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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

New York: Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine, 1998. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Mary GrandPré. 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.***

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.

New York: Scholastic Press, 1998. First Edition; Fourteenth Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; 309 pages.

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.

New York: Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine, 1998. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Mary GrandPré. 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 NearFine/Fine condition and looks unread. There is no color fading, marks, stains, etc. There is a .5 mm dot one-quarter way down the vertical page edge. There are non-creased barely traceable bends in the top front and back square 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 (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.***

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.

Scholastic Press, 1998. 4 book boxed set, corners and head-heel of spine are bumped, DJ's are pictorial with series # on upper spine. #1 has dark green endpapers and purple boards with red 1/4 binding 42nd printing / #2 is 0-439-06486-4 (1999) 42nd printing with red endpapers and blue boards with green 1/4 binding / #3 is 0-439-13635-0 (1999) 38th printing with red endpapers and green boards with purple 1/4 binding / #4 is 0-439-13959-7 (2000) 9th printing with purple endpapers and maroon boards with black 1/4 binding. Box is nicked on corners otherwise very good. Books are tight and clean with little wear. Extra postage for multiple books is included in price.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Grandpre, Mary. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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.

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