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New York: Arthur A. Levine / Scholastic, 1998. 1st. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Fourth printing of the First Edition (with number line on copyright page "5 7 9 10 8 6 4 8 9/9 0/0 01 02" with "Printed in the US 23 below. First American edition, October 1998" )/ First Edition (stated) of Book One of J.K. Rowling's now classic Harry Potter series. This copy has all the points of the TRUE FIRST US EDITION. Book is bound with red cloth spine with gold lettering and has the diamond pattern purple paper over boards. There is no volume number on the spine. The book has green end papers. The second Issue dust jacket has the original $16.95 price and there is no volume number on the jacket's spine (later printings stated the book number) . The blurb on the back cover of the dust jacket is from Pubisher's Weekly (the first issue had The Guardian review). The back cover of the DJ has 2 bar codes at the bottom, with the numbers 51695 above the smaller one. The "Harry Potter" in gold lettering on the front panel of the jacket is raised and there is no date on the title page. Child's marking with green marker on rear endpapers. Finger smudge at top right corner of page 113 which carries to foredge. Small area of discoloration at very bottom of spine cloth. Dust jacket protected with clear plastic cover. Clean, unmarked text. Record # 412288

New York: Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine, 1998. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Mary GrandPré. This 1998 Scholastic 1st Edition, 8th printing is in Fine/Fine condition. It is a very early printing, as it does NOT have the number "1" on either the hardback or dustjacket spine, as is found in later editions. The hardback is in Fine condition. There is no color fading, marks, stains, etc. There are minor bumps on the two front cornera. The text is clean with no marks. The dustjacket is in Fine condition. It is not price clipped ($ 16.95) with no real wear or loss of paper. The last name Rowling is at the top of the spine (instead of JK Rowling (a change that began with the 5th printing) A great copy at a fraction of the price of a first printing! ***Brenbooks specializes in first edition books made into films.***

Scholastic, 1998. Fourth edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Fourth U.S. printing, hardcover. In purple boards with an embossed diamond pattern and a red cloth spine, with the number line "5 7 9 10 8 6 4 8 9/9 0/0 01 02". Below the number line is "Printed in the U.S.A. 23", and below that is "First American edition, October 1998.". The dust jacket has a price of $16.95, a ight yellow bar code field with two bar codes in it (the smaller bar code has "51695"), no "YEAR 1" badge and "J. K. Rowling" to head of spine. Mild shelfwear else solid, square and unmarked. Unclipped DJ protected with mylar cover. 8vo, 309 pp., bookseller #001973. 500

Arthur A. Levine Books, 1998. Book Club Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. About the book: Hardcover with jacket. First Book Club Edition. Both book and jacket are in near fine condition with very mild wear. Year 1 printed on spine, with no price present on jacket. Additional photos available upon request. We're not satisfied unless you are.

New York: Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine, 1998. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Mary GrandPré. 1998 Scholastic 1st Edition, Sixth printing ( # line to 6 and "First American Edition, October 1998" statement present). A very early printing which does NOT have the number "1" on either the HB or DJ. It is in Fine/Fine condition and looks unread. There is no color fading, marks, stains, etc. The DJ is not price clipped ( $16.95) with no real wear. It has Rowling at the top of the spine (instead of JK Rowling (a change that began with the 5th printing) An excellent copy at a fraction of the price of a first printing! **Brenbooks specializes in first edition books made into films.***

New York: Arthur A. Levine Books. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1998. Third Printing. Hardcover. 0590353403 . Red cloth over purple boards (with diamond pattern). No 'No. 1' or 'J K' on spine or jacket, 3rd printing. Corners bumped, slight edge wear. Jacket in new Brodart, slight edge wear and rubbing. A bright attractive copy of this early printing. ; First in the immensely popular series. ; 7 ¾" - 9 ¾" Tall; 309 pages; "Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon. . .

New York: Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine, 1998. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Mary Grand Pre. This 1998 Scholastic 1st Edition, 4th Printing (# line to 4 and First American Edition statement present) is a very early printing. It also does not have the number "1" on the spine of either the hardback or the dustjacket. It still retains the J.K. Rowling at the top of the spine (which was changed to just "Rowling" with the 5th printing) Condition: It is in VeryGood+/Fine condition. The hardback has is just a bit of color fading on the bottom left edge of the front and bottom spine end. There are bumps on two front corners. The dustjacket is not price clipped and has no real wear at all but for a 5 mm repaired tear on the lower front flap fold. An excellent copy at a fraction of the price of a first printing! *****Brenbooks specializes in 1st Edition books made into films.*****

NY: Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic Press, 1998. 4th pr.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Extremely early (4th) printing of the First American Edition from Oct. 1998 of the very first book in this beloved series. For this printing, the Guardian quote on rear has been replaced with one by Publisher's Weekly, but the original $16.95 price, correct bar code on rear, "J.K." initials on spine, raised title in gilt on front cover, recessed author name in gilt on lower spine, & NO spine symbol. Hardcover book has the patterned purple paper & red quarter cloth-wrapped spine. Clean, collectible copy of this first book in the series. Record # 378745

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

Scholastic Press, October 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. This is a true American First edition. The copyright page has the full number line '1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 8 9/9 0/0 01 02'. Below the number line is 'Printed in the U.S.A. 23', and below that is 'First American edition, October 1998.' Boards are purple with an embossed diamond pattern, and a red cloth spine. The dust jacket has a $16.95 price on the upper corner of the front flap. The dust jacket back has a cream/light yellow bar code field with two bar codes in it, and the smaller bar code says '51695'. The dust jacket back also has a single quote from the Guardian saying 'Harry Potter could assume the near-legendary status of Ronald Dahl's Charlie, of chocolate factory fame.' Later issue dust jackets have a substitute quote from Publishers Weekly. The top spine of both the book and the dust jacket lists 'J.K. ROWLING' and lacks the 'YEAR 1' badge, and the gold lettering is raised on the spine of the dust jacket. Also includes as a bonus a True American First Edition of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. The copyright page has the full number line '10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 9/9 0/0 1 2 3 4'. Below the number line is 'Printed in the U.S.A. 37', and below that is 'First American edition, June 1999.' Boards are blue with an embossed diamond pattern, and a green cloth spine. The dust jacket has $17.95 price on the upper corner of the front flap. The dust jacket back has a diagonal bar code field on the left side, and the small bar code within has the number '51795'. The spine on both the book and dust jacket lack the YEAR 2 badge that was introduced later, and silver lettering is raised on the spine of the dust jacket. This book, however, has a water damaged dust jacket visible on the inside of the jacket only. Some of the blue and green has run on the jacket. The bottom of the book also has some water damage. See pictures.