ROWLING, J.K. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" [Arthur A. Levine, 1998] 1st Printing

ROWLING, J.K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

[New York]: Arthur A. Levine: An Imprint of Scholastic Press, 1998. First printing of this American edition. 9.25" x 6.5", vi + 309pp with illustrations by Mary Grandpré. Hardcover in original, price-clipped jacket. Correctly exhibits all first issue points for both the book and the jacket: first edition statement ("October 1998"), full number line, "J.K. Rowling" on spine, no Year 1 badge, raised letters for title, recessed letters for author's name, Guardian quote on back panel, 51695 above barcode, etc. Light rubbing to edges of jacket, now protected in mylar, and otherwise pristine. Light soiling to boards and edges. Gift inscription on half title from Christmas 1998. Very Good in Very Good+ jacket.