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THIS STUNNING COPY IS PACKED FULL OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND HAS BEEN BEAUTIFULLY BOUND AND HAS BEEN SIGNED TO THE FRONT ENDPAPER VIA BOOKPLATE BY THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATORS

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, first Welsh translation, hardback, Bloomsbury 2003, signed and inscribed by the translator, Emily Huws to the front-free endpaper. Book appears unread. Spine tips are firm and corners remain sharp (one corner lightly creased). Interior is very clean. Book is entirely square with no lean. Fore edge and text block entirely unmarked. No sunning to the spine of the unclipped dust jacket, which is fine in appearance. A fine copy.

First volume in the Harry Potter series, first published in 1997. Oversize hardcover (32cm x 27cm), newly illustrated throughout in colour by Jim Kay and slipcased. Laid in is a colour fold-out illustration of Diagon Alley North Side also by the artist. THIS COPY SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR JIM KAY. First printing with ''1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2'' on copyright page. Fine copy in purple pictorial cloth (as issued without dustjacket) in purple slipcase (as new).

First illustrated edition published by Bloomsbury in 2015.  4to., original red publisher's boards, backstrip lettered in blue, with publisher's device to foot; together in the original unclipped dust jacket (£30.00), featuring a wonderful picture of the hogwarts express; pp. [viii], 1-245, [iii]; a near fine copy; the dust jacket with tiny amounts of rubbing to the corners; two corners of the boards have minor compression. A nice copy. First UK illustrated edition, with many sketches, drawings and illustrations by artist Jim Kay. He has signed his name without dedication to the title page. A copy in giftable condition. 

First illustrated edition, first impression (Bloomsbury, 2016). Illustrated by Jim Kay and signed and inscribed by him to the title page: 'For Martin, Thank you for coming along! Best Wishes, Jim Kay'. The first ever illustrated edition. Rare inscribed. Original red cloth with lettering to spine in gilt, pictorial endpapers and paste-downs with a red ribbon marker. A fine book with a very minor and inconspicuous knock to spine in a fine dust jacket.

SIGNED Later printing, 61st printing. Book near fine, minor wear at corners. Comes with certificate of authenticity.

223p. First edition, later impression with the '60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53' numberline on the publisher's imprint page. Original paper. Signed by the author.

A fine Ted Smart edition in a fine dust jacket, signed by J. K. Rowling on the title page. Eighth printing of this edition. Housed in a custom-made slipcase. Published by special arrangement with Bloomsbury. Tiny snag at bottom of dj spine.

First edition, 27th print, hardback. Signed by the author to a Bloomsbury Children's Books bookplate, affixed to the front paste-down endpaper. The book is in fine and fresh condition. The book is square and firm, with no reading lean. The boards are sharp, with no bumps. The corners remain very sharp. There is no loss of colour to the boards, which remain full colour. The spine foot is firm. The text block is unmarked. Internally unmarked and entirely clean. The paper is lightly toned. The jacket is not price-clipped and is not sunned. There is a shallow scratch to the panel of the rear jacket, otherwise no other issues.

SIGNED 6th Ted Smart printing. Signed by author on title page. Book very good plus, minor rubbing to corners and spine ends.

A fine later printing signed on the title page by J. K. Rowling and on other preliminary pages by several members of the movie cast. Laid in is an invitation from Warner Brothers to Danny Moynihan (screenwriter of Boogie Woogie) inviting him to an "exclusive Cast and Crew cocktail reception" following the world premiere in London of the movie Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) and two other actors signed the book. Housed in a slipcase.

First edition, first print, with a JK Rowling signed Bloomsbury bookplate attached to the front free endpaper. A fine copy; internally unmarked, with no ownership name. Bright and unmarked scarlet boards, no bumps to the edges, light push to spine foot, very light pushing to one corner (see final photograph). Blue ribbon marker. A lovely and very fresh copy wrapped in a clear plastic jacket and housed in a custom-made box.

First edition, twentieth impression (numberline reading '20' on title verso), paperback issue, inscribed by the author 'to Adam, with best wishes, J K Rowling' on the dedication page in black ink, 8vo, original pictorial wrappers with Smarties Gold Award Winner label to upper cover, spine sunned, textblock toned as usual. The pages are clean with no marks or bookplates. Overall, a beautiful copy.

A fine early printing signed by Rowling with her authentication hologram. Signed at the Harrogate International Festival in 2014, with the original of the ticket for the signing.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone; first edition, twelfth printing, paperback; inscribed by the author 'To Plymstock School, J.K. Rowling'. The signature is a very early and highly collectable example of the author's signature with the periods still present after the 'J' and the 'K'; as the author speeded up her signature, the periods were gone by mid to late 1998. Being a much-used school book, the book has lost its laminate and has creases to the covers, particularly the front cover; the spine is sunned, with small splits to the spine foot. Page 9 has a small closed edge tear and light green ink marks to the page. The remaining pages are toned, but in good condition. Inside the front cover of the book is a 'Children's Book Award Tester' sticker - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone won the award in 1998. Name in pencil to top of half-title page 'Plymstock'.

First paperback edition, very early fifteenth printing of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, signed and inscribed by the author ['To Amanda, Best wishes, J.K. Rowling'] on the dedication page. This copy features the very early signature variation when Rowling was still using periods to separate the 'J' and the 'K' in her signature. She dispensed with these in late summer of 1998 to create a more fluid signature. The book is inscribed to the original recipient and presents a lovely example of this rare signature variation. It has been fully authenticated by J.K. Rowling signature expert Adam Houston of The Harry Potter Specialist and comes with a Letter of Authenticity (LoA) and a collector's card with interesting details. The book is in very fine, unread condition. The boards are excellent, with only very minor fading towards the spine, vibrant colours and without the usual laminate issues. Only the lower front corner tip is very slightly pushed; the other corner tips and spine ends are still very sharp. The binding is very tight, and the pages are bright and clean, without inscriptions, names, dog-ears, or other flaws .Comes in a half-leather clamshell box. A highly collectible copy of a very early signed and inscribed first edition.

First deluxe editions, first impressions, of the complete Harry Potter series. Complete in seven volumes bound in cloth with color pictorial onlays, gilt edges, ribbon bookmarks, and gilt stamping. Fine. This series is one of the most sought-after versions of the beloved children's books (after the correct first editions). These books are attractively designed for collectors and had comparatively small print runs in the thousands, rather than millions of copies.

First edition, twentieth impression (numberline reading '20' on title verso), paperback issue, inscribed by the author 'to Adam, with best wishes, J K Rowling' on the dedication page in black ink, 8vo, original pictorial wrappers with Smarties Gold Award Winner label to upper cover, spine sunned, textblock toned as usual. The pages are clean with no marks or bookplates. Overall, a beautiful copy.

First deluxe editions, first impressions, of the complete Harry Potter series. Complete in seven volumes bound in cloth with color pictorial onlays, gilt edges, ribbon bookmarks, and gilt stamping. Fine. This series is one of the most sought-after versions of the beloved children's books (after the correct first editions). These books are attractively designed for collectors and had comparatively small print runs in the thousands, rather than millions of copies.