Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ( AKA: Sorcerer's Stone ) --book 1 of the Series -by J K Rowling ( Volume One )

Vancouver, British Columbia: Vancouver, BC: Raincoast / Bloomsbury, 1997, 1st Canadian Edition, Later Printing ( number line shows this as the 11th printing but it is actually the 10th Canadian printing as the true Canadian First had a number line that started with a 2 ) , 1997. ------------( later printing of the First Raincoast Editions ) ----hardcover, about 5.25w x 8h inches, a Fine example, ---in a Near Fine dustjacket, a bit of sunning to spine of jacket, --- there are two variants to the jacket art -early printings show a young magician on the rear panel and the the upper spine tip ---later printings show an older magician [clearly DUMBLEDORE)---this copy shows the DUMBLEDORE image, a bit of age toning to paper, looks new especially with the jacket in a hi-quality mylar protector, no writing in the book other than my lightly pencilled inventory number, ---this early edition contains two errors: Line 1, page 8 has "highchair" instead of "high chair"; and on page 53 in the list of "Other Equipment" needed for Hogwart's School, " 1 wand " is listed twice ---errors that were corrected in later printings, copyright page states Joanne not "J.K.Rowling", ---this edition shows Raincoast on the title page and Raincoast and Bloomsbury info on the copyright page AND has Raincoast and Bloomsbury on the lower spine tip of the jacket and the book , as well this has a Raincoast ISBN on the rear panel of the jacket, the book and the copyright page, this edition lists 4 titles by JKR (up to GOBLET ), any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Fine (see description)/Near Fine (see description). Illus. by Thomas Taylor Cover Art. 5.25w x 8h Inches. Flap Not Clipped.