, names, characters and related inidcia are copyright and trademark Warner Bros., 2000 TM' - indicating a publication date of 2000 or later. Also with three further titles including "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" listed as 'also available' - "The Goblet of Fire" was published in 2000. ***Near fine in pictorial colour illustrated boards. The boards are clean and unmarked. Head and tail of spine and edges uncreased. Corners sharp. Page block edges clean. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. The colours of the book are extremely bright and unfaded. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean and bright - just lightly tanned as usual. No creases or tears. ***In a very good colour illustrated dustwrapper, which retains the original publisher's printed price of £10.99 on the front flap. The dustwrapper is complete, but there is a patch of rubbing and creasing at the tail of the spine. Slight creasing at the edges - mainly at the top edge of the front and back panels. No chips or tears. There is strong sun-fading to the colours on the spine. The fading also affects the front and back panels along the spine edges. ***223 pages. 206mm x 136mm. ***A thirty-third impression of the true first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", in very good condition, albeit with the fading to the colours on the spine of the dustwrapper. ***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.

Twenty-ninth impression of the true first edition with just 29 at the bottom of the printer's page. Also stated 'Harry Potter, names, characters and related inidcia are copyright and trademark Warner Bros., 2000 TM' - indicating a publication date of 2000 or later. Also with three further titles including "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" listed as 'also available' - "The Goblet of Fire" was published in 2000. ***Near fine in pictorial colour illustrated boards. The boards are clean and unmarked. Head and tail of spine just slightly creased. Corners sharp. No other bumps or creases to the boards. Page block edges clean. Very slight reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. No reading creases. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean and bright - just lightly tanned as usual. No creases or tears. The colours of the book are extremely bright and unfaded. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, which retains the original publisher's printed price of £10.99 on the front flap. Head and tail of spine of dustwrapper just very slightly creased. No other creases, chips or tears. The colours to the spine of the dustwrapper are virtually unfaded, which is very unusual - there is usually quite a lot of fading to the red and the purple colours. ***223 pages. 206mm x 136mm. ***A twenty-ninth impression of the true first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", in near fine bright condition, with a near fine unfaded dustwrapper. Being such a popular children's book, copies in such near fine condition from this period are becoming quite 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.

LONDON: BLOOMSBURY. First published in 1997. This is a later printing(24th printing). Published circa 2000, but the only publishing date given is the 1997 date of first printing. Previous owner gift inscription on the front pastedown dated Christmas 2000. Hard cover. Illustrated boards which match the dust jacket art. Small tear on the bottom back corner of the DJ. Small nick/tear on the bottom front edge of the DJ. The front edge is also creased/curled in this area. Text copyrighted to Joanne Rowling. No Warner Bros copyright notice on publishing details page. Bottom of DJ states 'Triple Smarties Gold Award Winner' in white text against black background. Older Dumbledore on back of DJ. Tanned pages. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. Location: MCK1 . Very Good. Hardcover. 2000.

Thirty-third impression of the true first edition with just 33 at the bottom of the printer's page. Also stated 'Harry Potter, names, characters and related inidcia are copyright and trademark Warner Bros., 2000 TM' - indicating a publication date of 2000 or later. Also with three further titles including "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" listed as 'also available' - "The Goblet of Fire" was published in 2000. ***Near fine in pictorial colour illustrated boards. The boards are clean and unmarked. The colours of the book are extremely bright and unfaded. 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. Pages clean and bright - just lightly tanned as usual. No creases or tears. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, which retains the original publisher's printed price of £10.99 on the front flap. Head and tail of spine and edges of dustwrapper are uncreased. No chips or tears. Unusually, the colours on the spine of the dustwrapper are completely unfaded (please see scans). ***223 pages. 206mm x 136mm. ***A thirty-third impression of the true first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", in near fine bright condition, with an unfaded dustwrapper. Being such a popular children's book, copies in such near fine condition from this period are becoming quite hard to find now, especially with unfaded dustwrappers. ***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.

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. Boards clean and unmarked, with just a very small area of fading at the bottom of the spine where the dustwrapper has been worn. Head and tail of spine slightly creased. Corners sharp. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions, marks or annotations. No weakness or straining to the page block despite the cheap binding quality of these books. Pages clean and bright - just lightly tanned as usual. No reading lean - spine tight. The colours of the book are extremely bright and unfaded. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, which retains the original publisher's printed price of £10.99 on the front flap. Head and tail of spine of dustwrapper just very slightly creased. No chips or tears. The colours to the spine of the dustwrapper are just very slightly faded, mainly the purple to dark-blue, but far less than usual - there is usually a lot of fading to the red and the purple colours. ***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, albeit with fading to the spine of the dustwrapper. Being such a popular children's book, copies in nice condition are far from easy 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.

