" It is a man's duty to have books. A library is not a luxury, but one of the necessaries of life. "
— Henry Ward Beecher

London: Bloomsbury, 1997. [Harry Potter] FIRST EDITION, first paperback impression. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.223 [1]. Publisher's card covers illustrated by Thomas Taylor, and priced at £4.99. Toned to edges, as usual. Some handling to extremities, and a light crease to top corner of front cover, otherwise seemingly unread. Spine sunned. Near fine. One of just 5,150 paperback copies of the first impression, published on the same day as the impossibly rare hardback. Item #63121
ERRINGTON, Philip, 'J.K. Rowling: A Bibliography' (Bloomsbury 2017), A1 (aa).
Price: £14,500.00
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