Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – J K Rowling – ONE OF THE FIVE HUNDRED FIRST EDITION

Description

HARDBACK – A very good or better example, one of the very rare 500 true first edition copies published by Bloomsbury in 1997. The publisher’s laminated boards are in excellent condition with the misspelled Philospher’s present to the rear panel, with the Wizardry and Witchcraft, rather than Witchcraft and Wizardry also present. The binding is very well preserved, tight and solid, with the publisher’s original laminate entirely present. There are a few light scratches / marks to the laminate in places, with light wear to the corners, also with a little light shelf lean. Internally, the pages are clean and fresh with the usual toning to the page block, due to the cheap paper stock used in the printing of this title. There are a few pages with light folds to the corners. There was a small chip to the bottom corner of page 17, NOT AFFECTING ANY OF THE TEXT which has been expertly repaired by a paper archivist using period Bloomsbury paper. The end result is excellent with just a hairline mark where the paper has been applied. There is also a small repaired closed tear to page 46. There are a few, tiny ink spots to the top page-block. There is a Hampshire School library Service label to the front front end-paper, which is blank thus indicating that the book was never lent out by the library service. There is a Hampshire Library stamp to the copyright page. Included with this book is a Hogwarts Express card, signed by the author, with an accompanying letter of provenance from J K Rowling’s P / A Fiddy Henderson, thanking the previous cards owner for their initial letter. Although this is a library copy destined for the library system, it was never lent out and, as such, is a lovely copy with the book in overall, very nice condition. Very rare, and a remarkable survivor. Please be assured that there has been no restoration, re-colouring, or touching up whatsoever to the publisher’s patterned boards.