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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. Later printing. Fine in a fine jacket.. Signed early printing of the US edition of the first book in the Harry Potter series, with the slightly altered title (from "Philosopher's" to "Sorcercer's") and the vivid illustrations by Mary GrandPré. The Harry Potter series, about a boy who goes to a wizard school, has been the biggest literary phenomenon of our lifetime. The books remain formative for millions, including the many readers who reject Rowling's agitations against trans rights. This copy from the personal collection of Mary and Robert Brown, longtime owners of Books, Bytes, and Beyond bookstore in Glen Rock, NJ, who hosted Rowling for an event in October 1999, where this book was signed. Due to the strength of the forgery market, Rowling signatures are justifiably suspect. Authentically signed copies with clear provenance, like this one, are therefore more desirable. An excellent example of her early signature. 9'' x 6''. Original quarter red cloth, purple paper boards, gilt-lettered spine (no "Year 1"). In original unclipped ($17.95) color pictorial dust jacket with art by GrandPré. Dark green endpapers. Illustrated throughout in black and white by Grandpré. 21st printing. viii, 309, [1], [2] pages. Signed by Rowling in black ink on title page. Overall clean, bright, sharp, and tight.

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.