Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter #1)
J. K. Rowlings amazing first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, was released as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States.
We start off by meeting Harry Potter and his horrible family. Harry is an orphan, and lives in a tiny room under the stairs, serving his family by cooking and cleaning.
One day, he gets a letter from the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy, and his life takes a serious turn!
Join Harry as he explores Hogwarts, makes lasting friendships, and begins his life as an intrepid young wizard in this award-winning story!
Winner of: British Fantasy Award (1999), Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adolescent Literature (2008), British Book Award for Children's Book of the Year (1998), Smarties Prize (1997), Prijs van de Nederlandse Kinderjury (2002) ...more Prijs van de Nederlandse Kinderjury (2002), Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award (2001), South Carolina Book Award for Junior Book Award (2001), Grand Canyon Reader Award for Teen Book (2000), Charlotte Award (2000), Nene Award (2000), Massachusetts Children's Book Award (2000), Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award (2001), Blue Hen Book Award for Chapter Book (2001), Nevada Young Readers' Award for Young Reader Category (2000), Sasquatch Reading Award (2000), Golden Archer Award for Middle/Junior High (2000), Indian Paintbrush Book Award (2000), Carnegie Medal Nominee (1997), ALA's Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults (1999)
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New York: Scholastic Press, 2000. First edition of the collector's edition of the first book in Rowling's Harry Potter Series. Octavo, original publisher's full leather decorated in gilt with pictorial onlay to the front panel, all edges gilt, patterned endpapers, illustrated by Mary Grandpre. Boldly signed by J.K. Rowling on the title page. Fine in the original glassine which… Read more
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Scholastic, 1998. first. hardcover. fine/fine. SIGNED first edition, as stated on copyright page with number line from 1-10. Signed by author on verso of half-title page. Ex-library, with library and discarded stamp over it on half-title page; no other library markings. Book fine, spine ends very slightly bent. Dust jacket fine, spine top very slightly creased.
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New York: Arthur A. Levine Books, 1998. First American Edition. Fine/Fine. A Fine copy of the book in like jacket. Unmarked and appearing unread. Overall, a lovely copy of a book that reshaped popular culture. This first print run was limited to 30,000 copies. Later volumes in the series had initial print runs that soared into the millions.… Read more
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New York: Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic Press, 1998. The first American Harry Potter First US edition, first printing. Originally published in the UK as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 1997, this printing first introduced Rowling's wizarding world to American readers. This copy contains the all the appropriate first printing issue points. Errington notes two states of… Read more
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New York: Arthur A. Levine / Scholastic, 1998. First American edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. First printing of the first American edition. 8vo. Quarter red cloth and diamond purple boards, with gilt spine lettering. Teal end papers. 309 pages. Illustrations by Mary GrandPre. No names or marks. In illustrated dust-jacket (with price clipped). With first printing points for both book… Read more
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New York: Arthur A. Levine / Scholastic Press, 1998. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing, with points present: embossed purple diamond boards; spine lacking "Year 1" and stating J. K. Rowling; complete number line, first edition statement and Printed in the U.S.A. 23" on copyright page. Near Fine with light lean to binding, light edge… Read more
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New York: Arthur A Levine Books / Scholastic Press, 1998. Advance Reader's Edition. Very Good. Advance Reader's Edition issued to reviewers and book industry figures prior to the publication of the first American edition. Bound in publisher's original illustrated wraps. Very Good with light wear and light creasing to covers, a few small stains. The first book in… Read more
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New York: Scholastic Press, 1998 Illustrated by Mary GrandPré. First American edition, first printing, in a first state dust jacket: spine lacking Year 1, dust jacket priced at $16.95 and with review from The Guardian on the rear panel. Publisher's red cloth and purple boards with diamond pattern in blind, lettered in gilt; in the original pictorial dust jacket designed… Read more
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NY: Scholastic Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First American edition stated hardcover with full number line and all first edition points. Purple boards with embossed diamond pattern, red cloth spine. Top of spine LACKS the Year 1 badge, and spine is titled in gilt. Very nice condition but… Read more
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New York: Arthur A. Levine - An imprint of Scholastic Press, 1998. Book. Very Good (Book condition). Hardcover. First American Edition, First Printing. Number "1" present in string of numbers on copyright page. A collectible copy of this highly sought-after book. Book itself is in very nice condition, with some blunting to corners and slight lean to spine. Previous owner's… Read more
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New York: Arthur A. Levine / Scholastic Press, 1998. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First edition, first printing, with points present: embossed purple diamond boards; spine lacking "Year 1" and stating J. K. Rowling; complete number line, first edition statement and Printed in the U.S.A. 23" on copyright page. Very Good with light lean to binding, rubbing at… Read more
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first American edition first printing hardcover in first issue dust jacket (Scholastic Press 1998); prior owner front free end page corner, text unmarked; tight bind; 1/4 cloth cover has rub wear at spine ends and at corners (card stock visible), bright gilt titling; dj worn: compression, few short tears, small chips at spine ends and corner tips, a larger chip… Read more
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Scholastic Press, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Inscribed and SIGNED by J.K. Rowling on the title page. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Original textured boards. All pages are… Read more
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic Press, 1998. First American Edition 4th Printing. Hardcover. VG-/G+/Fine. Grandpré, Mary. Extremely early (4th) printing of the First American Edition from Oct. 1998 of the very first book in this beloved series. For this printing, the Guardian quote on rear has been replaced with one by Publisher's Weekly, but… Read more
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ROWLING, J[oanne] K[athleen]. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. [NY]: Scholastic [1998]. 8vo, viii 311pp. Red quarter-cloth stamped in gold with purple boards blind-stamped with a diamond pattern. Blue-green endpapers; b&w illustrated chapter headings. Spine ends and corners a bit rubbed, a few slight bumps along lower edge, front free endpapers and half-title each with gift inscription reading "Merry Christmas… Read more
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Scholastic Press. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. 1997. Hardback. Very Good. First American Edition. First Print. The First Book in the Harry Potter Series. The book spine and the book jacket cover do not have the number one, as was used later used to indicate the first year at Hogwarts. This book is a collectible copy of J.K.Rowling's first… Read more
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New York: Arthur A. Levine. 1998. 1st Book Club Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. .
