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Desirable first edition, first printing of the first Harry Potter book: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling. First edition, first printing. London: Bloomsbury, 1997. Softcover in pictorial wrappers, 5 x 7.75, 223 pages. The book corresponds with all first printing points of issue, with the copyright page containing a "1" in the number line, author's full name in the copyright ("Joanne Rowling"), lack of a space between Thomas Taylor and the copyright date ("Taylor1997"), duplication of "1 wand" on page 53, Bloomsbury logo on title page, and "Philospher's" misprint on the rear wrapper. Book condition: NF/None.
This is an essentially pristine example of the first book in the Harry Potter series, published without much fanfare on June 26, 1997, as J. K. Rowling's debut novel. Bloomsbury's initial print run comprised 500 hardback copies—300 of which were distributed to libraries—plus 5,150 softcover copies. Bibliographer Philip W. Errington notes that both the hardback and paperback first edition of this title 'were published on the same date and neither has bibliographical priority.' This example, seemingly unread, is rare to find in such exceptional condition.
