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But they lack the embossed diamond pattern on the book boards. There is only one truly valuable harry potter book, and that is, of course, the first british edition of harry potter and the philsophers stone. Aug 01, 2019 books from the first print run are so rare, she explained, because they nearly all went to schools and libraries. Lower corners and spine tip slightly bumped, tiny closed tear to upper tip of jacket, clean and unmarked. Picture of the 1998 first edition dust jacket for harry potter and the sorcerers stone u. How to identify first editions or a first printing of. Pictures with the last book split into two films the books concern a wizard called harry potter and his journey through hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Harry potter chamber secrets, first edition abebooks. While the first edition considered the holy grail for potter collectors was printed in the uk, it is still possible that they may exist in australia. If you guessed a firstedition harry potter and the philosophers stone that was published by bloomsbury on june 30, 1997, then you are correct. This little book lists most publishers and uses a simplified code system based on the authors experience handling actual first editions.
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