J. K. Rowling HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER ' S STONE 1st/42nd Bloomsbury Pb
Item History & Price
J.K.Rowling HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE Bloomsbury 1st edition, 42nd impression 1997 Paperback. A rare 42nd impression as stated on copyright page. The following points indicate this as being a relatively early printing of The Philosopher's Stone.
-Copyright credited to Joanne Rowling and not J. K. Rowling as on later editions
These text errors indicate that this is a relatively early printing of The Philosopher's Stone.-Page 15, line 3...: "Potter's son" was corrected to "Potters' son" in later editions
-Page 17, line 31: "I'll be taking Sirius his bike back" was corrected to "I'd best get his bike away" in later editions
-Page 31, line 34: "'Harry could see" was corrected to "Harry could see" in later editions
-Page 87, line 31: "Hogwarts, a History" was corrected to "Hogwarts: a History" in later editions
-Page 168, line 9: "'Dittany' in one hundred magical herbs and fungi" was corrected to "'Dittany' in one thousand magical herbs and fungi" in later editions.In acceptable to good tight internally clean condition. Edge wear/creasing to the cover. Light fade and creasing along with edge wear to the spine - particularly the bottom. General signs of handling to the pages. Typical light tanning / signs of shelf life to the edge of the text block. Corner creasing to a couple of pages. No internal tears or inscription. All pictures are of the actual book for sale. Free P&P in the UK Thanks for looking
-Copyright credited to Joanne Rowling and not J. K. Rowling as on later editions
These text errors indicate that this is a relatively early printing of The Philosopher's Stone.-Page 15, line 3...: "Potter's son" was corrected to "Potters' son" in later editions
-Page 17, line 31: "I'll be taking Sirius his bike back" was corrected to "I'd best get his bike away" in later editions
-Page 31, line 34: "'Harry could see" was corrected to "Harry could see" in later editions
-Page 87, line 31: "Hogwarts, a History" was corrected to "Hogwarts: a History" in later editions
-Page 168, line 9: "'Dittany' in one hundred magical herbs and fungi" was corrected to "'Dittany' in one thousand magical herbs and fungi" in later editions.In acceptable to good tight internally clean condition. Edge wear/creasing to the cover. Light fade and creasing along with edge wear to the spine - particularly the bottom. General signs of handling to the pages. Typical light tanning / signs of shelf life to the edge of the text block. Corner creasing to a couple of pages. No internal tears or inscription. All pictures are of the actual book for sale. Free P&P in the UK Thanks for looking
