New York, New York, U.S.A.: Arthur a Levine, 1998. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The first book in the series introduces boy wizard Harry Potter. We believe this to be a book club edition with the following points of issue: a full number line is followed by "8 9/9 0/0 01 02." "Printed in the U.S.A. 23" and then "First American edition, October 1998" appear below the number line. Boards are black (not embossed with the diamond pattern) with a maroon spine. Dust jacket is priced at $17.95. The bar code section on the jacket is cream with nothing printed above the smaller bar code. The dust jacket also features a Publishers Weekly review on the back cover. The lettering is not embossed and is a dull brown color on both the front cover and the spine. The spine of both the book and the dust jacket lack a "Year 1" badge. The jacket has the author's name as just "Rowling" though the book has "J.K." above "Rowling." This particular copy is in beautiful condition and is exceptionally clean with no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Not an ex-library copy. The spine is tight and crisp, and the corners are square. Boards are clean, flat and true with no evidence of wear. Dust jacket is not price-clipped and shows minimal edge wear but does have some bumping to the upper spine and some creasing along the top and bottom edges on the back cover. A great-looking, affordable alternative to a true first! This highly collectible, fine/near fine, book club copy is protected with an archival mylar dust jacket cover. Satisfaction guaranteed!
Hardcover quarto in color illustrated DJ. vi, 309 pages: b/w illustrations; 24 cm. Jacket price of $17.95 printed to flap. A tight, clean and desirabe copy; appears to have been read with care. Near fine to fine(-) in a fine(-) jacket with small stained label to rear (see photos), now in archival mylar Stated 1st American edition, 24th printing.
1st American edition, 10th printing. VG condition book with dust jacket. Price clipped DJ is clean, has fresh colours and has little wear to edges. Book has clean and bright contents.
First American edition, October 1998 stated with 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 to number line. 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 Book; binding tight with near fine gilt titles to spine, straight maroon cloth and purple diamond boards have minor bumping and small chip to top edges with mild damp stain to bottom rear; minor soiling to edges with thin strip of clear tape to front paste down else text free of marks, appears gently read. Dust jacket ($16.95) with Rowling only to top spine, has mild bumping to mostly spine ends with short closed tear to top spine and moderate damp stain to inside only to bottom third of spine and rear cover. Color bright and sharp. Under archival quality mylar cover. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box.
New York: Arthur A. Levine Books, 1998. Editorial / Hard Cover. Como Novo / As New/Comme Neuf/Como Nova / As New / Comme Neu. In-8º (235x160). 1 Vol. de pp. 1ª Edição americana com o nº de sequência 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 - 9/9 0/0 01 02, October 1998.
Much later (37th) printing of the FIRST AMERICAN EDITION of the very first book in this beloved series that started the whole phenomenon back in 1998. Small quarto (6.25" x 9.25") has the diamond-patterned purple paper over red cloth-covered boards, stamped with bright gilt lettering to spine. Condition is VG+ extremely clean; white, unmarked pages (save for a tiny crease & a spot of soil on page 35); biding strong with a hint of a rightward lean. Very mild rubbing & fading to extremities & a tad of pushing to both ends of spine. The unclipped DJ is Near Fine: virtually flawless & protected in new clear 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.
First American Edition stated, 22nd printing with number line ending in 22. A fine bright tight unmarked copy in purple embossed boards over red cloth, gilt spine titles, in equally fine unclipped dust jacket showing the price of $17.95. There is no volume number "1" on the dust jacket spine, there is a "1" on the book's spine. NOT a book club. An excellent copy.
New York: Levine/Scholastic, 1998. Reprint of first edition. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 309 pp. No writing inside; hinges sound. Very clean. Top of dust jacket tender at spine. Fine in near fine dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover.
New York: A.A. Levine Books, 1998. Stated 1st American edition, 34th printing. Hardcover. Extremely fine copy in fine jacket; as new; now in archival mylar. Hardcover quarto in color illustrated DJ. vi, 309 pages: b/w illustrations; 24 cm. Jacket price of $17.95 printed to flap. A tight, clean and desirabe copy; appears to have been read with care.
First edition, first printing with full number line starting at "1", stated First American Edition 1998 and Rowling at the top of the spine. Book club edition in very nice shape, black and maroon boards, interior clean, binding tight, coves and dust jacket with light shelf wear.
Publisher: Scholastic Press, New York, 1998. VERY GOOD hardcover book in NEAR FINE+ mylar-protected dust-jacket. Book has a bit of a lean. Not remainder marked. Not price-clipped. First US Edition, SIXTH Printing.
Hardcover quarto in color illustrated DJ. vi, 309 pages: b/w illustrations; 24 cm. Jacket price of $17.95 printed to flap. A tight, clean and desirabe copy; appears to have been read with care. Extremely fine copy in fine jacket; as new; now in archival mylar Stated 1st American edition, 34th printing.
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.
Scholastic PRESS/ARTHUR A. LEVINE. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; Fourth Printing. Hardcover. 0590353403 . 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 .
A very early printing (4th) with no series number to top of spine, Publishers Weekly review to rear panel, raised type to Harry Potter on the title, and purple boards with red spine cloth with gilt. Bump to top rear corner and small split at top front corner. Solid binding and clean interior. Unclipped jacket($16.95) in quite nice shape with limited edgewear. 4th Printing
hard cover, printing number line reads " 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 9/9 0/0 01 02", 309 pages, 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches, stated First American Edition, October 1998, fine book condition, fine dust jacket condition, fiction,
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
Smaller format. October 1998. First printing. Number line: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 8 9/9 0/0 01 02 Printed in the U. S. A. 23. Plain black paper boards. Year 1 on spine. No price on jacket. Pin pricks top page edge.
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.
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second state: used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction, or a change in binding color.