Harry Potter The Philosopher's Stone - JK Rowling - 5th Printing (1997)
Harry Potter & The Philosophers Stone - 1997
Written by JK Rowling. Cover art by Thomas Taylor. UK hardback complete with dust cover. 1st Edition / 5th printing. Print Code 10 9 8 7 6 5. Published by Bloomsbury, UK. Condition: Excellent. Complete with original dust jacket. Some slight sun fading to dust cover spine.
It took 5 years between 1990 and 1995, for Jo Rowling to write her debut novel 'Harry Potter and the The Philosopher's Stone'. it follows Harry Potter, a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage on his eleventh birthday, when he receives a letter of acceptance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Published in June 1997 by Bloomsbury, the book was an instant success, immediately winning 'The Smarties award', which is voted for by children. Success followed quickly in the US where it was released in 1998. Since then it has been translated into 73 languages and made into a feature film as have its 6 sequels. An initial print run of 500 hardback books were printed (sent mainly to libraries across the UK), examples of which have sold for over £40,000.
This is a lovely example of a 1st edition/5th printing UK hardback by Bloomsbury. The fifth printing is textually identical to the first with a single exception: on p. 53, Harry's shopping list originally contained "1 wand" twice; this duplicate was removed after the first printing. The text on the bottom of the cover also changed from the 3rd printing from a quote by Wendy Cooling to “Winner of 1997 Smarties Gold Award”.
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Harry Potter & The Philosophers Stone - 1997
Written by JK Rowling. Cover art by Thomas Taylor. UK hardback complete with dust cover. 1st Edition / 5th printing. Print Code 10 9 8 7 6 5. Published by Bloomsbury, UK. Condition: Excellent. Complete with original dust jacket. Some slight sun fading to dust cover spine.
It took 5 years between 1990 and 1995, for Jo Rowling to write her debut novel 'Harry Potter and the The Philosopher's Stone'. it follows Harry Potter, a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage on his eleventh birthday, when he receives a letter of acceptance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Published in June 1997 by Bloomsbury, the book was an instant success, immediately winning 'The Smarties award', which is voted for by children. Success followed quickly in the US where it was released in 1998. Since then it has been translated into 73 languages and made into a feature film as have its 6 sequels. An initial print run of 500 hardback books were printed (sent mainly to libraries across the UK), examples of which have sold for over £40,000.
This is a lovely example of a 1st edition/5th printing UK hardback by Bloomsbury. The fifth printing is textually identical to the first with a single exception: on p. 53, Harry's shopping list originally contained "1 wand" twice; this duplicate was removed after the first printing. The text on the bottom of the cover also changed from the 3rd printing from a quote by Wendy Cooling to “Winner of 1997 Smarties Gold Award”.
FREE UK DELIVERY. Non-UK Delivery available, please request a quotation
Harry Potter & The Philosophers Stone - 1997
Written by JK Rowling. Cover art by Thomas Taylor. UK hardback complete with dust cover. 1st Edition / 5th printing. Print Code 10 9 8 7 6 5. Published by Bloomsbury, UK. Condition: Excellent. Complete with original dust jacket. Some slight sun fading to dust cover spine.
It took 5 years between 1990 and 1995, for Jo Rowling to write her debut novel 'Harry Potter and the The Philosopher's Stone'. it follows Harry Potter, a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage on his eleventh birthday, when he receives a letter of acceptance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Published in June 1997 by Bloomsbury, the book was an instant success, immediately winning 'The Smarties award', which is voted for by children. Success followed quickly in the US where it was released in 1998. Since then it has been translated into 73 languages and made into a feature film as have its 6 sequels. An initial print run of 500 hardback books were printed (sent mainly to libraries across the UK), examples of which have sold for over £40,000.
This is a lovely example of a 1st edition/5th printing UK hardback by Bloomsbury. The fifth printing is textually identical to the first with a single exception: on p. 53, Harry's shopping list originally contained "1 wand" twice; this duplicate was removed after the first printing. The text on the bottom of the cover also changed from the 3rd printing from a quote by Wendy Cooling to “Winner of 1997 Smarties Gold Award”.
FREE UK DELIVERY. Non-UK Delivery available, please request a quotation