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It was first published in Britain in 1997 and appeared in the United States the following year under the title Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. ‘He must’ve known you’d always want to come back. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, also called Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the first novel in the immensely popular Harry Potter series by British writer J.K.

This is a great, witty book and I think J.K Rowling did a. He knew what he was doing when he gave me the Deluminator, didn’t he? He – well,’ Ron’s ears turned bright red and he became engrossed in a tuft of grass at his feet, which he prodded with his toe, ‘he must’ve known I’d run out on you.’ Harry Potter and the Philosopher stone is great book I would recommend it to all ages above 6. ‘Sometimes I’ve thought, when I’ve been a bit hacked off, he was having a laugh or – or he just wanted to make it more difficult. Naturally, we don’t know Dumbledore’s true intention, but Harry seemed to hit the nail on the head: The Deluminator made a reappearance when Dumbledore bequeathed it to Ron in his will and Ron questioned why he in particular had received it.

All second printings amended the above errors.The first magical object we encountered was Dumbledore’s Deluminator – referred to then as a Put-Outer – which he used to ensure he and Professor McGonagall were shrouded in darkness when they went to drop off Harry at the Dursleys’. It’s estimated around 1000-1500 second printings were made within a week of the first printing.

There’s no dust jacket on the hardcover - the book didn’t have a dust jacket until the third printing.

On the back cover of the first printing, ‘Philosopher’s’ is spelt ‘Philospher’s’. invitation to an incredible place called the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

On the back of the book, the blurb will read ‘Wizardry and Witchcraft’ as opposed to Witchcraft and Wizardry.

However, this does appear in later printings.

On page 53 ‘1 wand’ will be listed twice in the ‘other equipment’ section.

The author’s name will read Joanne Rowling and the illustrator’s name won’t have a space before the date.

Look for the number rundown on the copyright page it should read 10 down to 1 - with 1 meaning it’s the first edition.

The Wendy Cooling quote at the bottom of the front page - 1st-2nd printing hardcover and 1st-5th printing paperback.So, how do you tell if you have the first printing? Is all the hype about the Harry Potter books justified In a word, yes, the books are a. Whereas a printing is where a publisher prints a certain amount of books to be sold, but the author needs more, which would be the second printing. This book is highly recommended to anybody between the ages of 8 and 80. If a second edition of a book is released, it will have a change in the plot or extra information added (this is why textbooks have numerous editions). How to Tell if You’ve Got a First Print Version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stoneįirstly, we need to distinguish between ‘edition’ and ‘printing’.