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ROWLING, J. K. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. [London:] Bloomsbury, [1997]. 8vo (197 x 133 mm). Original publisher’s pictorial wrappers (tiny spot of repair to front lower corner, mild edgewear). FIRST ENGLISH PAPERBACK EDITION of the rare first Harry Potter book published on the same day as the hardback issue, neither having bibliographical priority. FIRST IMPRESSION TEXT, with the following textual points: number sequence from 10 to 1 and the seventh line of the publisher’s imprint page does not include a space between “Taylor” and “1997” on the copyright page, “1 wand” repeated on the equipment list on p. 53. FIRST STATE BINDING with the misspelling “Philospher’s” on lower cover. Errington A1(aa); Grolier, One Hundred Books Famous in Children’s Literature 100.