How to identify first editions or a first printing of harry. First american edition harry potter and the deathly. Editions of harry potter and the sorcerers stone by j. The main characteristics of a 1997 first edition first issue are a print line that reads 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 and the crediting of joanne rowling, not jk.
But generally only the first three in the series have much collectible value, as so many copies were printed of the later books. The ultimate harry potter collection 1st american edition complete harry potter 1 7 book set hardcover collection with extras. Rowlings harry potter series, released july 21, 2007, and bringing to a close one of the popular series that started with the publication of harry potter and the sorcerers stone harry potter and the philosophers stone in the original uk first edition ten years earlier. Rowlings harry potter series has gained immense popularity, critical. Harry potter and the halfblood prince by rowling, j k. Harry potter first editions harry potter at catch the snitch. It was published worldwide in english on 21 june 2003. Hardcover first editions of the american version of harry potter and the sorcerers stone check for the number line of 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 8 99 00 01 02. It says first american edition, october 1998 with the numbers. Hardcover first edition first printings of this 1997 book have become the. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be. Mar 26, 2015 if the title is harry potter and the sorcerers stone, it was published by scholastic, its a hardback, and its not the american book club edition.
Harry potter and the sorcerers stone first edition cotsen. What is the difference between a first edition of a harry. This volume features the full number line, code 12, printed in the u. Rowling s seven books are being rereleased from scholastic with new covers illustrated by artist brian selznick the invention of hugo cabret, wonderstruck and baby monkey, private eye. But they lack the embossed diamond pattern on the book boards. Each cover has an image from a scene in the book on the front of it. We also look at some things to look for an avoid when buying a first printing copy of sorcerers stone.
Sorcerers is a section on other different terminologies used. First up, hardcover first editions of the original harry potter and the. This set is in good preowned condition showing only light signs of edge and corner wear as seen in the photos. The american edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone was released a year later in september 1998 but it came with a few changes, such as a different name. How do i find out which edition of harry potter i have. One of the attractions of the harry potter books besides the fact that these. A few harry potter copies housed at the cotsen childrens library. Harry potter and the philosophers stone hardcover first edition first printings of this 1997 book have become the holy grail for potter collectorsonly 500 were published and 300 went to. Harry potter sorcerers stone by jk rowling, first edition. Picture of the 1998 first edition dust jacket for harry potter and the sorcerers stone u.
Sorcerers when scholastic was publishing harry potter and the philosophers stone in. A true first edition can be identified using a printing number, which can be found at the very beginning of the book. The true first editions of the each book of the harry potter series were first published by bloomsbury press in the u. Rowling has changed the face of publishing, book selling and indeed reading for millions of people. 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. Harry potter and the deathly hallows 1st us edition1st. Throughout the harry potter books, there are some variations between the bloomsbury british and scholastic american editions. A uk printing should have a print line that reads 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 and. Jan 18, 2011 comparing the 1st printing 1st edition of the chamber of secrets to the book club harry potter and the chamber of secrets. Over 300 million copies of the harry potter series have been sold world wide. 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.
The very early first editions are all hardback editions designed for libraries and initially. The book, published by scholastic, will feature exclusive bonus material from j. The first harry potter book to be published was harry potter and the philosophers sorcerers stone. Mistakes in the harry potter books harry potter wiki fandom. Arthur levine, the man behind scholastics harry potter publication, had reservations about the books title, more specifically with the word philosopher. Just above that first american edition statement it should say. First american edition harry potter and the deathly hallows. The value then decreases incrementally with the second, third and fourth prints, and so on. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix is the longest book in the series, at 766 pages in the uk version and 870 pages in the us version. Rowling the book and dust jacket are in pristine, as new, unread condition. First edition points and criteria for harry potter and the. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up to. Back of title page in the first edition of harry potter. Buy 1st edition harry potter books and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay.
Editions of harry potter and the chamber of secrets by j. Any first editions of collectors editions can be worth a fair amount of money too. Why harry potters first book has a different title in the us. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up. Today we look at first printing issue points of the american first edition harry potter books. Book one was published on june 26, 1997, and the american edition did not arrive until september 1, 1998, almost a year later. Publishers each have their own way of identifying the first edition or more correctly first printing of any book they produce. Harry potter scholastic american books unboxing please subscribe. The following books will arm you with years of knowledge found nowhere else.
If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be worth. Rowling 1st american edition book 1 harry potter and the sorcerers stone book 2 harry potter and the chambers of secrets book 3 harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban book 4 harry potter and the goblet of fire book 5 harry potter and the. Harry potter and the half blood prince uk first edition signed and inscribed to robbie by j. Feb 28, 2016 harry potter and the philosophers stone. Uk 1st edition harry potter and the philosophers stone 1997 rowling th print. Ships free through usps media mail with a fast one day handling. Oct 03, 2018 the first three harry potter first edition, first print books can be worth thousands of pounds. Harry potter complete hardcover book set years 1 7 j. Bloomsbury publishing use a reverse number system to identify when a. Harry potter books 1 7 special edition boxed set by j. If you have a hard cover copy of harry potter and the sorcerers stone that was published in the u. It didnt seem like an auspicious purchase at the time. Jun 26, 2007 how do i find out which edition of harry potter i have.
