J.K. Rowling HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE
Bloomsbury First edition, eighteenth impression 1997
Paperback. A rare 18th impression of the first edition as stated on copyright page - see photo.
The following points indicate this as being a relatively early printing of The Philosopher's Stone:
- Copyright credited to Joanne Rowling and not J. K. Rowling as on later editions along with no gap between Thomas Taylor and 1997
- Young wizard to rear cover.
- Smarties Gold Award label to front cover.
These text errors indicate that this is a relatively early printing of The Philosopher's Stone:
Page 15, line 3 - “he tried to kill the Potter’s son” changed to “he tried to kill the Potters’ son”
Page 17, lines 31-32 - “I’ll be takin’ Sirius his bike back” changed to “I’d best get this bike away”
Page 31, line 34 - deletion of an unnecessary single comma at the beginning of the sentence
Page 52, line 35 - “A Beginners’ Guide” changed to “A Beginner’s Guide”
Page 56, lines 17-18 - “seventeen sickles an ounce” changed to “sixteen sickles an ounce”
Page 72, line 25 - “a shiny silver badge” changed to “a shiny red and gold badge”
Page 87, line 31 - “Hogwarts, a History” changed to “Hogwarts: A History”
Page 92, line 22 - “four hundred years” changed to “five hundred years”
Page 101, line 4 - “head of Gryffindor house” changed to “Head of Gryffindor House”
Page 147, lines 7-8 - “looking forward to next day” changed to “looking forward to the next day”
Page 168, lines 9-10 - “One Hundred Magical Herbs” changed to “One Thousand Magical Herbs”
Page 193, line 27 - “that’s the pub” changed to “that’s one of the pubs”
Page 205, line 3 - “you go next to him” changed to “you go there”
Page 205, line 32 - “I take one step forward and she’ll take me” changed to “I’ll make my move and she’ll take me”