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New York: Arthur A. Levine Books, 1998. 2nd printing. 8vo, 309, [1]pp. Illustrations by Mary GrandPré. Publisher's red cloth backed purple diamond-patterned paper boards, spine lettered in gilt in illustrated jacket. Spine cocked, few smudges to boards else very good in like jacket with some light edge wear and sunned spine. 2nd printing of the first American edition of the first Harry Potter book from Rowling.  Dust jacket is first state with Guardian quote on rear panel.

New York: Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic Press. 1998. First Edition; Eighth Printing. Hardcover. 0590353403 . 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 .

NY: Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic Press, 1998. 4th pr.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. Extremely early (4th) printing of the First American Edition from Oct. 1998 of the very first book in this beloved series. For this printing, the Guardian quote on rear has been replaced with one by Publisher's Weekly, but the original $16.95 price, correct bar code on rear, "J.K." initials on spine, raised title in gilt on front cover, recessed author name in gilt on lower spine, & NO spine symbol. Hardcover book has the patterned purple paper & red quarter cloth-wrapped spine. Clean, collectible copy of this first book in the series. Record # 378745

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic Press, 1998. First American Edition . Hardcover. VG-/G+/Fine. Grandpré, Mary. Extremely early (4th) printing of the First American Edition from Oct. 1998 of the very first book in this beloved series. For this printing, the Guardian quote on rear has been replaced with one by Publisher's Weekly, but the original $16.95 price, correct bar code on rear, "J.K." initials on spine, raised Title in gilt on front cover, recessed author name in gilt on lower spine, & NO spine symbol. Hardcover book has the patterned purple paper & red quarter cloth-wrapped spine. Condition is VG-/G+, marred by these flaws: 1) mild rubbing, especially to lower extremities, 2) heavy bumping at heel of spine, very slight at all corners, 3) light, random spotting to external page edges, 4) former owner's bookplate inside front cover, 5) front hinge beginning to crack at title page. Else, completely clean inside, pages creamy white with NO foxing. Binding strong & straight. The unclipped DJ is truly Fine: exceptionally clean & bright, with virtually NO edgewear or fading, no chips or tears! Nicely protected in new mylar cover 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 (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

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

New York: Arthur A. Levine / Scholastic, 1998. First American edition. Hardcover. Very good +/very good +. First printing of the first American edition. 8vo. Quarter red cloth and diamond pattern purple boards, with gilt spine lettering. Teal end papers. 309 pages. Illustrations by Mary GrandPre. The spine ends are slightly crimped, else Fine. No names or marks. The illustrated dust-jacket (with price clipped) has a 1.125" closed tear at top corner of front panel by fold flap, else Fine. With first printing points for both book and dust-jacket: Spine lacking "Year 1", and copyright page stating "J. K. Rowling"; and full 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", and "First American edition, October 1998". Dust-jacket has Guardian blurb at top of rear panel, with two bar codes, and number 51696 above smaller bar code, at bottom of rear panel. A crisp, unmarked, collectable copy of the first printing of the First American edition, in first issue dust-jacket. A one owner copy.

New York: Arthur A. Levine. 1998. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0590353403 . Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket. Owner name, date on front pastedown. 1/4 inch open tear at top of both flap folds. Fair amount rubbing and creaseing along panel corners. Faint staining along spine and rear panel boards. ; 6.1 X 1.3 X 9.1 inches; 320 pages .

First Editions/First Printings; All books in Fine/Fine condition with all first issue points. A stunning set of the the first US editions of the now timeless classic; of course, basis for the extraordinary films starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, etc., etc. The first US editions, particularly the first 3 volumes, are very scarce in F/F condition; the whole set in pristine condition rare indeed. "Sorcerer's Stone" shows only slight rubbing to the spine ends, else as new and unread; "Chamber of Secrets" only a gentle push to the lower spine end, else as new and unread; "Prisoner of Azkaban" also just a slight push to the spine foot, else as new and unread; other 4 volumes as new and unread, barely ever opened. An absolutely incredible set; a bucket list item for the Harry Potter fan! No book remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; all in protective Mylar sleeves and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.