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Product Identifiers

PublisherScholastic, Incorporated

ISBN-100590353403

ISBN-139780590353403

eBay Product ID (ePID)913179

Product Key Features

Book TitleHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicFantasy & Magic, School & Education, General, Social Themes / Friendship, People & Places / Europe

Publication Year1998

IllustratorGrandpré, Mary, Yes

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorJ.K. Rowling

Book SeriesHarry Potter Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight24.9 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN97-039059

Dewey Edition23

Grade FromThird Grade

Series Volume Number1

Volume NumberBk. 1

Grade ToSeventh Grade

Dewey Decimal823/.914 [Fic]

SynopsisAfter 10 miserable years with his aunt and uncle, Harry Potter is invited to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Each book follows another year in Harry's education while more of his frightening destiny is revealed., Harry Potter spent ten long years living with Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, an aunt and uncle whose outrageous favoritism of their perfectly awful son Dudley leads to some of the most inspired dark comedy since Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. But fortunately for Harry, he's about to be granted a scholarship to a unique boarding school called THE HOGWORTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY, where he will become a school hero at the game of Quidditch (a kind of aerial soccer played high above the ground on broomsticks), he will make some wonderful friends, and, unfortunately, a few terrible enemies. For although he seems to be getting your run-of-the-mill boarding school experience (well, ok, even that's pretty darn out of the ordinary), Harry Potter has a destiny that he was born to fulfill. A destiny that others would kill to keep him from.

LC Classification NumberPZ7.R79835Har 1998

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by becolq56
Mar 30, 2020Top favorable review
YES!
This was an actual first edition and it’s hard to tell the difference. Some people believe that because of the words “First American Edition” are printed on the copyright page that it’s a first edition. However a little trick they don’t realize that it can be a “First American Edition” or the 44th reprint or the first edition of the 100th reprint. People have to check the random placed numbers at the bottom. If there is a “1” (not a 01) in the clutter of numbers ie 3 5 7 9 1 2 4 6 8 that means it is a true first edition! I’m just glad I finally got my hands on a true first edition of this book. It’s in good condition. Thank you very much!
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by melvinsotopr
Apr 06, 2020Top critical review
Book Club Edition and NOT New
Of course, everyone knows HP and the Sorcerer’s Stone is a fantastic book, the story is great. Now for this specific item, it didn’t specify it was a Book Club Edition (much cheaper and smaller than the normal book) and that it was used (the bottom corners are torned perhaps of putting it in and out of shelves). The dust jacket and edges of the book are not in “new” condition. Real value is around $5 or less. I attached pictures comparing it to a normal version of the hardcover book. As you can see even the panels are different, the completely red panel means it’s a cheaper made Book Club Edition. Also took very long to arrive, but I’m not basing my review on this because of the current situation going on around the world.
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by fl6kidds
Dec 21, 2016
Harry Potter book
My family loves the Harry Potter series. I started reading them in the late 1990s when I started buying them for my youngest son. My daughter and her 15 year old son are also addicted. Truly stories for the entire family. This is the first in the series, and a present for that daughter, who found it missing from her collection. We all own them in hardback! Can't recommend the series or J.K. Rowling, the author, highly enough.
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by khburnett25
Jul 14, 2020
Enchanting Read
The book that sparked a generation's love for reading. This story is just as enjoyable today in my 30s as it was over 20 years ago when I was 11. Be immersed in this marvellous world of magic.
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by bellisima2011
Sep 06, 2017
THE WIZARD REIGNS!!
As with all of Rowling's books/movies/ this is fabulous! Always age appropriate depending on the time lines for the stories. We watched Harry and the gang grow from basically young children to intelligent and sophisticated young adults and loved every minute. This particular book was a gift for a students birthday. He is 10 so this book was a hit. I recommend it to all Potter fans. It has come in handy as a discussion topic for my class and we often do book reports on the series.
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by fish_19857
Feb 11, 2025
EXCELLENT BOOK
Friends have been telling me to read the Harry Potter books so I finally bought book one. The Sorcerer's Stone is excellent and it is easy to read. I like it better than the movie. Buying on Ebay was very good and its nice to get a low price for a quality book.
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by brenbrudere-0
Nov 01, 2021
Harry Potter Complete Book Series
Reading The Harry Potter Series just makes the entire story much more enjoyable. Especially, in its original form as written. Highly recommend!
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by lazygoat_17
Jan 29, 2022
Just what I was looking for..
I wanted to complete my Harry Potter series in hardbacks—replacing a few I had in paperback. This book fit the bill—great price, good condition, dust jacket intact.
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by wee423
Dec 28, 2019
Great PG book!
I read this book years ago and was excited to find it for my 7yo. He hasn't put it down since he opened it!
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by niikkiix0x0
Jan 16, 2020
Awesome
I have all first edition hardcover Harry Potter books except for this one, I have it in paperback. Happy to now say I have an entire set of first edition & it was brand new. Thank You its perfect!
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