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Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone
by J.K. Rowling
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0590353403
- ISBN 13
- 9780590353403
- Seller
-
Milton, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Scholastic Press, 1998 Us edition in very good dj. later printing no number line not priced on dj, Publisher's weekly review on back board not numbered on spineArthur A. Levine Books / An Imprint of Scholastic Press, New York, 1998. Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jacket art by Mary GrandPre (illustrator). Book Club Edition. Book Club edition of the author's first book (American translation, incorporating 78 textual changes) in earliest known state. Boards are red, not purple & black. Numeral 1 and initials "J.K." absent from spine of both book & jacket; no statement of edition; no number line. "Publisher's Weekly" blurb to rear panel; number 15635 (not 51695) in white rectangle to bottom of jacket rear panel. Illus. by Mary Grandpre. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.
Synopsis
The first novel of J.K. Rowling's acclaimed Harry Potter Series was released in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone . In this novel, the audience first meets Harry Potter and his horrible family. Harry is an orphan, and lives in a tiny room under the stairs, serving his family by cooking and cleaning. His life takes a turn for the better when he gets a letter of acceptance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy. Winner of: British Fantasy Award (1999), Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adolescent Literature (2008), British Book Award for Children's Book of the Year (1998), Smarties Prize (1997), Prijs van de Nederlandse Kinderjury (2002) ...more Prijs van de Nederlandse Kinderjury (2002), Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award (2001), South Carolina Book Award for Junior Book Award (2001), Grand Canyon Reader Award for Teen Book (2000), Charlotte Award (2000), Nene Award (2000), Massachusetts Children's Book Award (2000), Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award (2001), Blue Hen Book Award for Chapter Book (2001), Nevada Young Readers' Award for Young Reader Category (2000), Sasquatch Reading Award (2000), Golden Archer Award for Middle/Junior High (2000), Indian Paintbrush Book Award (2000), Carnegie Medal Nominee (1997), ALA's Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults (1999)
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Reviews
On Aug 26 2011, SherlockJr said:
THIS IS A WONDERFUL BOOK. THE BEST BEGINNING FOR THE BEST SERIES EVER WRITTEN.
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Details
- Seller
- Ian Thompson
(CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- ABE-1587482864638
- Title
- Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone
- Author
- J.K. Rowling
- Illustrator
- Mary Grandpre
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0590353403
- ISBN 13
- 9780590353403
- Publisher
- Scholastic Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998
- LCCN
- 97039059
- Dewey
- [Fic]
Terms of Sale
Ian Thompson
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Ian Thompson
Biblio member since 2015
Milton, Ontario
About Ian Thompson
specializing in G. A. Henty about 5000 books in stock
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