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New York: Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic Press, 1998. First Edition; Eighth Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Spine cocked. Shelfwear and small open tears on spine crown and heel and front panel top corner. ; 6.1 X 1.3 X 9.1 inches; 320 pages.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic Press, 1998. First American Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Grandpré, Mary. Extremely early (7th) printing of the FIRST AMERICAN EDITION of the very first book in this beloved series that launched in 1998. For this printing, the Guardian quote on rear has been replaced with one by Publisher's Weekly, but the original $16.95 price & bar code in yellow box on rear remain the same as the first. Most importantly, there is NO spine symbol ("Year 1" badge) on either the book or upper DJ. Small quarto (6" x 9.25") has the diamond- patterned purple paper over quarter-red-cloth-covered boards, stamped with bright gilt lettering to spine (with "Rowling"--no initials--at head). Condition is Near Fine: extremely bright & completely clean & unmarked inside. Binding strong & straight. Exterior shows mild rubbing to extremities, light pushing to both ends of spine, & slight corner bumping.The unclipped DJ is truly Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, & nicely protected in new mylar cover to stay that way Free! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

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. ***

First edition, Harry Potter

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.

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.

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.

Arthur A. Levine Books, 1998. 1st Edition ARC 1st Printing. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket as issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Mary GrandPré, cover art.. This book in pictorial wraps is the Advance Reader's Edition / Uncorrected Proof of the First US Hardcover Edition. 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 number line. This is the author's first book.