Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. by Rowling, J. K - 1998

New York: Scholastic Press, 1998 Illustrated by Mary GrandPré. First American edition, first printing, in a first state dust jacket: spine lacking Year 1, dust jacket priced at $16.95 and with review from The Guardian on the rear panel. Signed by Rowling on title page. Publisher's red cloth and purple boards with diamond pattern in blind, lettered in gilt; in the original pictorial dust jacket designed by GrandPré, with an illustration of Harry catching the Snitch to the front panel, illustration of Dumbledore and Hedwig to the rear panel, lettered in gilt. Fine book, with just a touch of rubbing to spine ends; about fine unclipped dust jacket, with "Autographed" sticker to front panel, a tiny nick to spine, and a touch of wear to foot of spine. Overall, a signed true first printing, which is becoming exceedingly rare in collectible condition, that presents beautifully. Errington A4(a). First published by Bloomsbury in England as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 1997, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is the first book in the Harry Potter series. It introduces both Harry and readers alike to the secret, magical world of wizards and witches in England. Although often regarded as a children's novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone topped adult reading charts in both the United States and the UK. As Michael Winerip praises in his 1999 New York Times review, "like Harry Potter, [Rowling] had wizardry inside, and has soared beyond her modest Muggle surroundings to achieve something quite special.". Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included. Illus. by Mary GrandPre.