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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ( AKA: Sorcerer's Stone ) --book 1 of the Series -by J K Rowling ( Volume One )( 1st Canadian Corrected Edition )
by PLEASE READ DESCRIPTION --- Rowling, J K ( Joanne )(aka Robert Galbraith / Kennilworthy Whisp / Newt Scamander ) ( uses the BRITISH format and spelling and grammar )
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good (see description)/Very Good (see description)
- ISBN 10
- 1551923963
- ISBN 13
- 9781551923963
- Seller
-
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Vancouver, British Columbia: Vancouver, BC: Raincoast / Bloomsbury, 1997 ( actually circa 2007 ), 1st Canadian Edition, Later Printing, 1997. ------------( later printing of the First Raincoast Edition ) ----hardcover, about 5.25w x 8h inches, a Very Good example, looks quite nice but there is a stain on the fore edge of the text block (see scan) ---in a visually Near Fine dustjacket but there is a VERY FAINT stain on the verso of the jacket, a bit of age toning to paper, looks new, no writing in the book, ---number line shows this as the 17th printing but it is actually the 16th Canadian printing as the true Canadian First had a number line that started with a 2, this edition is the FIRST CORRECTED edition from RAINCOAST with both errors from previous printings corrected (which were Line 1, page 8 had "highchair" instead of "high chair" (now shows "high chair" ); and on page 53 in the list of "Other Equipment" needed for Hogwart's School, " 1 wand " was listed twice -this shows "wand" just the once ), the upper portion of the spine and jacket and the rear panel show the old magician ( Dumbledore ) vs earlier issues which show a young magician (who is clearly not Dumbledore), ---this edition shows Raincoast / Bloomsbury on the title page and Raincoast and Bloomsbury info on the copyright page AND has Raincoast/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 and the book and on the copyright page, this edition lists all 7 HP titles by JKR as well as Latin, Welsh, Irish and Ancient Greek translations, ---the RAINCOAST editions are identical in format to the UK editions and uses BRITISH spelling and grammar ---, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate---. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good (see description)/Very Good (see description). Illus. by Thomas Taylor Cover Art. 5.25w x 8h Inches. Flap Not Clipped.
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- Bookseller
- Leonard Shoup
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 169271
- Title
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ( AKA: Sorcerer's Stone ) --book 1 of the Series -by J K Rowling ( Volume One )( 1st Canadian Corrected Edition )
- Author
- PLEASE READ DESCRIPTION --- Rowling, J K ( Joanne )(aka Robert Galbraith / Kennilworthy Whisp / Newt Scamander ) ( uses the BRITISH format and spelling and grammar )
- Illustrator
- Thomas Taylor Cover Art
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (see description)
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good (see description)
- Edition
- Later Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1551923963
- ISBN 13
- 9781551923963
- Publisher
- Vancouver, BC: Raincoast / Bloomsbury, 1997 ( actually circa 2007 ), 1st Canadian Edition, Later Printing
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, British Columbia
- Date Published
- 1997
- Size
- 5.25w x 8h Inches
- Keywords
- Harry Potter / Newt Scamander, Corrected Edition Seventeenth Printing
- Bookseller catalogs
- J K ROWLING / HARRY POTTER Etc;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Leonard Shoup
Biblio member since 2003
Burlington, Ontario
About Leonard Shoup
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