First Edition Harry Potter Books Us. The first harry potter book to be published was harry potter and the philosopher's (sorcerer's) stone. bloomsbury publishing first printed the book in 1997. The fifth book in j.
Interview with jim spencer of hansons auctioneers. A first edition of jk rowling's first harry potter book, the philosopher of stone, is expected to fetch around gbp30,000 at auction on july 31 after being bought for just gbp1 in a library sale. By far the most valuable book in the series is the first, harry potter and the philosopher’s stone, published on 30 june 1997 by bloomsbury in london.
Identifying a first edition harry potter book:
A well looked after first edition copy of this book can usually be worth a few hundred pounds. Copies of ‘the prisoner of azkaban’ with joanne on the copyright page instead of j.k can be worth up to £1000. First edition harry potter books have become very valuable. [based on the original new story by j.j.