Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Octavo, original illustrated boards. First Edition, Fourteenth Printing of J. Rowling’s first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, one of only three books in history to sell more than 100 million copies with subsequent titles all exceeding the 50 million mark. A true piece of modern literary history that will undoubtedly stand the test of time. A very nice example of this early printing depicting the highly collectible young wizard. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is the first novel in the Harry Potter series and J. Rowling’s debut novel, first published in 1997 by Bloomsbury. The writing has been compared to that of Jane Austen, one of Rowling’s favorite authors, or Roald Dahl, whose works dominated children’s stories before the appearance of Harry Potter, and of the Ancient Greek story-teller Homer. It has been translated into several languages and its film adaption became one of the highest-grossing movies of all time. Binding tight and square. Original laminated paper panels present clean and unmarked. No remarkable wear to corners, hinges, edges or head and foot of spine. Text blocks about clean but for some very mild spotting. Internally clean and unmarked. Very slight separation at gutter of title page. Original dust jacket presents with nearly unremarkable wear to corners. Edges, hinges and creases clean. Moderate fading to spine with extremely light crease to foot. Flaps bright and richly colored. A very nice example. A classic work considered by many to be amongst the best, including The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow, All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren, American Pastoral by Philip Roth, An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser, Animal Farm by George Orwell, Appointment in Samarra by John O’Hara, Are You There God? 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- Year Printed: 1997
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
- Topic: Fairy Tales & Fantasy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Region: Europe
- Author: J.K. Rowling
- Subject: Children’s
- Original/Facsimile: Original
- Language: English
- Character Family: Harry Potter
- Publisher: London: Bloomsbury
- Place of Publication: London
- Special Attributes: First Edition, Original Dust Jacket, Original Binding, Early Errors, Bloomsbury UK Edition, True First Publisher, Young Wizard, Daniel Radcliff, Emma Stone, Rupert Grint, 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated