Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (1st state DJ - Fine) Rowling, J.K. [Fine] [Hardcover]

Arthur A. Levine / Scholastic Press, New York. 1998. 309 pages. First edition stated, with numberline beginning with 2; which means this is a second printing HOWEVER, the plum here is the DJ, which is the same as the highly collectible, highly desirable first state DJ of the first printing. In addition to the DJ being the same as the first state DJ, the DJ is fine; which is a magnificent feat; as the American print run for the first printing was only 30k copies, and no one knew the author or the story at the time, so these copies were hardly preserved, as the majority of them landed in libraries, and we all know how that goes. So this first state DJ has the requisite Guardian blurb on the rear, the JK initials present at the head of the DJ spine, and properly lacks the year 1 badge at spine head. Raised, gold embossed Harry Potter name on both the spine, and the front. On the back of the dust jacket, there is a single quote on the top, from the Guardian, a paper in London, stating ""Harry Potter could assume the near-legendary status of Ronald Dahl's Charlie, of chocolate factory fame."" On the bottom left there is a cream/light-yellow bar code box with two bar codes in it, and the smaller bar code states ""51695"". This highly sought after first state DJ is fine; the only thing keeping the DJ from 'as-new' status is the $16.95 price has been neatly clipped from the top of the DJ flap. The book itself is equally as attractive. Purple diamond-embossed boards quarter-bound in red cloth with the author's initials, JK, present at the head of the spine, while properly lacking the Year 1 badge. Book is tight. Binding and hinges are sound. Panel boards and endpapers are bright and clean. No writing within. A fine/fine copy of the first American edition, second printing in a most desirable, rare, fine, fist state DJ, which has all of the requisite points of the coveted first state, first printing DJ.