London: Bloomsbury, 1999. Hard Cover. (London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 1999). First UK Deluxe Edition, first impression [with full number-line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1]. Publisher's original red cloth, with the author's signature beautifully engraved in gilt on the cover. A gilt framed illustration by Thomas Taylor of the Hogwarts Express with Harry Potter in the fore-ground) adorns the cover as well as the gilt inlaid title. Octavo; pp. 223. All edges gilt. A very fine copy (as new) still in the original publisher's shrink-wrap with the £18 price/ISBN 0-7475-4572-3 label. The shrink-wrap has been opened by a former owner but is still present Bookshop new condition for the book itself. An outstanding copy. Very scarce in this condition. SMH. Photographs/scans available upon request.
A set of all 7 volumes of the Deluxe Editions of the Harry Potter series, published by Bloomsbury UK starting in 1999; all volumes in Fine condition, with only a slight shelf rub to a couple of the volumes and faint foxing to the page edges of the first 3 volumes, else as new. The first volume, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" SIGNED by the author to a Bloomsbury bookplate affixed to the front pastedown. A beautiful complete set of the Deluxe Editions, all in the first printings, uncommon found together, the first volume rarely signed; the Bloomsbury bookplate providing a nice provenance for the signing; the first 3 volumes coming from the collection of Robin and Marsh Garces Williams (the deceased, iconic actor/comedian and his 2nd wife). The first 3 volumes all first printings of the deluxe edition with complete number lines; volumes 4 & 5 first printings with the correct statements to the copyright page, volumes 6 & 7 still in the original shrink wrap but state first edition to the attached sticker. An extraordinary set; a bucket list item for the Harry Potter fan. Not remaindered, not ex-library; all books protected in Mylar or are in the original shrink wrap; will ship carefully packaged in a sturdy box.
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fine binding: An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs, or even a cover that is embedded with jewels or embroidered.