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The first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone is the only book in the series that credits joanne rowling as its author j. Mar 26, 2015 later titles, from the goblet of fire through the deathly hallows books 47, were printed in vast numbers, so unless you have a signed copy lucky you. Which harry potter book is the holy grail of them all. Unfollow harry potter book first edition to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. If you own one of these rare books, youre sitting on a gold. Rowlings classic harry potter series take you back to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Books that are signed by the stars of the film franchise really add no to very little value to the book. First of all today in this article, we will share the harry potter books pdf files with our valuable audience. Alexa home device users can now access the first harry potter audiobook for free, in a new announcement by audible and pottermore publishing. The harry potter books make up the popular series written by j.
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This book is the first edition published in great britain in 2000. Browse and buy harry potter and the philosophers stone hogwarts house editions at harrypotter from gryffindor and hufflepuff, to ravenclaw and slytherin, browse collectable 20th anniversary covers, to celebrate 20 years since the publication of the first in j. Rowlings birth name before she took a pen name and a. Not the australian edition published by bloomsbury which despite. Illustrated edition harry potter illustrated edtn by j.
But the first edition, first printing of harry potter and the philsophers stone published by bloomsbury and this is the important part printed by clays, with the number string 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the page, and issued without a dustjacket. The stories tell of him overcoming dangerous obstacles to defeat the. There is only one truly valuable harry potter book, and that is, of course, the first british edition of harry potter and the philsophers stone. Australia, formerly known as the antipodes, is a country comprising the mainland of the australian continent, the island of tasmania and numerous smaller islands. Bloomsbury publishing first printed the book in 1997. It usually takes decades for a book to become collectible and gain significant value on the rare book market. Rowling is best known as the author of the seven harry potter books, which were first published between 1997 and 2007. Unfollow harry potter first edition book canadian to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban by rowling, first. Not the australian edition published by bloomsbury which despite showing the date 1997 was probably printed in 1999 or the us harry potter and the sorcerers stone. Lower corners and spine tip slightly bumped, tiny closed tear to upper tip of jacket, clean and unmarked.
Publishers each have their own way of identifying the first edition or more correctly first printing of any book they produce. We have gathered for you the entire harry potter series as well as books that will make your harry potter experience even more magical, including the tales of beedle the bard, fantastic beasts and where to find them, harry potter audio books, harry potter colouring. T he harry potter series only began in 1997 and yet j. It would usually take much longer for a book to become so valuable. Harry potter and the goblet of fire gryffindor edition let the magic of j. The first harry potter book to be published was harry potter and the philosophers sorcerers stone. Rowling, mary grandpre october 1998 order in the next 7 hours 26 minutes and get it by tuesday, march 03. Quidditch is believed to have become popular in australia in the 18th century.
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