Harry potter sorcerers stone hardcover first edition

Q: How much is Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone first edition worth?

Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone The original title of the first book in the series, published in the UK by Bloomsbury with a first print of just 500 copies. This is the holy grail” of Harry Potter collectors and is valued at $35,000 to $55,000, with autographed copies being the most valuable.

Q: How do you tell if Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone is first edition?

Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone (book 1 - US) US first editions will have the number line of 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 8 9/9 0/0 01 02, on the copyright page along with Printed in the U.S.A.23 and First American edition, October 1998.

Out of the 500 first-edition Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone copies printed in an initial run on June 26, 1997, there are approximately 200 hardback copies in private ownership that feature crucial typos making them highly sought-after by collectors. One of those copies, with “philosophers” misspelled on the back cover and”one wand” repeated on page 53, will now be sold at Christie’s “The Art of Literature: Loan and Selling” Exhibition in London at a starting bid of £200,000 GBP (approximately $ 250,000 USD).

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First Edition Points and Criteria for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (U.S.)
Year Published: 1998 Author Last Name: Rowling Author First Name: J.K. Publisher: Scholastic Press Original Price: $16.95 Pages: 309
The copyright page has the full number line "1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 8 9/9 0/0 01 02". Below the number line is "Printed in the U.S.A. 23", and below that is "First American edition, October 1998." Boards are purple with an embossed diamond pattern, and a red cloth spine. The dust jacket has a $16.95 price on the upper corner of the front flap. The dust jacket back has a cream/light yellow bar code field with two bar codes in it, and the smaller bar code says "51695". The dust jacket back also has a single quote from the Guardian saying "Harry Potter could assume the near-legendary status of Ronald Dahl's Charlie, of chocolate factory fame." Later issue dust jackets have a substitute quote from Publishers Weekly. The top spine of both the book and the dust jacket lists "J.K. ROWLING" and lacks the "YEAR 1" badge, and the gold lettering is raised on the spine of the dust jacket. Note: There are book club editions that have the same full number line as the true first U.S. edition. But they lack the embossed diamond pattern on the book boards. A book club edition is far less valuable than the true first U.S. edition. Picture of the 1998 first edition dust jacket for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (U.S.). Picture of the first edition copyright page for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (U.S.). Picture of dust jacket where original $16.95 price is found for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (U.S.). Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (U.S.). Boards are purple with an embossed diamond pattern, and a red spine. The book club edition has plain boards which lack the embossed diamond pattern. On the back of the dust jacket, there is a single quote on the top from the Guardian in London saying "Harry Potter could assume the near-legendary status of Ronald Dahl's Charlie, of chocolate factory fame." On the bottom left there is a cream/light yellow bar code field with two bar codes in it, and the smaller bar code says "51695".The true first edition dust jacket has "J.K." on the spine.The true first edition dust jacket has "J.K." on the spine like the one on the right. The "J.K." was removed in early printings like the one in the middle. "Year 1" was added to later printings like the one on the left. These are the bar codes from (top to bottom) the first printing, the 11th printing, the 21st printing, and the 39th printing. The bar code is the same until the price is changed somewhere between the 11th and 21st printings. The bar code background and price is changed in much later printings.This is the front cover of the Advance Reader's Edition, which is a softcover. This is the copyright page from the Advance Reader's Edition. It is slightly different than the first edition. It states the text copyright as 1998 rather than 1997, and Bloomsbury for permissions rather than Scholastic. It also lists the ISBN for the paperback edition (0-590-35342-X). This is the back of the Advance Reader's Edition. It states that the first printing will be 30,000 copies.This is the spine of the Advance Reader's Edition. It has "J.K. ROWLING" just as the first edition does. This is the table of contents from the Advance Reader's Edition. The page numbers have not been set.The Advance Reader's Edition included a note from the publisher, Arthur A. Levine, who makes a very insightful prediction: "I predict you'll also face another quandary; whether to share this [book] with a friend, or to keep it for yourself, knowing how much this Reader's Edition of J.K. Rowling's first book will be worth in years to come." Some of the sixth printings had plain boards (on the top) instead of the normal embossed diamond pattern (underneath).
Other first edition points for books by J.K. Rowling include: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (U.S.), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (U.S.), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (U.S.), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (U.S.), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (U.S.), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (U.S.), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
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This particular hardcopy has also been signed by author J.K. Rowling. The last time a first-edition Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone went to auction — with bidding starting at $75,000 USD — the book was sold for a staggering $471,000 USD to become “the most expensive commercially published 20th-century work of fiction ever sold,” according to Heritage Auctions executive VP Joe Maddalena.

