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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - London: Bloomsbury, First Edition [2000] Hardback Issue

Currency:CAD Category:Memorabilia Start Price:5,000.00 CAD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 7,000.00 CAD
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - London: Bloomsbury, First Edition [2000] Hardback Issue
London: Bloomsbury, First edition, twenty-third printing [2000] hardback issue of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone".

Signed and inscribed by Rowling "To George/ best wishes/ J. K. Rowling".

This copy was signed in person at an event with J. K. Rowling on September 12, 2012 at Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. The entry ticket is included. This provides very good provenance for the signature. This is a very good copy with a trace of wear to the corners.
A "Triple Smarties Gold Award Winner" banner is at the bottom of the front cover.

First published in 1997, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the first book in the Harry Potter heptalogy. It introduces both Harry and readers alike to the secret, magical world of witches and wizards in Great Britain. It also sets the stage for the six subsequent novels by familiarizing readers with the villainous Lord Voldemort and how his and Harry's fates are inevitably intertwined. Although often regarded as a children's novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone topped adult reading charts in the UK, and in the United States, where it was published under the alternate title Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Notably, the first printing of this book in hardcover format is exceedingly rare; only 500 copies were printed, of which about 300 ended up in libraries. Despite its small print run, the book was an immediate success, and went through dozens of print runs within the first few years after publication.
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