England: Bloomsbury, 1997. Book. Very good-. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Nice copy lacking a jacket. Slight spine lean, slightly bumped to corners. 40th impression of the 1st edition in tidy condition.
LONDON: BLOOMSBURY. THIS BOOK WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1997. THIS IS A LATER PRINTING. 33RD PRINTING. A TRUE BLOOMSBURY EDITION, NOT THE 'TED SMART' VARIANT. ILLUSTRATED BOARDS. NO DUST JACKET. MODERATE WEAR/BENDING ON BOARD TURNING POINTS BOTTOM OF FRONT BOARD HAS 'TRIPLE SMARTIES GOLD AWARD WINNER' IN WHITE PRINT AGAINST A BLACK BACKGROUND. COPYRIGHTED J.K. ROWLING ON THE PUBLISHING DETAILS PAGE, WITH THE WARNER BROS 2000 COPYRIGHT NOTICE ON THE SAME PAGE. Older Dumbledore on back cover. Slight wear on board edges. Lightly tanned pages. Flat creasing on page 25-26(affects text but does not prevent it from being read). Pen stroke marks on side edges of a few pages(text not affected). Creasing on bottom corners of some pages. Otherwise Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. Erased pencil inscription on front free endpaper. Location: STC105 Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall . Very Good. Hardcover. REPRINT.. 2000.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ( AKA: Sorcerer's Stone ) --book 1 of the Series -by J K Rowling ( Volume One )
PLEASE READ DESCRIPTION --- Rowling, J K ( Joanne )(aka Robert Galbraith / Kennilworthy Whisp / Newt Scamander ) ( uses the BRITISH format and spelling and grammar )
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ( AKA: Sorcerer's Stone ) --book 1 of the Series -by J K Rowling ( Volume One )
PLEASE READ DESCRIPTION --- Rowling, J K ( Joanne )(aka Robert Galbraith / Kennilworthy Whisp / Newt Scamander ) ( uses the BRITISH format and spelling and grammar )
Publisher: Vancouver, BC: Raincoast / Bloomsbury, 1997 ( actually circa 1999 ), 1st Canadian Edition, Later Printing ( 6th / Sixth )
Vancouver, British Columbia: Vancouver, BC: Raincoast / Bloomsbury, 1997 ( actually circa 1999 ), 1st Canadian Edition, Later Printing ( 6th / Sixth ) , 1997. ------------( later printing of the First Raincoast Edition ) ----hardcover, about 5.25w x 8h inches, a visually Near Fine example but there is browning to the paper and foxing to the edges of the text block, small marks and small stains on the front blank endpaper, in a Fair to POOR dustjacket which looks quite nice in the mylar protector BUT ( AND IT'S a BIG BUT!!) there is considerable STAINING to the verso of the jacket (and in fact I would recommend you throwing the jacket away but that's your choice!! --- has a paper backing so the stain and "ick" is covered and is not in contact with the actual book) , a bit of age toning to paper, ---no writing in the book, ---number line shows this as the 6th printing but it is actually the 5th Canadian printing as the true Canadian First had a number line that started with a 2, this early edition contains two errors: 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, the upper portion of the spine and the rear panel show the young magician ( NOT Dumbledore ), copyright page states Joanne not "J.K.Rowling", --this early edition shows Bloomsbury on the title and copyright page BUT has Raincoast only on the lower spine tip of the book and the rear panel shows Raincoast and $19.95 beside the UK ISBN barcode, ---as well this has a Bloomsbury ISBN on the copyright page---, this early edition (6th printing) lists Chamber of Secrets only as other books by JKR while the 7th printings and later list more titles, --- -the 7th printing was also the first time RC used their own ISBN and not the Bloomsbury ISBN so this is the last CDN issue with the Bloomsbury ISBN, 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)---. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. Illus. by Thomas Taylor Cover Art. 5.25w x 8h Inches. Flap Not Clipped.
HARDBACK "UNCOMMON FIRST," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus. * Impression: 53rd.* Date of Publication: 1997 * Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Colour illustrated paper covered boards showing the Hogwart's Express, black, white & yellow titles to spine and face only. Triple Smarties Gold Award Winner banner at foot of front cover, No bumps or rubs, no visible faults. Minimal shelf wear. VG++.* Jacket condition: Matching dust wrapper. NOT PRICE CLIPPED but showing no shelf price. Slight shelf wear to top & bottom edges and to head of spine. (Now in clear un-attached archival jacket). VG++.* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. No annotations or inscriptions. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, minimal age darkening to top edge, otherwise no visible faults. VG++.* Illustrations: None apart from Hogwarts armorial to title page. * Pages: 223 pp. text.* 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 by 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!* A NEAR FINE copy of the 1st./1st. thus, with NO MAJOR FAULTS in a VG++ dust jacket. (Now in clear un-attached protective film cover).*
LONDON: BLOOMSBURY. THIS BOOK WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1997. THIS IS A LATER PRINTING. 30TH PRINTING. A TRUE BLOOMSBURY EDITION, NOT THE 'TED SMART' VARIANT. ILLUSTRATED BOARDS, WITH THE SAME COVER ART AS THE DUST JACKET. BOTTOM OF DJ AND FRONT BOARD HAVE 'TRIPLE SMARTIES GOLD AWARD WINNER' IN WHITE PRINT AGAINST A BLACK BACKGROUND. COPYRIGHTED J.K. ROWLING ON THE PUBLISHING DETAILS PAGE, WITH THE WARNER BROS 2000 COPYRIGHT NOTICE ON THE SAME PAGE. Slight wear/creasing on DJ edges. Not price clipped. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Back of DJ depicts the older Dumbledore. Location: ELCB2 . Fine. Hardcover. REPRINT. 2000.
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