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[Harry Potter] 20th Anniversary hardbacks, complete set of four in the Hogwarts 'house colours' bindings. FIRST EDITIONS thus (Gryffindor is first reprint). Octavos (21 x 14 x 11cm), pp.352 each. Publisher's black cloth hardcovers, coloured endpapers in pictorial dust-jackets priced at £14.99, bold striped edges, '20th anniversary' gold roundel to upper panel of each. Some light handling to jackets else a fine, unread set. A novel presentation of the first Potter book, celebrating two decades since the enduringly-popular series! ERRINGTON, Philip, 'J.K. Rowling: A Bibliography' (Bloomsbury 2017), A1 (aa).

[Children's Fantasy Series] COMPLETE NOVELS. Seven volumes. Octavo (14 x 20 x 30cm). The first four books are Bloomsbury hard cover reprints (28th, 28th, 28th, 22nd); remaining three volumes are Bloomsbury first impressions. All volumes in publisher's colour-illustrated paper-covered boards, each with the matching dust-jacket. Volumes I to IV are lovely crisp, fine copies; volumes V to VII are near fine, with just a touch of light wear and toning.

[Fantasy] FIRST COLLECTED EDITION, SIGNED, which comprises early reprints of the first two titles (Stone is 4th with 'Young Wizard' jacket, 'Chamber' is 7th printing) housed in the publisher's illustrated card slipcase, priced at £21.99. Both titles are SIGNED by the author to the flyleaf. Publisher's illustrated boards in dust-wrappers. Fine condition. An interesting edition, produced before the appearance of 'Azkaban' and preceding any of the cloth-covered Deluxe/collectors boxed sets which followed. FIRST COLLECTED EDITION, with excellent examples of the author's early-style signature in blue ink. An important Harry Potter item. Not in Errington.

[Children's literature] ALL FIRST BRITISH EDITIONS WITH ADULT COVERS, SIGNED IN FIRST VOLUME. Octavo. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine, adult artwork dust-jackets designed by William Webb with printed prices of £11.99 - £16.99, portrait of Rowling on back of dust-jacket taken by Michael Wildsmith. Autograph of J.K.Rowling to title page of first book. Fine condition throughout. An exceptionally difficult set to assemble.

[Harry Potter] FIRST EDITION, first paperback impression. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.223 [1]. Publisher's card covers illustrated by Thomas Taylor, and priced at £4.99. Toned to edges, as usual. Some handling to extremities, and a light crease to top corner of front cover, otherwise seemingly unread. Spine sunned. Near fine. One of just 5,150 paperback copies of the first impression, published on the same day as the impossibly rare hardback. ERRINGTON, Philip, 'J.K. Rowling: A Bibliography' (Bloomsbury 2017), A1 (aa).

[Fantasy] ALL FIRST BRITISH SOFTCOVERS, FIRST PRINTINGS. Together seven volumes, octavos. Original harlequin/block colour illustrated covers. No owner names, some trivial handling and wear, slight sunning the second title; a near fine set, including the rare first book which is the true first edition (issued simultaneously with the hardcover).