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Glass ring stains to purple cover/maroon spine, scuffing soiling to back cover, bumped corners, slight racking, foxing, cracked spine 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 9/9 0/0 01 02 DATE PUBLISHED: 1998 OCTOBER EDITION: 1ST AMERICAN 309

This copy is in very good condition with only a few dents to the corners of the dust jacket

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

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.

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.

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. ***

New York, NY: Arthur A. Levine Books/ Scholastic Press, 1999. First American Edition, 31st Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, vi, 309 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Multicolored purple, tan and dark green spine with gold gilt lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price uncut "$17.95", has mild wear along the edges, mild age toning along the head edge of the rear flap, and creasing along the fore corner flaps. Boards are slightly warped, has mild bending along the spine head and tail and the tail fore corners, mild age toning and wear along the head and tail edges. Textblock has a light smudge on page 197, pen signature from previous owner on the front end-page, light foxing along the head edge, and light stains on the fore edges. Signed flat by the illustrator Mary GrandPré on the title page. Shelved in Room C. 1393032. Special Collections.

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

Scholastic. Collectible - Good. Condition: Good; Hardcover in dustjacket. This is a First American Edition, Second Printing of the first Harry Potter book. 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 number line on the copyright page. No number on dustjacket spine and a blurb by The Guardian on the back of dustjacket. $16.95 price on flap. Red cloth spine over purple patterned boards. Condition is Good in a Good+ dustjacket. Book has rubbing and wear to corners and edges with minor soiling to covers. Previous owner bookplate on front endpage and signature on half title. Soiling to top edge of text. Solid binding. Jacket is a little worn but is clean and bright with a closed tear at top rear corner and no other rips or tears. Mylar. Photos upon request.

New York: Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine, 1998. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Mary Grand Pre. 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.*****