Lot 303

Rowling, J. K.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 21 June 2023 at 11:00 BST
£2,268
Description
London: Bloomsbury, 1997. First edition, first impression, paperback issue, one of 5,150 copies, 8vo, original pictorial wrappers, extensive loss of the laminate, spine faded and with slight loss, lower cover with some image loss, some slight creasing and wear at extremities, no inscriptions, toning to text-block as usual, slight spotting to edges occasionally just encroaching on margins [Errington, A1(aa)]
Footnote
Note: With all the requisite points: copyright page with numberline from 10 to 1, author named as Joanne Rowling, and 'Thomas Taylor1997' printed without a space, '1 wand' duplicated on p. 53, and the misprint 'Philosphers' Stone' on rear wrapper.
