Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Hardcover 1st Edition 7th Printing

by J.K. Rowling

$600 · Offered by eBay

First edition

1998 Harry Potter Sorcerer's Stone 7th Printing 1st Edition Run – ROWLING Spine Clean $16.95 DJ Item specifics: Author: J.K. Rowling Year Printed: 1998 Special Attributes: 1st Edition (Seventh Printing), Dust Jacket, Early Printing, No "Year 1" badge Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic Press Binding: Hardcover with purple diamond boards & red cloth spine Description Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone First American Edition – Seventh Printing (1998) Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic, October 1998 ISBN 0-590-35340-3 Illustrated by Mary GrandPré KEY IDENTIFICATION POINTS "First American edition, October 1998" stated on copyright page Correct Scholastic number line for the 7th printing: Upper row begins 7 9 10 8 Lower row: 8 9/9 0/0 01 02 Book spine (cloth) reads "ROWLING" only – no "J.K." and no periods (only the first 22 printings have this) Original $16.95 dust jacket (unclipped) with second-state rear panel (Publishers Weekly starred review "*A DELIGHTFUL...") Purple diamond-embossed boards with red cloth spine No "Year 1" badge anywhere (badge first appears on the 23rd printing) Genuine early printing from the original 1998 first-edition run — highly desirable for collectors who want a pre-"Year 1" copy in the correct boards and binding. CONDITION (strict collector grading) Book: Very Good+ to Near Fine Tight, crisp, and clean throughout. Virtually no spine lean, corners sharp, only the faintest shelf rubbing to boards, tiny touch of fray at top of spine clot

• Publisher: Scholastic, Incorporated
• Year: 1998
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine

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