Therefore this book is both visually and textually identical to the 1st edition with the exception of the '1 wand' repetition error on page 53 (removed after 1st printing). This edition was the last to feature the cover quote from Wendy Cooling. This is a lovely example of a 1st edition/5th printing UK paperback by Bloomsbury.

An initial print run of 500 hardback books were printed (sent mainly to libraries across the UK), examples of which have sold for over £30,000. Since then it has been translated into 73 languages and made into a feature film as have its 6 sequels. Success followed quickly in the US where it was released in 1998. Published in June 1997 by Bloomsbury, the book was an instant success, immediately winning 'The Smarties award', which is voted for by children, making the book well known in its first 6 months. it follows Harry Potter, a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage on his eleventh birthday, when he receives a letter of acceptance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It took 5 years between 19, for Jo Rowling to write her debut novel 'Harry Potter and the The Philosopher's Stone'. Sun-Faded spine, slightly cocked, slight browning to pages. In the strictest bibliographical terms, one might claim that the recent 2013 Andrew Davidson artwork series edition of Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. She founded the children’s charity ‘Lumos’, which aims to end the institutionalisation of children in orphanages worldwide. By far the most valuable book in the series is the first, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, published on 30 June 1997 by Bloomsbury in London. 1st Edition / 5th printing with Wendy Cooling cover quote. Rowling’s Harry Potter series of novels, published between 19, have become the biggest sellers in the history of children’s writing. Rowling’s Harry Potter series has gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide, and first editions of her books have very quickly become collectable. Writted by Joanne ‘JK’ Rowling, cover art by Thomas Taylor. Harry Potter & The Philosophers Stone (1997) Paperback book

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