Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ( AKA: Sorcerer's Stone ) --book 1 of the Series -by J K Rowling ( Volume One )
PLEASE READ DESCRIPTION --- Rowling, J K ( Joanne )(aka Robert Galbraith / Kennilworthy Whisp / Newt Scamander ) ( uses the BRITISH format and spelling and grammar )
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ( AKA: Sorcerer's Stone ) --book 1 of the Series -by J K Rowling ( Volume One )
PLEASE READ DESCRIPTION --- Rowling, J K ( Joanne )(aka Robert Galbraith / Kennilworthy Whisp / Newt Scamander ) ( uses the BRITISH format and spelling and grammar )
Publisher: Vancouver, BC: Raincoast / Bloomsbury, 1997 ( actually circa 1999 ), 1st Canadian Edition, Later Printing ( 6th / Sixth )
Vancouver, British Columbia: Vancouver, BC: Raincoast / Bloomsbury, 1997 ( actually circa 1999 ), 1st Canadian Edition, Later Printing ( 6th / Sixth ) , 1997. ------------( later printing of the First Raincoast Edition ) ----hardcover, about 5.25w x 8h inches, a visually Near Fine example but there is browning to the paper and foxing to the edges of the text block, small marks and small stains on the front blank endpaper, in a Fair to POOR dustjacket which looks quite nice in the mylar protector BUT ( AND IT'S a BIG BUT!!) there is considerable STAINING to the verso of the jacket (and in fact I would recommend you throwing the jacket away but that's your choice!! --- has a paper backing so the stain and "ick" is covered and is not in contact with the actual book) , a bit of age toning to paper, ---no writing in the book, ---number line shows this as the 6th printing but it is actually the 5th Canadian printing as the true Canadian First had a number line that started with a 2, this early edition contains two errors: Line 1, page 8 has "highchair" instead of "high chair"; and on page 53 in the list of "Other Equipment" needed for Hogwart's School, " 1 wand " is listed twice ---errors that were corrected in later printings, the upper portion of the spine and the rear panel show the young magician ( NOT Dumbledore ), copyright page states Joanne not "J.K.Rowling", --this early edition shows Bloomsbury on the title and copyright page BUT has Raincoast only on the lower spine tip of the book and the rear panel shows Raincoast and $19.95 beside the UK ISBN barcode, ---as well this has a Bloomsbury ISBN on the copyright page---, this early edition (6th printing) lists Chamber of Secrets only as other books by JKR while the 7th printings and later list more titles, --- -the 7th printing was also the first time RC used their own ISBN and not the Bloomsbury ISBN so this is the last CDN issue with the Bloomsbury ISBN, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo, ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. Illus. by Thomas Taylor Cover Art. 5.25w x 8h Inches. Flap Not Clipped.
LONDON: BLOOMSBURY. THIS BOOK WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1997. THIS IS A LATER PRINTING. 30TH PRINTING. A TRUE BLOOMSBURY EDITION, NOT THE 'TED SMART' VARIANT. ILLUSTRATED BOARDS, WITH THE SAME COVER ART AS THE DUST JACKET. BOTTOM OF DJ AND FRONT BOARD HAVE 'TRIPLE SMARTIES GOLD AWARD WINNER' IN WHITE PRINT AGAINST A BLACK BACKGROUND. COPYRIGHTED J.K. ROWLING ON THE PUBLISHING DETAILS PAGE, WITH THE WARNER BROS 2000 COPYRIGHT NOTICE ON THE SAME PAGE. Slight wear/creasing on DJ edges. Not price clipped. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Back of DJ depicts the older Dumbledore. Location: ELCB2 . Fine. Hardcover. REPRINT. 2000.
Size: 7x5x1; UK edition, published by Bloomsbury, 1997. 26th printing. Hardcover in jacket over matching pictorial boards. Price intact on jacket flap. Clean and unmarked, some toning to pages. Binding strong. Light edge wear. Jacket now in fresh Mylar. Very good condition. Additional photos available upon request. All of our books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box.
Canadian 1st Edition, 5th Printing. In Very Good, mylar-wrapped dust jacket (not price clipped). Dust jacket has the original wizard on the back (not older Dumbledore). Other contained issue points specific only to earlier editions (and fixed in later) are "1 wand" repeated twice on the supply list on page 53 and 'highchair' as all one word on page 8. Numberline runs 10 to 6 (The first Canadian printing was issued with a numberline starting at 2 hence this is the 5th printing with the numberline to 6).
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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.