I have a first edition harry potter and the half blood prince, weve just on chapter 3 and come across two spelling mistakes already, first is instead of shallow we have shollow, 2nd is instead of fog we have fug does this mean the book is rare and worth putting some place safe after weve finished reading it. His black eyes held a sharp knowing look to them, and his mannerism was far too polite. Details about harry potter and half bloodprince rare owls misprint on page 99. A young fan of the harry potter books has alerted the publishers to an error in j k rowlings latest story. Some of these mistakes were fixed in later editions of the same book. Obsessive bibliophile as i am, its the content that i want, not the object, so a book with 30 pages missing is about as. Harry potter and the deathly hallows book 7 paperback july 7, 2009. So you actually have to read upside down and backwards for the first 14 pages of the. Please see all images for the excellentlooks unread condition. Rowlings first novel, followed by harry potter and the chamber of secrets, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, harry potter and the goblet of fire, harry potter and the order of the phoenix, harry potter and the halfblood prince and harry potter and the deathly hallows, as well as three. July 21, 2007 out in paperback july 2009 what happens in the book. Would a firstfirst of the the first harry potter book harry potter and the philosophers stone be worth something.
According to the independent, 500 hardback copies of the first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone known as harry potter and the sorcerers stone in the u. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be worth. The sheer volume of harry potter printings made for lots of goofs such as upsidedown. At first i thought maybe it was just missing its sleevedustcover but after managing to track down another copy of the same book, it does just look as if mine was a printing error. Harry potter at home announces daniel radcliffe, more reading j. Harry potter rare typo makes first edition hardback worth. Harry potter and the deathly hallows misprint worth. Harry potter and half bloodprince rare owls misprint.
By the time she released the fourth book, jk rowling was writing more books and signing fewer. Rowling on the page, and a dropped line of text on page 7. Wizards unite mobile game announces virtual knight bus to hogwarts. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The repetition of 1 wand on the list of harrys required equipment for hogwarts does indeed appear in true first editions, but in fact also appeared in later printings. Harry potter and the philosophers stone was first published in 1997, and has since gone on to sell an incredible 400 million copies across the globe. The uk first certainly is, yes tens of thousands of dollars in good condition. I bought hpdh the day it was released and my copy had a misprint where after chapter 28, the next chapter started back at chapter 26 and went on until the book ran out of pages it didnt get to the end. The sticker is vital to proving the authenticity of your signed book, so please make sure any books supposedly signed since then include a. Rowling and the seventh and final novel of the harry potter series.
The book starts upside down on page 14 and goes all the way backwards to the title page where it corrects itself and starts right side up on page 14. Harry potter and the deathly hallows is a fantasy novel written by british author j. Harry potter and the mysterious printing error telegraph. Harry faces the thorny transition into adulthood, when adult heroes are revealed to be fallible, and matters that seemed black. Harry potter and the goblet of fire by the time she released the fourth book, jk rowling was writing more books and signing fewer.
Harry potter and the order of the phoenix rare misprint. This is a fine copy of this book in publishers original pictorial boards in a matching fine dustjacket. Fantastic beasts textbook 2017 edition misprint the. If your copy of harry potter has a typo on page 53, you. Please refer to the pictures and do not hesitate to ask questions. Unlike stamps or currency this decreases the value of a book. Rowlings harry potter series has gained immense popularity, critical acclaim. Does any one know about the misprinted harry potter book that was bound. More than 400 million copies of the harry potter series have been sold worldwide.
If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be. Mugglenet explains all the intricacies associated with the rare harry potter books, from the first editions to the misprints and covers associated with each. The 1 wand error in harry potter and the philosophers stone. Jk rowlings first book became an instant bestseller image. Cover the art for the cover of the original uk edition depicts harry at platform nine and threequarters wearing a gryffindor scarf, however, harry hasnt been sorted yet. Comparing the 1st printing 1st edition of the chamber of secrets to the book club harry potter and the chamber of secrets. Thi is a wonderfully bright and unfaded dustjacket. Rowling s harry potter series has gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide, and first editions of her books have very quickly become collectable. This mistake was fixed in later editions of the book.
