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ROWLING (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, Bloomsbury, 1997 image 1
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MODERN LITERATURE, ART AND HISTORY
Lot 162

ROWLING (J.K.)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, Bloomsbury, 1997

1 December 2021, 12:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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ROWLING (J.K.)

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, FIRST IMPRESSION, publisher's imprint page with the number sequence from 10 to 1, and author cited as 'Joanne Rowling', p.53 with the duplication of "1 wand" on the equipment list, misspelling "Philospher's" on lower cover, light toning to paper (as usual), publisher's pictorial boards, extremities of spine slightly bumped, fore-corners slightly rubbed (one slightly more so), 8vo, Bloomsbury, 1997

Footnotes

A FINE FIRST EDITION OF THE FIRST HARRY POTTER NOVEL, AND THE AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK, published in an edition of approximately 500 copies.

Provenance: Acquired by the owner in the west of England in 1997, and long kept in the attic after a house move. Recently rediscovered, and since then stored in a saucepan for safety.

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