How to identify a first edition book from a reprint at bookseller world. K rowing will have a much higher value even if it isnt an early edition or part of harry potter first edition set. Could your old harry potter books make you thousands. What are your harry potter bloomsbury edition books worth. Includes identificaton criteria and points of issue to help collectors identify the original book. A hardcover book published in 1958 by viking isnt the same as a reprint published by penguin in 1963. The harry potter books were the reason i fell in love with reading and makebelieve worlds and i have jk rowling to thank for that. How much is first edition harry potter and the deathly. Harry potter first edition book bought for 25p at jumble. How to tell if a book is a first edition or valuable. How to tell if you have a harry potter first edition set. If your copy is a 3rd printing, or a book club edition, it wont have the same value as a first edition. Its the earliest copy on the marketand because it was a national book award winner, im holding.
Only 500 were published, and 300 went to libraries, so if you have one, go ahead and treat yourself to a nice dinner. People will pay crazy money just because it says joanne rowling instead of j. I have been collecting harry potter books for roughly 10 years. This little book lists most publishers and uses a simplified code system based on the authors experience handling actual first editions.
Pictures of the true first edition of harry potter and the goblet of fire u. To be valuable, the books have to be original first edition hardbacks published in the year the book first came out and in very good condition. So based off of this information, we can deduce that my copy of far from the tree is a first edition hardcover, first print fun in the publication year 2017. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix by the time the fifth book in the series came out, jk rowling was a global phenomenon. Abe books, who sold a first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone for. How to identify first editions or a first printing of a book.
Rare bookseller abebooks recently published a guide to collecting the harry potter series, and while the valuations vary based on the book number, there are a few rules of thumb. Book collecting guide identifying and collecting first. The harry potter series only began in 1997 and yet j. A signed copy may be worth between 2,000 and 3,000. Since the number line method wasnt widely used until the 1980s, you may well find books older without one. I got this book, harry potter and the sorcerers stone, after my old copy got lost during a move. A first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone is expected to go for between. A signed copy may be worth 1,500 an unsigned first edition copy of harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban may be worth. Can you tell me if my book is first edition and value. Be careful to make sure copies are by the first publisher. Hi, my name is laura ward, and ive been looking up about the first edition printing of the first harry potter book, harry potter and the philosophers stone, it has to have the dumbledore on the back cover with the brown beard, just inside the front cover it has to have the number 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, and for the authors name it will. Forums auctions will see lot 535 auction a first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone. Just 500 first editions of the first novel were published in 1997. Harry potter first editions harry potter at catch the snitch.
The book club edition has plain boards which lack the embossed diamond pattern. Youd better dig out your harry potter books and see if you have a small fortune on your bookshelf. 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. Technically, all harry potter books are considered first editions. Hardcover first edition first printings of this 1997 book have become the. Harry potter book has this typo, it could be worth thousands. How to know if your harry potter book is worth tens of. How can you tell if your harry potter book is worth lots.
Culture books news how to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up to. How you can tell whether your harry potter books are worth a fortune. Publishers each have their own way of identifying the first edition or more correctly first printing of any book they produce. But generally only the first three in the series have much collectible value, as so many copies were printed of the later books. The first three harry potter first edition, first print books can be worth thousands of pounds. It has the publishers weekly blurb on the back, is hardcovered, and is purple and red with gold lettering on the spine of the book itself. There are only 500 first edition copies of harry potter and the philosophers stone, but do you have one of them.
Pocket guide to the identification of first editions sixth edition bill mcbride. The first printing was bound in two different ways. First edition harry potter books have become very valuable. Luckily, there are other ways of telling if your book is a first edition. Whats the difference between a first edition and a first printing.
I just couldnt not have this book in my book collection. If you are among the few who happen to have a first printing first edition of the uk edition of the first book, which was called, harry potter and the philosophers stone, you really have a treasure. Bloomsbury publishing first printed the book in 1997. If you have a first edition signed by the author copy, the. The first harry potter book to be published was harry potter and the philosophers sorcerers stone. Pictures of the true first edition of harry potter and the sorcerers stone u. 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.
How to tell if the harry potter book you have is a first. How to tell if a harry potter book is a first edition. How you can tell whether your harry potter books are. I have a first edition copy of harry potter and the sorcerers stone but i can t a value. Here is a typical trick that can attract those who dont know much about the harry potter books. How do i find out which edition of harry potter i have. Culture books news harry potter first edition sells for. While early paperback editions of harry potter and the philosophers stone can a good sum of money at auction, the real holy grail is a 1997 hardback first edition of harry potter and the. Your old harry potter books could be worth a fortune. Boards are purple with an embossed diamond pattern, and a red spine. When i first started, i did not know enough to know the difference between a first edition, first print, trade edition, book club edition, or state. Your harry potter books could be worth a fortune heres how to check. Picture of the back dust jacket for the first edition of harry potter and the sorcerers stone u.
It says first american edition, october 1998 with the numbers. Yes, in order to have a first edition of any of the harry potter books they must be published by bloomsbury in the year of original release and have a number line counting down to one. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up. Therefore, the print run is considered more important to determining the rarity of a book than the term first edition. A it says its first american edition, october 1998 it also has this number. An unsigned first edition copy of harry potter and the chamber of secrets may be worth between 400 and 600. One of the most common questions asked of book dealers is how can i tell if its a 1st. By this point in the harry potter series, rowling was signing fewer books, which means if you have a signed first edition copy of the fourth installment then youre in luck. How can you tell if your harry potter book is worth lots of money.
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