Harry Potter spent ten long years living with Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, an aunt and uncle whose outrageous favoritism of their perfectly awful son Dudley leads to some of the most inspired dark comedy since Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. But fortunately for Harry, he's about to be granted a scholarship to a unique boarding school called THE HOGWORTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY, where he will become a school hero at the game of Quidditch (a kind of aerial soccer played high above the ground on broomsticks), he will make some wonderful friends, and, unfortunately, a few terrible enemies. For although he seems to be getting your run-of-the-mill boarding school experience (well, ok, even that's pretty darn out of the ordinary), Harry Potter has a destiny that he was born to fulfill. A destiny that others would kill to keep him from.
New York: Arthur A. Levine Books, 1998 First American edition - 8th printing. 8vo Red cloth stamped in gilt on spine and purple boards with diamond design blindstamped. ROWLING at top of spine and jacket. The numeral 1 does not appear on spine of book or the dust jacket. Blurb on back panel of dust jacket quotes Publisher's Weekly. Clean. Tightly bound. Some slight shelf wear to cover along bottom edge otherwise appears as new. Great jacket condition with $16.95 price has some slight wear at corners. This is not the book club issue which has black boards, early trade printings have purple paper boards and red cloth spines. near Fine/ near Fine..
1st American Edition, 21st Printing. Book is in Good condition, with hinges beginning to weaken, some edgewear to cover, corners bumped/rubbed. Spot of soiling in front endpapers. Text pages clean and secure. Dust jacket is in Near Fine condition, with light creasing at top of spine and edge corners, now in Brodart dust jacket protector.
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
NY: Scholastic, 1998. Book Club Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1998 Scholastic 1st (and possibly Book Club) Edition, 1st printing with a full number line. It is in F/F condition. Compared to the first printings, this is distinctly different in the following ways: 1. It has purple/black boards, not embossed boards 2. "JK Rowling" (not just Rowling) is at the top of the spine. 3. Similar to true 1st editions of the book, there is no number "1" inside a herald-like border on the spine of either the HB or the DJ. 4. On the copyright page is the full number line. 5. Unlike most book club editions, the DJ is priced at $17.95. The original price of the true first edition is $16.95 6. The DJ is flat-printed, not embossed as in the first pressings. Nonetheless, it appears to be a rare, early, unread edition and, therefore, a great value.
VG book. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. 1st Edition. 4th printing. No number 1 on the dust jacket or the book. Free of former owner writing or bookplates. Spine has some play. A few minor bumps to edges and boards and some spotting around bottom left cloth portion of front board which runs into bottom edge of spine. Jacket retains original $16.95 DJ. First book in the Potter series. (THIS BOOK IS IN OUR POSSESSION. WE SHIP MOST BOOKS SIX DAYS A WEEK AND WILL CONFIRM WITH TRACKING NUMBER FOR DOMESTIC ORDERS OR CUSTOMS NUMBER FOR NON DOMESTIC); 8vo.
This 1998 Scholastic 1st Edition, 8th printing is in Fine/Fine condition. It is a very early printing, as it does NOT have the number "1" on either the hardback or dustjacket spine, as is found in later editions. The hardback is in Fine condition. There is no color fading, marks, stains, etc. There are minor bumps on the two front cornera. The text is clean with no marks. The dustjacket is in Fine condition. It is not price clipped ($ 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. ***
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.
Scholastic. Collectible - Good. Condition: Good; Hardcover in dustjacket. This is a First American Edition, Second Printing of the first Harry Potter book. 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 number line on the copyright page. No number on dustjacket spine and a blurb by The Guardian on the back of dustjacket. $16.95 price on flap. Red cloth spine over purple patterned boards. Condition is Good in a Good+ dustjacket. Book has rubbing and wear to corners and edges with minor soiling to covers. Previous owner bookplate on front endpage and signature on half title. Soiling to top edge of text. Solid binding. Jacket is a little worn but is clean and bright with a closed tear at top rear corner and no other rips or tears. Mylar. Photos upon request.
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.*****
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. ***
1998 Scholastic 1st Edition, Fifth printing ( # line to 5 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 NearFine/Fine condition and looks unread. There is no color fading, marks, stains, etc. There is one.5 cm bump on the lower front and a 1 mm bump on the upper front corners. 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). An excellent copy at a fraction of the price of a first printing! **Brenbooks specializes in first edition books made into films. ***
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. *****
New York : A.A. Levine Books, 1998. First American Edition, later printing. Hardcover. Stated first edition, not price-clipped. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description: vi, 309 pages : illustrations ; 24cm. Subjects: Potter, Harry (Fictitious character) ; Juvenile fiction. Wizards ; Juvenile fiction.
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