Harry Potter & The Sorcerers Stone-TRUE, Original 1st Print of Book Club Edition

Description: Rare Mint condition First American Book Club Edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling. Here are sample details that match up with the criteria for a HPSS first book club edition 1. Book title lettering is not embossed/raised 2. Black boards, with maroon spine 3. ‘10-1’ number line, as with the 1st trade edition A Note on the $17.95 price on inside flap of DJ: Philip Arrington has written an exhaustive Bibliography of all JK Rowling works. In fact, Rowling herself has endorsed his book as the standard for her published works. According to Arrington, the true 1st Book Club Edition has pricing of $17.95 on the inside of the BCE DJ, at the top of the inside left flap. It is also blank at the top of the spine: later printings have ‘Book 1’ printed at that place on the spine. ————————————————— Here is the explanation of this Book Club Edition’s inherent higher value versus the typical BCE. Since the True U.S. 1st trade editions is so rare (only 35,000 printed in a total print run of over 100 million HPSS to date) and so expensive, collectors have been searching out the first Book Club edition. It becomes the next best alternative. Hence, as BCE demand goes up, so does the value/price. To confirm, this has a flawless dust jacket and illustrations by Mary GrandPre, untouched book boards, unread white pages. ZERO Zero Zero marks, scratches or cuts on dust jacket, boards, or pages. Has Maylar Protective Cover Thanks for the interest.

Price: 149 USD

Location: Greenville, South Carolina

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