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ROWLING (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, Bloomsbury, 1997 image 1
ROWLING (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, Bloomsbury, 1997 image 2
ROWLING (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, Bloomsbury, 1997 image 3
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ROWLING (J.K.)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, Bloomsbury, 1997

29 March 2023, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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ROWLING (J.K.)

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, with the number sequence from 10 to 1 on reverse of title-page and misspelling "Philospher's" on lower cover, light spotting to page edges, publisher's pictorial boards, lacks spine, corners worn, some losses to surface of upper cover affecting very slightly the "P" of "Potter", a few other small abrasions, 8vo, Bloomsbury, 1997

Footnotes

FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING OF THE NOVEL THAT INTRODUCED HARRY POTTER TO THE WORLD.

Provenance: Given to the present owner by his aunt, with inscription "To Christian/Happy Birthday//Lots of love/Auntie Yvonne '98" on front free endpaper.

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