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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

New York: Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic Press, 1998. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic Press, 1998. 22nd printing. Signed by J.K. Rowling without inscription at title page. Octavo (23.5cm); 309pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $17.95 price present. Red cloth diamond-patterned boards with gilt lettering to spine; forest green endpapers. Light creasing to edges of dust jacket; bumping to corners. Mild shelfwear to boards; corners bumped; binding sound and pages unmarked; a Very Good copy of the first Harry Potter book, originally published in the UK with the original "Philosopher's Stone" title.