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New York: Scholastic Press. 1998. Book Club Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0590353403 . Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Owner name at top of front pastedown. 1/2 inch open tear at top of rear panel. Light bumping at top of front panel. ; 9.3 X 6.2 X 1.3 inches; 309 pages .
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New York: Scholastic Book Services, 2000. Book. Illus. by Mary Grandpré. Fine. Full-Leather. First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight clean un-read un-opened virtually new copy. This book was issued with a plastic jacket with some printing which acts as an overlay of the book. That jacket has some minor edgewear else fine. A full leather bound hardback with a… Read more
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New York: Arthur A. Irvine Books. An Imprint of Scholastic Press, 1998. The First American Edition, an early issue. With illustrations throughout by Mary Crandpré Thick 8vo, publisher’s original red cloth over purple boards, the spine lettered in gilt, in the pictorially illustrated dustjacket. (vi), 309, (1), colophon pp. A very fine… Read more
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine/As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine/As New. 1st Edition. First US Edition, Seventh printing. Number line begins at "7." Hardcover and dust jacket are in Fine/As New conditioned with no flaws observed.
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Scholastic Press. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 2000. Leather. Fine. Collectors Edition. First Print. Green leather stamped in gold. In an acetate dust jacket printed in white. Books are packed and shipped in boxes.
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Arthur A. Levine Books - Scholastic Books, 1998. Purple hardcover boards binding has diamond imprint with dark red cloth spine clean, square and tight. Bumped bottom RH corner, gift note on half-title page, else clean bright and tight. Dustjacket has some minor wear along front edge. Protected from further damage in clean Brodart jacket. Back of DJ has review from… Read more
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Arthur A. Levine Books, 2000. First Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Green leather over boards. Pictorial pastedown on front board. All edges gilt. Clean throughout. Binding tight. Plastic DJ.
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Fine/Not issued. Brand new first edition/first printing bound in green moroccan leather. Private seller, guaranteed as described w/ same day shipping and email notification standard.
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New York: Scholastic Press. 1999. First Edition; Eighth Printing. Hardcover. 0590353403 . Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; 9.3 X 6.3 X 1.1 inches; 309 pages .
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Fine/Not issued. Brand new first edition/first printing bound in green moroccan leather w/ clear acetate dustcover. Absolutely gorgeous RARE collectible! Private seller, guaranteed as described w/ same day shipping and email notification standard.
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NY: Scholastic, 1998. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1998 Scholastic 1st Edition, 8th printing according to the number line. It is in VG/NF condition. Compared to the first printings, it includes the following points making it a rarer 1st edition: 1. It has the embossed purple boards and red cloth spine 2. "Rowling" at the top of… Read more
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Arthur A. LeVine Books/Scholastic, Inc., 2015. Book. Illus. by Jim Kay. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A square solid tight carefully read copy. This copy has some VERY LIGHT soil to the front board else fine. Illustrated end papers front and rear, sewn in marker. The priced… Read more
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SCHOLASTIC Book. Fine. Hardcover. FIRST. A FINE FIRST edition nIN dj. . price on dj $17.95 .third issue number on spine. 35 34 33 32 31 9/ 0/0 0102.
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Scholastic Press, 1998. 309 pages, red boards with gilt on spine, corners and head-heel of spine are bumped, DJ is pictorial, no number of series on spine, does not have numberline, no price on flap--not price clipped. Possible first American printing--with Arthur Levine Publishing through Schollastic by permission of Bloomsbury Publishing.. (unknown). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by… Read more
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Fine/Not issued. Brand new first edition/first printing leather-bound edition w/ clear acetate dustcover. Absolutely gorgeous RARE collectible! Private seller, guaranteed as described w/ same day shipping and email notification standard.
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New York: Scholastic Press. 1998. First Edition; Eleventh Printing. Hardcover. 0590353403 . Very Good+ in a Very Good+ price clipped dust jacket. Light stainig on side text block edge. ; 9.3 X 6.3 X 1.1 inches; 309 pages .
