Bloomsbury, UK, 1998. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Twenty Eighth Printing. Size: 8vo Octavo (8 to 9 inches). Text body is clean & unmarked. Binding tight, spine fine. Dust Jacket sun faded, titling legible. Edges foxed and browned. Minor marks and wear to book. Dog ears to a few pages. Now protected in non-adhesive plastic wrap. ISBN: 0747532699. ISBN/EAN: 9780747532699.. 9780747532699

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First published by Bloomsbury in the UK in 1997, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone set off a literary epic that would envelop and change children's literature for the 21st Century. The first book of a seven-book series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone quickly captured the imagination and admiration of children and adults alike, and would go on to win countless awards in literature. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone has been translated into over seventy languages, including Latin and Greek. It, along with the other six books in the series, has been cinematically adapted as well. British Fantasy Award (1999), Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adolescent Literature (2008), British Book Award for Children's Book of the Year (1998), Smarties Prize (1997), Prijs van de Nederlandse Kinderjury (2002) ...more Prijs van de Nederlandse Kinderjury (2002), Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award (2001), South Carolina Book Award for Junior Book Award (2001), Grand Canyon Reader Award for Teen Book (2000), Charlotte Award (2000), Nene Award (2000), Massachusetts Children's Book Award (2000), Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award (2001), Blue Hen Book Award for Chapter Book (2001), Nevada Young Readers' Award for Young Reader Category (2000), Sasquatch Reading Award (2000), Golden Archer Award for Middle/Junior High (2000), Indian Paintbrush Book Award (2000), Carnegie Medal Nominee (1997), ALA's Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults (1999)

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Bookseller: Shiny Owl Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 46182
Title: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Author: J.K. Rowling
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 0747532699
ISBN 13: 9780747532699
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Place of Publication: UK
Date Published: 1998
Keywords: BZDB157 Children's Fiction; Unbranded ISBN: 0747532699 EAN: 9780747532699 J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...