Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by Rowling, J.K
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket (as issued)
- Seller
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SANTA BARBARA, California, United States
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About This Item
Carbondale, Il: Southern Illinois University Press, 2000. First printing of the collectors edition with the full number line going down to 1. Green leather with gilt design and lettering to front board and spine with author's facsimilie signature and drawing on frontispeace. One or two degrees of spine slant to top half of spine. No markings. Gilt page edges have some light scratches. This edition was sold out and never reprinted. . Collector's Edition. Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket (as issued). Illus. by Mary Grandpre . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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
- Bookseller
- Timothy Norlen Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006612
- Title
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- Author
- Rowling, J.K
- Illustrator
- Mary Grandpre
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket (as issued)
- Edition
- Collector's Edition
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Place of Publication
- Carbondale, Il
- Date Published
- 2000
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Classic Author's;
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About the Seller
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
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SANTA BARBARA, California
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About Timothy Norlen Bookseller
I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.
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- Gilt
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- Edges
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
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- Number Line
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