Near fine condition. Bloomsbury, 1999. First UK edition-5th printing (10 9 8 7 6 5) of this Deluxe edition. Printed in UK by Clays. Pictorial red hardback (gilt lettering and illustration on the front cover, gilt lettering to the spine, two small nicks on the edges of the cover, a couple of small marks and ink mark on the back cover) in near fine condition, no Dj as issued. Gilted outer edges of the pages. Nice and clean pages with light shelf wear on the edges of the pages.223pp. A collectable book. This is another paragraph Book Description: Harry Potter is an ordinary boy who lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon's house, which he thinks is normal for someone like him who's parents have been killed in a 'car crash'. He is bullied by them and his fat, spoilt cousin Dudley, and lives a very unremarkable life with only the odd hiccup (like his hair growing back overnight! ) to cause him much to think about. That is until an owl turns up with a letter addressed to Harry and all hell breaks loose! He is literally rescued by a world where nothing is as it seems and magic lessons are the order of the day. Read and find out how Harry discovers his true heritage at Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft, the reason behind his parents mysterious death, who is out to kill him, and how he uncovers the most amazing secret of all time, the fabled Philosopher's Stone! All this and muggles too. Now, what are they? This is Jo's first book and she has already written seven outlines for Harry's further adventures at Hogwarts.
Size: 9x6x0; Brand new gilt titled red cloth hardcover with gilt edges and sewn in marker. No jacket as issued. Later printing. Please email for photos.
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 1999. 1. Hardcover. Very Good. ** Second Printing **; Very Good; Hardcover; Very light overall wear to the covers with a minor scuff to the top edge of the spine; Clean textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; Excellent binding; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); 0.6 lbs; Red cloth covers with illustrated plate to center of the front cover, gold textblock edges, blue fabric bookmark, and title in gold lettering; 1999, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; 224 pages; "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Deluxe British Edition," by J.K. Rowling.
** Second Printing **; Very Good; Hardcover; Very light overall wear to the covers with a minor scuff to the top edge of the spine; Clean textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; Excellent binding; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5"-9.75" tall); 0.6 lbs; Red cloth covers with illustrated plate to center of the front cover, gold textblock edges, blue fabric bookmark, and title in gold lettering; 1999, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; 224 pages; "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Deluxe British Edition, " by J.K. Rowling.
Near fine condition. Bloomsbury, 1999. First UK edition-5th printing (10 9 8 7 6 5) of this Deluxe edition. Printed in UK by Clays. Pictorial red hardback (gilt lettering and illustration on the front cover, gilt lettering to the spine, two small nicks on the edges of the cover, a couple of small marks and ink mark on the back cover) in near fine condition, no Dj as issued. Gilted outer edges of the pages. Nice and clean pages with light shelf wear on the edges of the pages.223pp. A collectable book. This is another paragraph Book Description: Harry Potter is an ordinary boy who lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon's house, which he thinks is normal for someone like him who's parents have been killed in a 'car crash'. He is bullied by them and his fat, spoilt cousin Dudley, and lives a very unremarkable life with only the odd hiccup (like his hair growing back overnight! ) to cause him much to think about. That is until an owl turns up with a letter addressed to Harry and all hell breaks loose! He is literally rescued by a world where nothing is as it seems and magic lessons are the order of the day. Read and find out how Harry discovers his true heritage at Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft, the reason behind his parents mysterious death, who is out to kill him, and how he uncovers the most amazing secret of all time, the fabled Philosopher's Stone! All this and muggles too. Now, what are they? This is Jo's first book and she has already written seven outlines for Harry's further adventures at Hogwarts.
VGC. Bloomsbury,1999. First UK edition-2nd printing (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2) of this Deluxe edition.Printed in UK by Clays. Pictorial red hardback(small marks on the front and back cover, small nicks, dents and scratch on the edges of the cover and spine, gilt lettering and illustration on the front cover, gilt lettering to the spine) in VGC, no Dj cover as issued. Gilted outer edges of the pages.Nice and clean pages with a couple of ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges, slightly yellow on the edges of the pages, small mark inside page 176, the ribbon of the book is slightly worn on the edges. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear.223pp. With the book we will include a Harry Potter leather bookmark. A collectable 2nd printing. This is another paragraph Book Description: Harry Potter is an ordinary boy who lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon's house, which he thinks is normal for someone like him who's parents have been killed in a 'car crash'. He is bullied by them and his fat, spoilt cousin Dudley, and lives a very unremarkable life with only the odd hiccup (like his hair growing back overnight!) to cause him much to think about. That is until an owl turns up with a letter addressed to Harry and all hell breaks loose! He is literally rescued by a world where nothing is as it seems and magic lessons are the order of the day. Read and find out how Harry discovers his true heritage at Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft, the reason behind his parents mysterious death, who is out to kill him, and how he uncovers the most amazing secret of all time, the fabled Philosopher's Stone! All this and muggles too. Now, what are they?.