Harry potter american edition books unboxing youtube. Books to identify first editions and help the book seller in the book collecting world, there are exceptions to the exceptions, and many publishers indicated first edition in their own unique way. According to the independent, 500 hardback copies of the first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone known as harry potter and the sorcerers stone in the u. Uk 1st edition harry potter and the philosophers stone 1997. If you happen to have one of these editions, and think that the value of selling it. If you guessed a firstedition harry potter and the philosophers stone that was published by bloomsbury on june 30, 1997, then you are correct. The first four books in the harry potter series are highly sought after. Im reading for the first time this book to my daughter 6 years old, but for me 37 years old its the third time i read harry potter and the philosophers stone. This also refers to the books which include the first edition denotation on the. How to tell if you have a harry potter first edition set and. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone first american edition. Aug 18, 2016 according to the independent, 500 hardback copies of the first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone known as harry potter and the sorcerers stone in the u.
Everyone should read this book, if only to realize why the phenomenon harry potter has spread. Us first editions will have the number line of 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 8 99 00 01 02, on the page along with printed in the u. If you buy, sell or collect books, these should be your first investment. Harry potter and the philosophers stone, for example, had a shade of red as the main color for the cover. Rowling is obviously best known as the author of the harry potter stories. This book has been carefully stored and wrapped in tissue paper from new. I have a first american edition of order of the phoenix in unread condition. Pocket guide to the identification of first editions sixth edition bill mcbride. Books that are signed by the stars of the film franchise really add no to very little value to the book. Meanwhile, in the united states, the harry potter first editions were published by scholastic press. A journey through the history of magic 2017, this moreexpansive gathering includes images of more than 200 magical and medicinal artifacts, old prints and manuscripts, draft pages from j. Rowling first editions adrian harrington rare books. Rising meteorically from relative poverty and difficulty in edinburgh to creative superstardom in an incredibly short space of time it is not too much of a stretch to say that ms. Dec, 2017 hardcover first editions of the american version of harry potter and the sorcerers stone check for the number line of 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 8 99 00 01 02.
A book club edition is far less valuable than the true first u. Learn about the artwork on uk harry potter first edition covers. Mar 29, 2018 today we look at first printing issue points of the american first edition harry potter books. The main characteristics of a 1997 first edition first issue are a print line that reads 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 and.
The first three harry potter books came out in great britain long before they were published in the united states. Bloomsbury publishing first printed the book in 1997. The most important thing to look at when trying to ascertain whether or not you have a harry potter first edition is what print run it is. Editions for harry potter and the chamber of secrets. We also look at some things to look for an avoid when buying a.
Harry potter and the sorcerers stone hardcover first american. Book 1 us harry potter and the sorcerers stone published in 1998, the us version of the philosophers stone was retitled. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone hardcover first american edition new. The first novel in the harry potter series and rowlings debut novel, it follows harry potter, a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage on his eleventh birthday, when he receives a letter of acceptance to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of harry potter and the halfblood prince u. Oct 10, 2019 harry potter and the philosophers stone hardcover first edition first printings of this 1997 book have become the holy grail for potter collectorsonly 500 were published and 300 went to. The harry potter uk first editions have a basic and streamlined picture on the cover and one main color. If you are among the few who happen to have a first printing first edition of the uk edition of the first book, which was called, harry potter and the philosophers stone, you really have a treasure.
This also refers to the books which include the first edition denotation on the publishers. If so, you may underscore may have a valuable book on your hands. Rowling and lacks the year 1 badge, and the gold lettering is raised on the spine of the dust jacket. English harry potter and the philosophers stone italiano. The first book in the series introduces boy wizard harry potter. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. Rowlings phenomenally bestselling series, will be released in a special anniversary edition on september 23, 2008. Collecting harry potter the new antiquarian the blog of the. This ebook covers first issue points for the first book in the harry potter series. Picture of the first edition scholastic press boards for harry potter and the halfblood prince u. What is the value of first edition us harry potter books. The seven harry potter books have transfigured like an animagus, taking new form once again. Harry potter goodreads meet your next favorite book.
Rowling s harry potter series has gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide, and first editions of her books have very quickly become collectable. Condition is noted as good because book 4 is the more like good and another book has a dedication note written on one page. We believe this to be a book club edition with the following points of issue. Fulfilling the promise of the earlier teaser, harry potter. Except the book happened to be a first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone titled harry potter and the sorcerers stone in the us, one of only 500 to ever exist and. Collecting harry potter the new antiquarian the blog of. Harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. On page 53, in the list of school supplies that harry receives from hogwarts, the item 1 wand must. Jul 15, 2010 if you have a hard cover copy of harry potter and the sorcerers stone that was published in the u.
I have a first edition copy of harry potter and the sorcerers stone but i cant a value. This little book lists most publishers and uses a simplified code system based on the authors experience handling actual first editions. Jk rowling signed harry potter and the deathly hallows first edition uk. Harry potter and the halfblood prince was published on 16 july 2005. Which harry potter book is the holy grail of them all. First american printing of the order of the phoenix by jk rowling. As a first edition, it should count down 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Harry potter complete full set of books 17 first american. It has the publishers weekly blurb on the back, is hardcovered, and is purple and red with gold lettering on the spine of the book itself. There are book club editions that have the same full number line as the true first us edition.
How to tell if you have a harry potter first edition set. Half price books celebrating 20 years of harry potter. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone, the first book in j. Mar 19, 2018 yes, in order to have a first edition of any of the harry potter books they must be published by bloomsbury in the year of original release and have a number line counting down to one. The top spine of both the book and the dust jacket lists j. Harry potter book collecting the chamber of secrets 1st. Apr 11, 2016 later issue dust jackets have a substitute quote from publishers weekly.