Harry Potter is an ordinary boy who lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon's house, which he thinks is normal for someone like him who's parents have been killed in a 'car crash'. He is bullied by them and his fat, spoilt cousin Dudley, and lives a very unremarkable life with only the odd hiccup (like his hair growing back overnight!) to cause him much to think about. That is until an owl turns up with a letter addressed to Harry and all hell breaks loose! He is literally rescued by a ...
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Harry Potter is an ordinary boy who lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon's house, which he thinks is normal for someone like him who's parents have been killed in a 'car crash'. He is bullied by them and his fat, spoilt cousin Dudley, and lives a very unremarkable life with only the odd hiccup (like his hair growing back overnight!) to cause him much to think about. That is until an owl turns up with a letter addressed to Harry and all hell breaks loose! He is literally rescued by a world where nothing is as it seems and magic lessons are the order of the day. Read and find out how Harry discovers his true heritage at Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft, the reason behind his parents mysterious death, who is out to kill him, and how he uncovers the most amazing secret of all time, the fabled Philosopher's Stone! All this and muggles too. Now, what are they?
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Seller's Description:
Good. No dust jacket as issued. Slight shelfware to cover, pages clean. Trade paperback (US). Very rare young picture of Dumbledore of the rear and spine of book.
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Very good. Spine slightly faded, crease to bottom corner of back cover, pages clean inside with no markings. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 223 p. Audience: Children/juvenile. Bloomsbury First Edition, 23rd print paperback featuring young wizard on the back cover, Joanne Rowling printed on copyright page, and "Smarties Gold Award" logo on front cover, not present in later printings. Harry Potter is an ordinary boy who lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon's house, which he thinks is normal for someone like him who's parents have been killed in a 'car crash'. He is bullied by them and his fat, spoilt cousin Dudley, and lives a very unremarkable life with only the odd hiccup (like his hair growing back overnight! ) to cause him much to think about. That is until an owl turns up with a letter addressed to Harry and all hell breaks loose! He is literally rescued by a world where nothing is as it seems and magic lessons are the order of the day. Read and find out how Harry discovers his true heritage at Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft, the reason behind his parents mysterious death, who is out to kill him, and how he uncovers the most amazing secret of all time, the fabled Philosopher's Stone! All this and muggles too. Now, what are they? **If you have any queries about this book, please do not hesitate to contact us at hello@ravenbooks. ie**
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Very good. VGC. Bloomsbury, 1997. First edition-57th printing (57 58 59 60). Paperback with protected cover (two nicks on the edges of the cover and spine) in VGC. Triple Smarties Gold Award Winner on the front cover. Printed by Clays. Nice and clean pages with two ink marks and light shelf wear on the outer edges, slightly yellow on the edges of the pages, previous owner? s name and date written inside the edges of the front cover. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear.223pp.
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Very good. VGC. Bloomsbury, 1997. First edition-59th printing (59 60). Paperback (two small creases and nicks on the edges of the cover and spine) in VGC. Triple Smarties Gold Award Winner on the front cover. Printed by Clays. Nice and clean pages with a small ink mark, nick and light shelf wear on the outer edges, small creases and slightly yellow on the edges of the pages, a couple of small foxing marks on the edges of the half-title page. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear.223pp.
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Near fine. Near fine condition. Bloomsbury, 1997. First edition-57th printing(57 58 59 60). Paperback(two small creases and nicks on the edges of the cover) in near fine condition. Nice and clean pages with a couple of small marks on the edges of the half-title page, small mark and crease on the edges of the back endpaper. Triple Smarties Gold Award Winner on the front cover. Printed by Clays.223pp.
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Very good. VGC plus. Bloomsbury, 1997. First edition-38th printing (40 39 38). Paperback(two small nicks and crease on the edges of the cover and spine) in VGC plus. Joanne Rowling printed on the copyright page, Winner of the 1997 Smarties Gold Award on the front cover. Younger Professor Albus Dumbledore at the back of the cover. Printed by Clays. Nice and clean pages with a small nick and light shelf wear on the outer edges, a couple of creases and small nicks on the edges of the pages.223pp. A collectable early printing.
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Very good. VGC. Bloomsbury, 1997. First edition-33rd printing (40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33). Paperback ( small nicks and creases on the edges of the cover and spine) in VGC. Joanne Rowling printed on the copyright page, Winner of the 1997 Smarties Gold Award on the front cover. Younger Professor Albus Dumbledore at the back of the cover. Printed by Clays. Nice and clean pages but slightly tainted on the outer edges, some creases and small nicks on the edges of the pages.223pp. A collectable early printing.
An excellent introduction to the "Harry Potter" series which sets the scene in a very interesting and enthralling manner. It explains everything from Harry's life to his acceptance at Hogwarts School and the subsequent events that follow during his adventures with his companions Ron and Hermoine. It is an excellent book which is extremely difficult to put down once you start reading it, and easily captivates the reader. I would recommend it to anyone.
JeffB
Jan 31, 2008
Draws you into the series
I bought this for my wife for Christmas. She enjoyed it (as she had the movies) and said that the images you picture in your head from reading is most times better than what they actually show in the movies. This first book does a good job of pulling the reader into the 'Potter' series.