VGC. Bloomsbury, 1999. First UK edition-2nd printing (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2) of this Deluxe edition. Printed in UK by Clays. Pictorial red hardback(small marks on the front and back cover, small nicks, dents and scratch on the edges of the cover and spine, gilt lettering and illustration on the front cover, gilt lettering to the spine) in VGC, no Dj cover as issued. Gilted outer edges of the pages. Nice and clean pages with a couple of ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges, slightly yellow on the edges of the pages, small mark inside page 176, the ribbon of the book is slightly worn on the edges. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear.223pp. With the book we will include a Harry Potter leather bookmark. A collectable 2nd printing. This is another paragraph Book Description: Harry Potter is an ordinary boy who lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon's house, which he thinks is normal for someone like him who's parents have been killed in a 'car crash'. He is bullied by them and his fat, spoilt cousin Dudley, and lives a very unremarkable life with only the odd hiccup (like his hair growing back overnight! ) to cause him much to think about. That is until an owl turns up with a letter addressed to Harry and all hell breaks loose! He is literally rescued by a world where nothing is as it seems and magic lessons are the order of the day. Read and find out how Harry discovers his true heritage at Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft, the reason behind his parents mysterious death, who is out to kill him, and how he uncovers the most amazing secret of all time, the fabled Philosopher's Stone! All this and muggles too. Now, what are they? .
** Second Printing **; Very Good; Hardcover; Very light overall wear to the covers with a minor scuff to the top edge of the spine; Clean textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; Excellent binding; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5"-9.75" tall); 0.6 lbs; Red cloth covers with illustrated plate to center of the front cover, gold textblock edges, blue fabric bookmark, and title in gold lettering; 1999, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; 224 pages; "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Deluxe British Edition, " by J.K. Rowling.
VGC. Bloomsbury, 1999. First UK edition-2nd printing (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2) of this Deluxe edition. Printed in UK by Clays. Pictorial red hardback(small marks on the front and back cover, small nicks, dents and scratch on the edges of the cover and spine, gilt lettering and illustration on the front cover, gilt lettering to the spine) in VGC, no Dj cover as issued. Gilted outer edges of the pages. Nice and clean pages with a couple of ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges, slightly yellow on the edges of the pages, small mark inside page 176, the ribbon of the book is slightly worn on the edges. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear.223pp. With the book we will include a Harry Potter leather bookmark. A collectable 2nd printing. This is another paragraph Book Description: Harry Potter is an ordinary boy who lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon's house, which he thinks is normal for someone like him who's parents have been killed in a 'car crash'. He is bullied by them and his fat, spoilt cousin Dudley, and lives a very unremarkable life with only the odd hiccup (like his hair growing back overnight! ) to cause him much to think about. That is until an owl turns up with a letter addressed to Harry and all hell breaks loose! He is literally rescued by a world where nothing is as it seems and magic lessons are the order of the day. Read and find out how Harry discovers his true heritage at Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft, the reason behind his parents mysterious death, who is out to kill him, and how he uncovers the most amazing secret of all time, the fabled Philosopher's Stone! All this and muggles too. Now, what are they? .
A set of all 7 volumes of the Deluxe Editions of the Harry Potter series, published by Bloomsbury UK starting in 1999; all volumes in Fine condition, with only a slight shelf rub to a couple of the volumes and faint foxing to the page edges of the first 3 volumes, else as new. The first volume, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" SIGNED by the author to a Bloomsbury bookplate affixed to the front pastedown. A beautiful complete set of the Deluxe Editions, all in the first printings, uncommon found together, the first volume rarely signed; the Bloomsbury bookplate providing a nice provenance for the signing; the first 3 volumes coming from the collection of Robin and Marsh Garces Williams (the deceased, iconic actor/comedian and his 2nd wife). The first 3 volumes all first printings of the deluxe edition with complete number lines; volumes 4 & 5 first printings with the correct statements to the copyright page, volumes 6 & 7 still in the original shrink wrap but state first edition to the attached sticker. An extraordinary set; a bucket list item for the Harry Potter fan. Not remaindered, not ex-library; all books protected in Mylar or are in the original shrink wrap; will ship carefully packaged in a sturdy box.
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