first American edition first printing hardcover in first issue dust jacket (Scholastic Press 1998); prior owner front free end page corner, text unmarked; tight bind; 1/4 cloth cover has rub wear at spine ends and at corners (card stock visible), bright gilt titling; dj worn: compression, few short tears, small chips at spine ends and corner tips, a larger chip top back corner; flap price (16.95) present MSambibeb
First American edition in hardcover (purple and red boards) with dust jacket, not price clipped (mylar protected). Both book and jacket are in near fine condition. Boldly signed by the author on the title page. This book came from the estate of a book agent in Greenwich / NY City. Would be an excellent addition to any Potter fan's collection.
New York: Arthur A Levine Books / Scholastic Press, 1998. Advance Reader's Edition. Very Good. Advance Reader's Edition issued to reviewers and book industry figures prior to the publication of the first American edition. Bound in publisher's original illustrated wraps. Very Good with light wear and light creasing to covers, a few small stains. The first book in the fantastically popular series, rare in the advance format.
New York: Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic Press, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. First printing with the full number line. Illustrated by Mary Grandpre. Signed by Rowling on the half-title page. Good in a Very Good first-issue jacket, unclipped ($16.95), bumped at the edges. Quarter red cloth with purple patterned paper on the boards, bumped at the corners, rubbed at the edges. Bound with a forward lean and some reading wear, stains at the edges, a half-moon stain at the far edge of the first thirty pages. The first US printing of the first book in Rowling's best-selling series.
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