Harry took the wand. He felt a sudden warmth in his fingers. He raised the wand above his h ead, brought it swishing down through the dusty air and a stream of red and gold sparks shot through the dusty air and a stream of red and gold sparks shot from the end like a firework, throwing dancing spots of light on to the walls. Hagrid whooped and clapped and Mr. Ollivander cried, Oh, bravo! Yes, indeed, oh, very good. Here we offer an early book club edition, 8th printing, of the classic novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone , known in the US as… Sorcerer’s Stone, by J. Rowling, published by the book marketing firm of The Book People, Lancashire, in 1998, and printed by Bloomsbury’s printer, Clays Ltd. Simultaneously with the release of “Chamber of Secrets”. The book comes complete with its original dust jacket. Included in the sale is an attractive collection of ephemera: a laminated map of Hogwarts Castle, Harry’s Hogwarts acceptance letter with necessaries list, and a train ticket to Hogwarts. These were printed from the original uncorrected proofs, so this copy includes the. Pictorial laminated rear board featuring a brown-haired, rather than white-haired wizard. Page 15, line 3: Potters son was corrected to Potters son in later editions. Page 17, line 31: Ill be takin’ Sirius his bike back was corrected to Id best get his bike away in later editions. Page 31, line 34: Stray apostrophe not yet removed from before Harry could see.. Page 87, line 31: Hogwarts, a History was corrected to Hogwarts: a History in later editions. Page 168, line 9: Dittany in One Hundred Magical Herbs and Fungi was corrected to Dittany in One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi in later editions. Boards are bright and clean (please see pics;) with uninscribed, intact endpapers; very tight and square binding; very clean, bright and crisp text. The book measures approx. 8 x 5.25-inches. Dust jacket has minor edgewear. This will make a wonderful addition to your collection or a marvelous gift. Have you seen all the amazing first and rare editions of iconic books we offer? — other auctions of classic antiquarian literature and special gifts! Thank you for your interest! The item “Harry Potter &the Philosopher/Sorcerer’s Stone1 WandEarly Edition J. K. Rowling” is in sale since Saturday, July 11, 2020. This item is in the category “Books\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “iconicfirsts” and is located in Bronx, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Year Printed: 1998
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada
- Topic: Classics
- Binding: Hardcover
- Region: North America
- Author: J.K. Rowling
- Subject: Literature & Fiction
- Original/Facsimile: Original
- Language: English
- Character Family: Harry Potter
- Special Attributes: 1st Edition