Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

New York: Arthur A. Levine Books (1998), 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo. [4], v-vi, [2], 1-309 pp. Quarter red cloth over purple paper boards with a diamond pattern, gold lettering on the spine. Blue-green endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $16.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. In-text illustrations by Mary Grandpré. Errington A4(a). With only the Guardian blurb on rear panel, raised gold foil on the front panel, the copyright page with its full numberline. A stunning copy of Rowling's first installment in the beloved fantasy series. Here we see Harry escape the Dursley's for the first time, and his first run-in with Voldemort. (truncated) The series has captured the imagination of a generation, and launched several popular film adaptations of the books. First editions of the American version of the first book are becoming increasingly difficult to find. A name on the free front endpaper; the jacket has its original bookstore price sticker on the rear panel (price of $16.95, dated 11/03/98). (Inventory #: 000011974)