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Scholastic, New York. 2000. Special Edition. Hardcover. Fine. FIRST LIMITED COLLECTOR'S EDITION LEATHERBOUND HARDCOVER of J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." Book is fine with gilt edges. Special Edition. Hardcover. Fine. FIRST LIMITED COLLECTOR'S EDITION LEATHERBOUND HARDCOVER of J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the … Read more
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Scholastic, New York. 2000. Special Edition. Hardcover. Fine. FIRST LIMITED COLLECTOR'S EDITION LEATHERBOUND HARDCOVER of J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." Book is fine with gilt edges. Special Edition. Hardcover. Fine. FIRST LIMITED COLLECTOR'S EDITION LEATHERBOUND HARDCOVER of J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."
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New York: Scholastic Book Services, 2000. Book. Illus. by Mary Grandpré. N-Fine. Full-Leather. First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight clean un-read copy. Gold tipped text block, decorated endpapers/pastedowns. The edges of the text block have some very light scuffing wear. The 75.00 priced jacket has suffered some rubbing wear, some edge wear. A full leather bound hardback… Read more
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New York: Scholastic Press, 2000. Collector's Edition, as stated. Hardcover. As New/as new. GrandPre, Mary. Has, as published, the original mylar DJ cover. Leather bound with gold gilt lettering and art. Unread condition. U To qualify for refund (including original shipping cost) less $1.00, book(s) must be returned within 15 days.
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Harry Potter 3 Volumes - J. K. Rowling (Book Club First Editions Hardcover w/ DJ) Books 1 & 2 are Book Club Editions per the lack of price on the dust jackets, flat dust jackets (the text is not raised), and solid two-tone hardcovers (no diamond pattern); except for the third book, which is not a book club but a… Read more
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NY, Arthur A. Levine Books, 2000, first edition thus, first printing, dust jacket. Hardcover.. Collector's Edition, AEG, leather with inset illustration to front cover with gilt titles, author, and publisher, illustrations by Mary Grandpre, complete text of the original novel plus pen and ink drawings by Rowling, first book in this incredibly successful series and source for the film.… Read more
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NY: Scholastic, 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1998 Scholastic 1st Edition, 9th printing with the appropriate number line. It is in F/F condition. Compared to the first printings, it includes the following points making it a rarer 1st edition: 1. It has the embossed purple boards and red cloth spine 2. "Rowling" at the top of the spine… Read more
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Mint condition. Scholastic Inc., 2020. First US edition-first printing (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Pictorial hardback in mint condition, no Dj cover as issued. Illustrated with many colour drawings. Illustrations by MinaLima . The book is new. 358pp including About the Author, about the illustrators. Heavy book (approx.1.2 Kg). This is another paragraph … Read more
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New York: Scholastic. 1999. First Edition; Twenty-First Printing. Hardcover. 0590353403 . Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Slight lean to spine. 1 inch open tear on rear panel. ; 9.3 X 6.4 X 1.2 inches; 320 pages .
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Harry Potter spent ten long years living with Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, an aunt and uncle whose outrageous favoritism of their perfectly awful son Dudley leads to some of the most inspired dark comedy since Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. But fortunately for Harry, he's about to be granted a scholarship to a unique boarding school called THE HOGWORTS SCHOOL… Read more
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NY: Scholastic, 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. 1998 Scholastic 1st (and possibly Book Club) Edition, 1rst printing with a full number line. It is in F/F condition. Compared to the first printings, this is distinctly different in the following ways: 1. It has purple/black boards, not embossed boards 2. "JK Rowling" (not just Rowling) is at… Read more
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Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic Press, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Published in New York by Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic Press in 1998. "First American edition, October 1998" stated on copyright page. Tenth printing indicated on copyright page by number 10. Book very good+, faint soiling on rear cover and minor wear to bottom edges. DJ as new. DJ price is… Read more
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Oversized book with red boards with gold writing on spine; interior of front and back boards hold illustration. Book also comes with red cloth bookmark attached to book. Slight bumps on top and bottom corners of front board and top of back board. Shelf wear on top and bottom of dust jacket spine. Top… Read more
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Scholastic Press, 1998 scholastic press edition later printing. Illus. by Mary Grandpre. 5th or later Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.
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Scholastic Press, September 1998. First Edition. Hardcover . Used - Good/Good. Light edgewear and rubbing to dust jacket, binding sound/tight and pages unmarked. Bumped corners, first edition, first printing USA Edition Domestic orders shipped with USPS tracking numbers.
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Book like new. Dust Jacket, hardcover, binding, spine, and inside pages all like new condition. Numbering is 65 64 63 62 61 60 59
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Scholastic Press, 1998 Us edition in very good dj. later printing no number line not priced on dj, Publisher's weekly review on back board not numbered on spineArthur A. Levine Books / An Imprint of Scholastic Press, New York, 1998. Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jacket art by Mary GrandPre (illustrator). Book Club Edition. Book Club… Read more