£20,000 - £30,000
ROWLING, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, hardback [one of only 500], London: Bloomsbury, 1997. Of the 500 hardbacks printed, around 300 were issued to schools & libraries - This Being One of 300 Library Copies. Octavo, hardback, publisher's original laminated pictorial boards. Complete with all requisite issue points denoting a TRUE FIRST PRINTING, namely: full number line on copyright page, "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1"; "1 wand" appearing twice on p.53; "Philosopher's" misspelled "Philospher's" on rear cover; "Wizardry and Witchcraft" [rather than "Witchcraft and Wizardry"] on rear cover; "Joanne Rowling" on copyright page; no space between "Taylor" and "1997" on copyright page. A Good Example With Bright Boards - Light Surface Scratches, 5mm Faded Upper Border, Some Minor Laminate Loss Upper and Lower Right Board, Light Bumping & Wear to extremities. Spine Faded With Minor Laminate Loss. Small Pencil Price Mark to Front Paper With Signs of Previous Library Slip Card That Has Been Removed. Titled Page Library Stamped, Rear Internal Board With Library Barcode. Overall Very Good With Typical Toning / Browning to Page Edges and Light Toning Throughout. Typical and expected Wear for this Example. Overall a Good Example of an Extremely Scarce First Edition First Issue.
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