By the time harry potter and the goblet of fire was written there quite a harry potter following, and the initial print run was 1 million copies. One harry potter book containing the error is set to be auctioned off in. So there you go if you have the typo, bloomsbury, 1997, 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. The seventh and final installment in the harry potter series opens with a dark scene at the malfoys, where voldemort is awaiting snapes report on harrys whereabouts. Not however the mint editions you might expect, but collectable misprinted copies. Harry potter and the philosophers stone from 8th may 2001. Rowling at special and signing events have included a holographic sticker to authenticate the signature. Collecting harry potter first editions raptis rare books. Mistakes in the harry potter books harry potter wiki fandom. Below is a list of mistakes that occur in the harry potter book series, such as plot holes and typos. Possible misprint error, harry potter and the goblet of fire. It was released on 21 july 2007 in the united kingdom by bloomsbury publishing, in the united states by scholastic, and in canada by raincoast books. Both copies are 1st edition 1st print complete numberlines 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 as shown in images also included are 2 callsheets, one from each film.
By far the most valuable book in the series is the first, harry potter and the philosophers stone, published on 30 june 1997 by bloomsbury in london. Tanning of pages which is normal for harry potter books. Harry potter new lego sets with forbidden forest, room of requirement, burrow, more. Get here harry potter and the deathly hallows book misprint harry potter has no idea how famous he is. Several items in the press have recently suggested that a typo found on p. I have a paper back copy of harry potter and the order of the phoenix. Harry potter book collecting the chamber of secrets 1st. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix, more than any of the four previous novels in the series, is a comingofage story. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up. It is possible, however, that the illustration is of. The novel chronicles the events directly following harry potter and the half.
Laila banjar, nine, noticed that in harry potter and the goblet of fire, crouch, a member of the ministry of magic, vanished on one page only to reappear a few pages on without explanation. Simply brit shipped with premium postal service within 24 hours from the uk with impressive delivery time. Since the 7 212007 launch of harry potter and the deathly hallows, every book signed by j. An error in harrys shopping list might mean a trip to gringotts for up to 500. Therefore, any book with the missing sentences can be exchanged for. Was going through my old books and remembered my harry pottero and the goblet of fire misprint. While being sorted into houses, harry looks up at the sorting hats stool, and there. Harry potter and the halfblood prince owls misprint on page 99 1st ed. I have recently bought the new harry potter book and found that in the center some of the pages are out of order, it skips from page 306 to 338, goes to 370, then skips back to 307 and goes to 337, were it skips to 371 and has all the rest of the pages in correct order. First editions of harry potter and the philosophers stone may be worth thousands thanks to a typo in 500 hardback copies of the novel. Mistakes in the harry potter books harry potter wiki.
If your copy of harry potter has a typo on page 53, you could be. Harry potter and half bloodprince rare owls misprint on page. How do i find the value of a misprinted harry potter book. Generally speaking, printing errors usually only make a book more valuable when it was rare to begin with. Its the 2014 bloomsbury harry potter series, which features pretty nice artwork and gold embossed covers except my copy has no gold. Riddle, an aged man with a neck like a walrus, and the body of a semiskinny farmer urged. Harry potter and the deathly hallows misprint tamebay. One book that includes the misprint is even expected to.
There were only a few hundred printed, and many of those went to libraries so theyre not pretty. The first 14 pages are printed upside down and backwards. Dust jacket has some wrinkling due to being shelved. Reuters the latest harry potter book is also set to. This 17yearold girl transformed herself into harry potter and. If you reference the photos right before the title page is spelled harry potter and the sorcerors stone. This copy has the rare misprint that states eleven outstanding o. This large print run was split between two print houses, clays ltd 750,000 and omnia press in scotland 250,000. This mistake was corrected in the second printing of the book. Copies of the hottest book of the year are appearing on ebay. Harry potter and the deathly hollows pages misprint.
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