“In many ways, this book is the physical manifestation of a magic memory for so many people and that’s what makes it so desirable,” commented Christie’s exhibition co-curator Mark Wiltshire.

Christie’s “The Art of Literature” event will open to the public from June 7-15 in London. More information can be found here.

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First Edition Points and Criteria for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (U.S.)

Year Published: 1998 Author Last Name: Rowling Author First Name: J.K. Publisher: Scholastic Press Original Price: $16.95 Pages: 309

The copyright page has the full number line "1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 8 9/9 0/0 01 02". Below the number line is "Printed in the U.S.A. 23", and below that is "First American edition, October 1998." Boards are purple with an embossed diamond pattern, and a red cloth spine. The dust jacket has a $16.95 price on the upper corner of the front flap. The dust jacket back has a cream/light yellow bar code field with two bar codes in it, and the smaller bar code says "51695". The dust jacket back also has a single quote from the Guardian saying "Harry Potter could assume the near-legendary status of Ronald Dahl's Charlie, of chocolate factory fame." Later issue dust jackets have a substitute quote from Publishers Weekly. The top spine of both the book and the dust jacket lists "J.K. ROWLING" and lacks the "YEAR 1" badge, and the gold lettering is raised on the spine of the dust jacket. Note: There are book club editions that have the same full number line as the true first U.S. edition. But they lack the embossed diamond pattern on the book boards. A book club edition is far less valuable than the true first U.S. edition. Picture of the 1998 first edition dust jacket for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (U.S.). Picture of the first edition copyright page for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (U.S.). Picture of dust jacket where original $16.95 price is found for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (U.S.). Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (U.S.). Boards are purple with an embossed diamond pattern, and a red spine. The book club edition has plain boards which lack the embossed diamond pattern. On the back of the dust jacket, there is a single quote on the top from the Guardian in London saying "Harry Potter could assume the near-legendary status of Ronald Dahl's Charlie, of chocolate factory fame." On the bottom left there is a cream/light yellow bar code field with two bar codes in it, and the smaller bar code says "51695".The true first edition dust jacket has "J.K." on the spine.The true first edition dust jacket has "J.K." on the spine like the one on the right. The "J.K." was removed in early printings like the one in the middle. "Year 1" was added to later printings like the one on the left. These are the bar codes from (top to bottom) the first printing, the 11th printing, the 21st printing, and the 39th printing. The bar code is the same until the price is changed somewhere between the 11th and 21st printings. The bar code background and price is changed in much later printings.This is the front cover of the Advance Reader's Edition, which is a softcover. This is the copyright page from the Advance Reader's Edition. It is slightly different than the first edition. It states the text copyright as 1998 rather than 1997, and Bloomsbury for permissions rather than Scholastic. It also lists the ISBN for the paperback edition (0-590-35342-X). This is the back of the Advance Reader's Edition. It states that the first printing will be 30,000 copies.This is the spine of the Advance Reader's Edition. It has "J.K. ROWLING" just as the first edition does. This is the table of contents from the Advance Reader's Edition. The page numbers have not been set.The Advance Reader's Edition included a note from the publisher, Arthur A. Levine, who makes a very insightful prediction: "I predict you'll also face another quandary; whether to share this [book] with a friend, or to keep it for yourself, knowing how much this Reader's Edition of J.K. Rowling's first book will be worth in years to come." Some of the sixth printings had plain boards (on the top) instead of the normal embossed diamond pattern (underneath).

Other first edition points for books by J.K. Rowling include: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (U.S.), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (U.S.), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (U.S.), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (U.S.), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (U.S.), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (U.S.), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

How much is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone first edition worth?

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone The original title of the first book in the series, published in the UK by Bloomsbury with a first print of just 500 copies. This is the “holy grail” of Harry Potter collectors and is valued at $35,000 to $55,000, with autographed copies being the most valuable.

How do you tell if Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is first edition?

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (book 1 - US) US first editions will have the number line of "1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 8 9/9 0/0 01 02," on the copyright page along with "Printed in the U.S.A.23" and "First American edition, October 1998".

Which Harry Potter first editions are worth money?

The hardcover first edition printings of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the first book in the series, are valuable among collectors, according to AbeBooks. Only 500 were published - 300 of which went to libraries.

How much would a first edition Harry Potter book sell for?

Jim has sourced and sold 14 hardback first issues of Philosopher's Stone with prices ranging from £17,000 to more than £60,000 dependent on condition. In December 2021 a near-pristine hardback first edition of Philosopher's Stone sold for $471,000 (£349,186) from a $70,000 estimate at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, USA.