About the book: Hardcover with jacket. Sixth Printing. Both book and jacket are in very good condition. Title page has "Bloomsbury" logo at the bottom, whereas both the jacket and exterior of book list Raincoast as the publisher. Additional photos available upon request.

Vancouver, British Columbia: Vancouver, BC: Raincoast / Bloomsbury, 1997, 1999, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 1st Canadian Editions, First and Later Printings / London, UK: Bloomsbury, 2009, 1st Printing (BEASTS), 2000. ------------( the seven POTTER books are 1st and later printings of the First Raincoast Editions / BEASTS is a 1st Bloomsbury printing ) ----8 volumes (-- EXTRA SHIPPING might be required depending upon destination ---if an issue, please inquire before ordering ---), all HARRY POTTER books are hardcovers ( Raincoast or Raincoast/Bloomsbury ) ---FANTASTIC BEASTS is a softcover (UK Bloomsbury), ,---the RAINCOAST HP editions are identical in format to the UK editions and uses BRITISH spelling and grammar ---editions and conditions are as follows: STONE has a number line beginning with a 5, a Very Good/Very Good+ example, non-authorial ink gift inscription and note on front blank endpaper, some age toning to paper, in a Good only dustjacket with edge and tip wear, tear on front panel, some nicks and small chips, ---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 Chamber is a Very Good+ example, number line begins with an 11, light rubbing to edges, some age toning to paper, ---in a Good only dustjacket with edge and tip wear, some small flakes and chips /// PRISONER is a Near Fine example and has a number line that begins with a 10, light edge and tip rubbing, some age toning to paper, ---in a Good/Very Good dustjacket with some chips and flakes, some crinkling at upper spine tip /// GOBLET is Very Good+ example and has a number line that begins with an 8, ink name on front blank endpaper, kight edge and tip rubbing ---in a Good only dustjacket, some chips and flakes, light rubbing, tear at upper spine tip of jacket //// PHOENIX is a Fair example only and has a number line that begins with a 3, a reading copy, binding has been re-glued, tip wear with some loss to tips of boards, rear hinge is cracked, ---no dustjacket /// PRINCE is a Near Fine example and has a # line that starts with a 1, ink name on front blank endpaper ---in a Very Good dustjacket with some small chips and flakes mainly at upper tips /// HALLOWS is a Near Fine example and has a # line that starts with a 1, ink name on front blank endpaper ---in a Very Good dustjacket with some chips and flakes at spine and corner tips, a few pages have had the corners turned ---in a Very Good dustjacket with some chips and flakes at spine and corner tips, ///BEASTS (a softcover) i a Near Fine example, number line begins with a 1, --- any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)--- EXTRA SHIPPING might be required depending upon destination ---if an issue, please inquire before ordering ---. First Edition, First & Later Printings. Hard Cover and Softcover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Thomas Taylor; Cliff Wright; Giles Greenfield; Jason Cockcroft Cover Art. See Description. See Description.

Vancouver, British Columbia: Vancouver, BC: Raincoast / Bloomsbury, 1997, 1999, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 1st Canadian Editions, First and Later Printings, 2000. -------------(PLEASE READ the DESCRIPTION), 7 volumes with BOOKS 1 to 5 in a Harry Potter SLIPCASE (ONE SHIPPING PRICE although this large heavy set may require additional postage charges depending upon destination ---if an issue please inquire before ordering ), hardcovers, all are about 5.25w x 8h inches, the complete Harry Potter series all in Raincoast/Bloomsbury editions, all are Near Fine examples, ---all in Near Fine dustjackets ---a bit of age toning to the paper in some volumes (as usually seen), ---Book 1 ( number line shows this as the 10th printing but it is actually the 9th Canadian printing as the true Canadian First had a number line that started with a 2 ) a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine jacket, ---#2 ( 8th ) a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket ---# 3 ( 9th ) a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket --- # 4 ( 2nd ) a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, small stain on verso of jacket at upper spine tip (does not show through the jacket to the exterior) ---# 5 ( 1st ) a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket ---# 6 ( 1st ) a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket, ---# 7 ( 1st ) a Near Fine example, in a Near Fine dustjacket --- all in uniform format and size, ---would make a dandy gift for a PotHead, some volumes are showing a bit age toning to the paper, -----STONE contains two errors which were corrected in later 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, --- copyright page in Stone states Joanne not "J.K." , ---the books in the slipcase do NOT have mylar protectors on the jackets as the mylar makes the books too thick for the slipcase, books 6 and 7 have the dustjackets in mylar protectors, a nice looking set, no writing in the books, ---the RAINCOAST editions are identical in format to the UK editions and uses BRITISH spelling and grammar ---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition, First & Later Printings. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Thomas Taylor; Cliff Wright; Giles Greenfield; Jason Cockcroft Cover Art. 5.25w x 8h Inches. NOT Price Clipped.