Lot 267

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






Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 21 September 2023 at 10:00 BST
£2,772
Description
London: Bloomsbury, 1997. First edition, first impression, paperback issue, one of 5,150 copies, 8vo, 223 pp., original pictorial wrappers, laminate perished, spine rolled, wear to extremities and to head of front cover affecting title, textblock toned as usual, frequent staining [Errington A1(aa)]
Footnote
Note: With all the requisite points: the copyright page dated 1997, credited to 'Joanne Rowling', with no space between 'Thomas Taylor', and with the number line descending from 10 to 1; page 53 with '1 wand' repeated; and retaining the misprint 'Philospher's' on the rear wrapper.





