contents as usual. A very good and bright copy. ¶ Errington A1(aa); Grolier Children’s , no. 100. £17,500 [157342] 125 ROWLING, J. K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. New York: Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic Press, 1998 the first american harry potter First US edition. Originally published in the UK as Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in 1997 (see preceding item), this printing first introduced Rowling’s wizarding world to American readers. This copy contains all the appropriate first printing issue points. Errington notes two states of the dust jacket. The first state includes a quote from The Guardian , as here. The publisher Arthur A. Levine bought the US rights long before the Harry Potter craze took off in the UK. It was, however, this American publication which marked a significant turning point in the book’s history. Octavo. Original red cloth-backed purple paper boards, spine lettered in gilt, covers blocked with diamond pattern, dark green endpapers. With dust jacket (first state). Vignette title page and chapter headings by Mary GrandPré. Corners and foot of spine very slightly bumped, a near-fine and bright copy. ¶ Errington A4(a). £3,000 [157235]
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124 ROWLING, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. London: Bloomsbury, 1997 “there will be books written about harry – every child in our world will know his name!” First edition, paperback issue, of the first Harry Potter book. Both paperback and hardback issues of the first impression were published on 26 June 1997.
This is one of 5,150 copies in wrappers, with all the required points of the first impression: Bloomsbury imprint, 10-down-to-1 number line, the list of equipment on p. 53 with “1 wand” appearing twice in the list, and the misprint “Philospher’s” on the back cover. Octavo. Original illustrated wrappers, spine and front wrapper lettered in white, yellow, dark green and black. Housed in a red quarter morocco solander box by the Chelsea Bindery. Some creases to wrappers, extremities slightly rubbed, light crease to centre of spine, light toning to
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