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Twenty-ninth impression of the true first edition with just 29 at the bottom of the printer's page. Also stated 'Harry Potter, names, characters and related inidcia are copyright and trademark Warner Bros., 2000 TM' - indicating a publication date of 2000 or later. Also with three further titles including "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" listed as 'also available' - "The Goblet of Fire" was published in 2000. ***Near fine in pictorial colour illustrated boards. The boards are clean and unmarked. Head and tail of spine slightly creased. Corners sharp. No other bumps or creases to the boards. Page block edges clean - just slightly marked at the top edge. No reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. No reading creases. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean and bright - just lightly tanned as usual. No creases or tears. The binding gutter at the title page is slightly strained due to the cheap binding quality of these books. The colours of the book are extremely bright and unfaded. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, which retains the original publisher's printed price of £10.99 on the front flap. Head and tail of spine of dustwrapper just very slightly creased. No chips or tears. The colours to the spine of the dustwrapper are unfaded, which is very unusual - there is usually some fading to the red and the purple colours. ***223 pages. 206mm x 136mm. ***A twenty-ninth impression of the true first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", in near fine bright condition, with a near fine unfaded dustwrapper. Being such a popular children's book, copies in such near fine condition from this period are becoming quite hard to find now. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

32. PRINT HARDCOVER AND PERFECT CONDITION!

Bloomsbury Pub Ltd. Used - Very Good. Canadian First Edition, Sixth Printing [1st Edition, 6th 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 10-6.

A nineteenth impression of the true first edition, with the number-string sequence 20 19 at the bottom of the printer's page. Only "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" is listed as 'also available', indicating a 1998 printing date. ***Near fine in pictorial colour illustrated boards. The boards are clean and unmarked without any fading. Head and tail of spine slightly creased. Corners sharp. No reading lean - spine tight. The colours of the book are extremely bright and unfaded. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions, marks or annotations. Pages clean and bright - just lightly tanned as usual. ***In a very good colour illustrated dustwrapper, which retains the original publisher's printed price of £10.99 on the front flap. Head and tail of spine of dustwrapper just very slightly creased. No chips or tears. Please note that the colours to the spine of the dustwrapper are very faded, and this extends to the front and back panels along the spine area, and at the very top edges including the foldover flaps (please see scans). ***223 pages. 206mm x 136mm. ***An early nineteenth impression of the true first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", in its original dustwrapper, in very nice bright condition. Being such a popular children's book, copies in such nice collectable condition (albeit with sun fading to the dustwrapper) are far from easy to find now. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling. Publisher: Bloomsbury, First British Edition, 23rd impression. This is the more collectible British edition. Number line 30-23. THIS MEANS THIS COPY IS A 23rd PRINTING OF THE FIRST EDITION. This is a FIRST EDITION but it is NOT a FIRST PRINTING and so has the old wizard on the back. Good hardback with jacket. No inscriptions, bumping to spine ends and bottom corner. Binding firm. PLEASE NOTE: Good hardback with jacket. No inscriptions., bumping to spine ends and bottom corner.  Binding firm. PLEASE NOTE: Pages are tanned and foxed throughout, with some large foxing spots to first few pages. (see photos). Jacket has a little edge-wear with a repaired tear to back edge, fading to spine area. (see photos). Jacket has a little edge-wear with a repaired tear to back edge, fading to spine area.

Raincoast, 1997. 1st Edition 4th Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. About the book: Hardcover with jacket. 4th Canadian Printing. Numberline starts with a five. Supposedly Raincoast's first printing started with the number two in its numberline, not the traditional one like so many other publishers. Both book and jacket are in near fine condition. A well looked after copy. Additional photos available upon request.

Very Good

------------( 2nd printing of the First Raincoast Edition ) ----hardcover, about 5.25w x 8h inches, a Near Fine example, a wee bit of light rubbing, a very faint hint of slight rippling to first few pages but this has not been exposed to moisture ---in a Fine dustjacket, a bit of age toning to paper, looks new, no writing in the book, ---number line shows this as the 3rd printing but it is actually the 2nd Canadian printing as the true Canadian First had a number line that started with a 2, this 2nd/3rd edition is the FIRST RAINCOAST edition with illustrated boards that match the dustjacket (previous printing had plain blue boards with the illustrated dustjacket), this has both errors as seen in earlier printings (which are: Line 1, page 8 had "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), the upper portion of the spine of the book and jacket and the rear panel of the book and jacket show the young magician ( Dumbledore?? ) vs later issues which show an older magician (who is clearly Dumbledore), ---this edition shows Bloomsbury on the title page and on the copyright page AND has Raincoast on the lower spine tip of the jacket and the book, as well this has a Bloomsbury ISBN on the rear panel of the jacket (shows Raincoast on the bar code) and the book and on the copyright page, ---copyright page states "Printed and bound in Canada by Friesens", ----rear panel of the jacket has the short description of the story (later printings have a rear panel showing multiple reviews rather than a precis of the story), ---the RAINCOAST editions are identical in format to the UK editions and use BRITISH spelling and grammar ---, 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)--- Size: 5.25w x 8h Inches