Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

New York: Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic Press, 1998. First American edition. Fine/Near Fine. A Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket (with just a bit of sunning to the spine panel). With The Guardian blurb on the rear panel (as required for the first issue jacket).

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the first book in the series, brought the wizarding world to muggle readers across the United States. This first printing of Sorcerer's Stone was limited to 30,000 copies, unlike the first print runs of later books in the series, which soared into the millions. The first British edition, entitled Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, had been published in the summer of 1997 in an initial print run of just 5,000 paperback copies and 500 hardcovers (about half of which went to libraries). Of course, the Harry Potter series has since become a phenomenon, completely reshaping pop culture and defining the childhoods of millions of young readers worldwide.

Sorcerer's Stone follows the orphan Harry as he discovers the truth about his parents, leaving the abusive home of his aunt to begin his magical training in the hallowed halls of Hogwarts School. Alongside new friends Hermione and Ron, Harry begins to realize that not all is as it seems, and that evil forces will soon require him to be a hero. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.