1st Edition, 11th Print U. K. Hardcover Harry Potter And The Philosopher ' S Stone
Item History & Price
For sale is a very rare Hardcover 1st Edition, 11th Print, Bloomsbury published Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
True U.K. Bloomsbury First Edition, printed at Clays Ltd. in Great Britain, not a Ted Smart, not a book club, and not a foreign edition
Number line reads "20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11"
"young wizard" on the spine and back cover..."old wizard" replaced it after the 17th print."Joanne Rowling" on copyright page which was changed to... "J.K. Rowling" after the 24th print.
This book is in Good- ConditionWith Dust Jacket
Dust Jacket Condition Details
There is sun fading to spine and back spine edge.
There is rubbing/bumping to the corners with tiny split beginning to both top corners.There is minor edge wear present.There is some rubbing/bumping to the covers and spine, but not too bad for its age.
Book & Boards Condition Details
There is a name written in black ink on the upper corner of the inside front flyleaf page.
There is is a tear to the outside edge of 4 pages towards the middle of the book that were repaired well with archival tape.The cover colors and illustrations are bright and clean with no sun fading.There is minor edge wear present.The corners have some bumping/rubbing/chipping but not too bad.Minor rubbing/bumping to covers, just a bit on the front lower end of cover.The spine is in nice shape with some inward curling/wrinkling to the top and bottom edges.The binding is still holding pretty well with some early separation between spine wrap and spine that can be seen along the front inside cover page edge and back page edge, but there are no loose or missing pages.As you can see from the pictures, the book and boards are in fairly good overall condition thus the price being as low as it is for such an early print...a chance to own a very rare and early copy of this beloved book, without breaking the bank.
The book will be very carefully packed for shipping placed in a sealed protective sleeve, bubble wrapped, securely boxed and shipped within one business day including most Saturdays.
This rare book will make an incredible gift or collection addition for any HP Fan seeking an affordable early print first edition copy of The Philosopher's Stone for their collection!
I try to scrutinize my books as best I can so that there are no surprises, so please message me with any questions you may have after evaluating the pictures and description above as I would be happy to help or send more pictures if necessary.
Thank you!
True U.K. Bloomsbury First Edition, printed at Clays Ltd. in Great Britain, not a Ted Smart, not a book club, and not a foreign edition
Number line reads "20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11"
"young wizard" on the spine and back cover..."old wizard" replaced it after the 17th print."Joanne Rowling" on copyright page which was changed to... "J.K. Rowling" after the 24th print.
This book is in Good- ConditionWith Dust Jacket
Dust Jacket Condition Details
There is sun fading to spine and back spine edge.
There is rubbing/bumping to the corners with tiny split beginning to both top corners.There is minor edge wear present.There is some rubbing/bumping to the covers and spine, but not too bad for its age.
Book & Boards Condition Details
There is a name written in black ink on the upper corner of the inside front flyleaf page.
There is is a tear to the outside edge of 4 pages towards the middle of the book that were repaired well with archival tape.The cover colors and illustrations are bright and clean with no sun fading.There is minor edge wear present.The corners have some bumping/rubbing/chipping but not too bad.Minor rubbing/bumping to covers, just a bit on the front lower end of cover.The spine is in nice shape with some inward curling/wrinkling to the top and bottom edges.The binding is still holding pretty well with some early separation between spine wrap and spine that can be seen along the front inside cover page edge and back page edge, but there are no loose or missing pages.As you can see from the pictures, the book and boards are in fairly good overall condition thus the price being as low as it is for such an early print...a chance to own a very rare and early copy of this beloved book, without breaking the bank.
The book will be very carefully packed for shipping placed in a sealed protective sleeve, bubble wrapped, securely boxed and shipped within one business day including most Saturdays.
This rare book will make an incredible gift or collection addition for any HP Fan seeking an affordable early print first edition copy of The Philosopher's Stone for their collection!
I try to scrutinize my books as best I can so that there are no surprises, so please message me with any questions you may have after evaluating the pictures and description above as I would be happy to help or send more pictures if necessary.
Thank you!
