HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE
by Rowling, J.K
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: Ted Smart / The Book People Ltd, 1998. First Ted Smart Edition. The earliest available edition of the first Harry Potter book, following the first impression in pictorial boards and illustrated wrappers by Bloomsbury. Published in May 1998 by The Book People, an independent bookselling company founded in 1988 by Ted Smart. Errington notes that neither Ted Smart nor Bloomsbury were able to supply details regarding the size of the edition, though it is significant in that it appears so early in the chronology of editions, and that it precedes the first printing of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by five months (Scholastic, October 1998). Errington A1(b). First Impression. Octavo (20.5cm); original pictorial boards; dustjacket; [7],8-223,[1]pp. Subtle tanning to text edges, else Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket (priced £10.99).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5688
- Title
- HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE
- Author
- Rowling, J.K
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Ted Smart Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ted Smart / The Book People Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1998
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About the Seller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...