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.
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
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.
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.
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