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Bloomsbury harry potter books bloomsbury publishing. The philosophers stone is a 1st ed, 1st print one of the 500, chamber of secrets is a 1st edition 1st print, prisoner is a 1st ed 1st print 1st state with errors, goblet of fire is first edition by omnia, and last are all 1st edition as stated. Pictures of the true first edition of harry potter and the halfblood prince u. Heres a quick report for all you harry potter fans. Unread first edition unsigned copy of harry potter and the order of the phoenix, hardcover with a dust jacket. Editions for harry potter and the chamber of secrets. Find great deals on ebay for harry potter book first edition. A harry potter first edition just sold at auction for a recordsetting. Look out for the limited editions with original watercolour illustrations by giles greenfield bloomsburys uk edition and mary grandpre scholastics super rare.
Harry potter and the sorcerers stone, first published in england as harry potter and the philosophers stone, continues to win major awards in england. Although used book prices fluctuate, sometimes its good to have a book you can refer to when the computers not turned on. One of the first edition harry potter and the philosophers sorcerers stone hardbacks was sold for 10,575 at. This sale is for 7 bloomsbury books they were the 1st print runs not the 2nd print ted smart. Which edition of the harry potter books is the best. But to have any real collectable value, it has to be a copy of the first edition, first impression also known as the first printing.
The curious thing is, these young collectors may not use the word collector to describe themselves, referring to. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up. They will value more in decades to come but since there are so many. Buy 1st edition harry potter books and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. This guide prices everything from rare signed first editions of the wizard of oz to todays harry potter blockbusters. Millions of us own harry potter books, but if you were early to get in on the hype when the the philosophers stone first the shelves in 1997, your edition could be worth a bit of money. Editions of harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban by j.
Great for collectors and harry potter fans, and for people who want to get the book signed for a huge increase in price. I love the artwork on the american editions, if thats what the question is asking. From her birth in chipping sodbury near bristol, england, to the stories about her favorite teachers, to the funny misunderstanding in her first fan letter, the life of the author of the harry potter books is revealed. I have purchased and read all harry potter books when they first came out many years ago and loved them. Includes identificaton criteria and points of issue to help collectors identify the original book. These harry potter books hardback box set version are not worth purchasing.
The harry potter phenomen is credited with many things, such as making reading cool again, but i believe it also introduced a generation to the idea of collecting books. Harry potter complete set of 7 hardback bloomsbury 1st. As i gave my copies away, i i thought id get myself some nice hardback copies. Search and free download all ebooks, handbook, textbook, user guide pdf files on the internet quickly and easily. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. Rowling bloomsbury hardback 31st print isbn 0747538492.
Editions for harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban. Signed by author, to sandra with best wishes from the real harry potter vg 1st ed 2002 tempus trade paperback with photo section. First edition points and criteria for harry potter and the. Stone, jk rowlings debut novel, was bought by a private collector from the uk. Could your old harry potter books make you thousands. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be worth thousands. A first edition of the first in the harry potter series containing hand drawings and annotations by author jk rowling has sold at auction for. Complete set vol 17 harry potter deluxe bloomsbury uk first editionfirst printing clothbound hardcovers rowling, j. Buy 1st edition harry potter books and get the best deals. By far the most valuable book in the series is the first, harry potter and the philosophers stone, published on 30 june 1997 by bloomsbury in london. Unfollow harry potter first edition book canadian to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Use the prefilled links below to find the market value of harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban u. The beloved first book of the harry potter series, now fully illustrated by awardwinning. It takes a village to flatten the curve covid19 health and safety updates.
Harry potter first edition philosophers stone book rises in value by 9,900%. If youve had it signed by jk rowling then its worth even more. The first three harry potter books came out in great britain long before they were published in the united states. Harry potter first editions harry potter at catch the snitch. An unsigned first edition copy of harry potter and the philosophers sorcerers stone may be worth between 3,000 and 4,000.
Im not even sure the uk editions or any editions besides the us edition for that matter have chapter art, but mary grandpre did an amazing job with them. Oliver herford 1863 1935 was a british born american writer, artist and illustrator. Heritage auctions sold a signed edition of the same book in 2009. Some browning to pages and light shelfwear to cover, unmarked. First edition of harry potter with annotations by jk. First edition harry potter and the philosophers stone. Rowling is obviously best known as the author of the harry potter stories. The rare first edition of the philosophers stone from 1997 has two.
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