It hasnt yet been 20 years sinceharry potter and the. The sale exceeded expectations as the copy, described as being in. Its in very good condition, some very slight wear to the cover, but the binding seems to be solid and the interior pages are unmarked. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Discussion in book discussion started by littleparisdress, jul 7, 2009.
Well, this section on mugglenet will explain all the intricacies associated with the rare harry potter books, from the first editions to the misprints and covers associated with each. But to have any real collectable value, it has to be a copy of the first edition, first impression also known as the first printing. Includes identificaton criteria and points of issue to help collectors identify the original book. I looked it up but no one else seemed to have pointed it out, is it just my book. Editions of harry potter and the philosophers stone. Some of these mistakes were fixed in later editions of the same book. The harry potter phenomen is credited with many things, such as making reading cool again, but i believe it also introduced a generation to the idea of collecting books. Has anyone noticed a typo in the 6th harry potter boo. Rowlings harry potter series has gained immense popularity, critical. How to tell if you have a harry potter first edition set. Do you have these harry potter books lying around your. Rowlings immensely popular harry potter books sitting on your bookshelf collecting dust, listen up.
If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up. Rare harry potter first edition complete with typo. Books from the first print are very rare and can be identified by. Harry potter rare typo makes first edition hardback worth a lot of money as it goes up for auction. This guide prices everything from rare signed first editions of the wizard of oz. By the time the fourth book in the series was released harry potter mania had well and truly taken hold and copies were printed by the millions. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be worth thousands.
An entire generation of book lovers are likely to have wellthumbed harry potter books lurking in cardboard boxes at their parents houses. Firstly, and most common publishers usually use a numeric system for identifying the edition of the book. Mugglenet explains all the intricacies associated with the rare harry potter books. Bloomsbury published only 500 of these harry potter books with errors, but check.
The repetition of 1 wand in harrys list of school supplies for hogwarts was removed in. Harry potter rare typo makes first edition hardback worth. The curious thing is, these young collectors may not use the word collector to describe themselves, referring to. How to know if you have a harry potter first edition worth thousands. If you guessed a first edition harry potter and the philosophers stone that was published by bloomsbury on june 30, 1997, then you are correct. In the list of school supplies harry needs for hogwarts, the item 1 wand is listed twice by mistake. There are several methods you can use to determine the edition of a book, but we will concentrate on the modern first edition, the usual methods of identification are. Time magazine is basing their piece on an article published by the independent, which explains the sale of a first printing of the first harry potter book.
Harry potter books with this rare typo could be worth. Harry potter book with typo worth thousands simplemost. Harry potter book with typo could be worth thousands of dollars were you a really early potter fan. Unfollow rare harry potter books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. It didnt seem like an auspicious purchase at the time. Be sorted, earn house points, take classes with our fine hogwarts staff, debate which actor portrayed dumbledore the best, and. Online book marketplace abebooks, which specialises in rare books, has detailed exactly which editions are worth a good deal more than their. Have you ever wondered how to tell if your harry potter book is rare and worth a lot of money. The book happened to be a first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone, one of only 500 to ever exist and distinguished by its two typos.
How to easily identify a modern first edition book youtube. Pictures of the true first edition of harry potter and the sorcerers stone u. A rare first edition harry potter book with two typos just. Rare books how to recognize a modern first edition. Books to identify first editions and help the book seller in the book collecting world, there are exceptions to the exceptions, and many publishers indicated first edition in their own unique way. The harry potter series only began in 1997 and yet j. I recently bought an 1867 copy of don quixote as a gift for my dad think i got a good deal on ebay, but not really sure what its worth. Except the book happened to be a first edition of harry potter and. Harry potter books with typo worth thousands bustle.
Rare old books identify first editions of harry potter. Collecting harry potter the new antiquarian the blog. This mistake was corrected in the second printing of the book. The casting directors of the harry potter series definitely had their jobs cut out for them. Hi i want to know what font they use in harry potter books like not the harry. A rare first edition copy of harry potter and the philosophers stone has just. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up to. You get the book in your hand and you can immediately see these basic typos. Below is a list of mistakes that occur in the harry potter book series, such as plot holes and typos. Weve had a maid off and on but i wouldnt dream of letting a random person who doesnt spend a lot of time with books handle my books. Which harry potter book is the holy grail of them all. The first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone is the only book in the series that credits joanne rowling as its author j. Mistakes in the harry potter books harry potter wiki.
Collecting harry potter first editions raptis rare books. Cover the art for the cover of the original uk edition depicts harry at platform nine and threequarters wearing a. How you can tell whether your harry potter books are worth a fortune. The repeated phrase 1 wand on page is another way to identify a first edition. K rowing will have a much higher value even if it isnt an early edition or part of harry potter first edition set. Collecting harry potter first editions raptis rare books fine rare and antiquarian first edition books for sale. Today marks 20 years since harry potter and the philosophers stone was first published. First edition criteria and points to identify harry potter.
A rare first edition of harry potter and the philosophers. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets 1st printing typo. Over the past two decades, the magic surrounding jk rowlings popular series certainly hasnt died down as collectors still snap up rare books for thousands of pounds. How a typo in your harry potter book might be worth thousands of dollars. Rare typo found in harry potter chamber of secrets. First editions of harry potter and the philosophers stone may be worth thousands thanks to a typo in 500 hardback copies of the novel. Philosophers stone could be worth thousands because of.
First editions of harry potter and the philosophers stone could fetch you thousands of dollars thanks to a certain typo in the book. Books that are signed by the stars of the film franchise really add no to very little value to the book. Only 500 first edition copies contain this special typo. Rowlings harry potter series has gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide, and first editions of her books have very quickly become collectable.
How the harry potter characters looked in the books vs. Additionally, on the page, rowling is identified as joanne. How to know if you have a harry potter first edition worth. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone korean edition book publication year. By far the most valuable book in the series is the first, harry potter and the philosophers stone, published on 30 june 1997 by bloomsbury in london. Since the philosophers stone was well received, the next book in the series, harry potter and the chamber of secrets, had a first printing run of 10,150 copies according to the publisher, bloomsbury. Rowlings birth name before she took a pen name and a. Welcome to rharrypotter, the place where fans from around the world can meet and discuss everything in the harry potter universe. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be worth. So you have a harry potter book and you think it might be valuable.
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