Potterhead running club phrc is a virtual running club operated by random tuesday, inc. Phrc is not endorsed, sanctioned, or in any other way supported directly or indirectly by warner bros. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban had a first run of 10,000 copies. It hasnt yet been 20 years sinceharry potter and the. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be. Harry had gone through the triwizard tournament without madeye moodys help. New listing harry potter books full set including 1st editions bloomsbury 1st run ref e. Entertainment, the harry potter book publishers, or j.
Harry potter and the half blood prince published in july 2005 to widespread pottermania, jks days of book tours were long gone so very few signed copies are on the market. The print run for the first edition of all of the last four titles was very. Well, this section on mugglenet will explain all the intricacies associated with the rare harry potter books, from the first editions to the misprints and covers associated with each. Value, in dollars, of a bloomsbury firstedition of harry potter and the philosophers stone. The uk first certainly is, yes tens of thousands of dollars in good. Book 1 us harry potter and the sorcerers stone published in 1998, the us version of the philosophers stone was retitled. The first commercial print run of a novel is called the first printing of the first edition. Since then, over 325 million copies of the first six books by ms. Buy harry potter final 4 books hardback all 1st editions, all first print runs, all bloomsbury goblet of fire, order of the. Goblet of fire and the other later harry potter books were printed for bloomsbury by a number of different firms, as the print runs were so large that no single company could manage the whole thing.
Harry faces the thorny transition into adulthood, when adult heroes are revealed to be fallible, and matters that seemed black and white suddenly come out in shades of gray. Harry potter and the deathly hallows had an initial print run of 12 million copies making it the biggest initial print run in history when it was released at midnight on 21 july 2007. The movies, rowlings high profile, and her non potter novels the casual vacancy, the cuckoos calling, the silkworm, and career of evil have kept interest alive. According to the auction house, first editions of harry potter and the sorcerers stone are valuable because of their rarity. Harry potter and the philosophers stone paperback book 1st edition 26th print. The initial hardcover print run was stopped midprinting after it was discovered that joanne rowling rather than j. Having sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, 6 7 8 harry potter by j. Record print run for final potter the sixth instalment was 2005s bestselling book in the us a record 12 million copies of the final harry potter book are to be released in its first us print run. In the united states, the books initial printing run was 3. Do you have these harry potter books lying around your.
Bbc news entertainment record print run for final potter. British publishers bloomsbury released the first book in the harry potter series in june 1997. Harry potter and the philsophers stone had a very small print run and has become one of the most beloved and bestselling books of all time. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be worth thousands. All books of a religious, ideological, philosophical or political nature have thus been excluded from the below lists of bestselling books for these reasons. Large print, harry potter kids, kids, books barnes. Buy 1st edition harry potter books and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Potterhead running club we solemnly swear that we are up. Rowlings harry potter series has gained immense popularity, critical. Highest initial print run for a fiction book guinness.
June 22, 2003 5 million copies sold in the first 24 hours following the release of harry potter and the order of the phoenix, breaking all publishing records. Old copies of harry potter novels may have sentimental value for the owners, but they could also be worth a mint. So while it is unusual for a book that is only 20 years old to command the prices that harry potter does, you may not know that the absolutely tiny print run of 500 copies of harry potter and the philsophers stone was divided into 350 trade hardcovers and 150. How do i find the value of a misprinted harry potter book. Number of copies from that initial print run distributed to libraries. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up. First edition points and criteria for harry potter and the. Collecting harry potter first editions raptis rare books fine rare. How to identify first editions or a first printing of a book. Even a muggle can make decorations that mimic the style of the wizarding world of hogwarts. Harry potter book series 7 books harry potter and the sorcerers stone by j. In 2007, the author held a book launch at londons natural history museum, where she signed around 1,700 copies. Only 500 to 1,000 copies were produced on the book s first print run. The previous potter book, harry potter and the halfblood prince, was released in 2005 with a first printing of 10.
Massive print run for new harry potter book ctv news. Specifically, these book span harry s seven years at hogwarts. The initial hardcover print run was stopped midprinting after it was discovered that joanne rowling rather than jk rowling had been printed. The first printing has the full number line with the 1. How to determine a books initial press run denise enck recently ive received a couple of emails from visitors to this site, who wanted to know how to determine how large a given published book s initial print run also known as the first printing, first impression, or press run was. Includes identificaton criteria and points of issue to help collectors identify the original book.
Harry potter and the order of the phoenix, more than any of the four previous novels in the series, is a comingofage story. Print run definition of print run by the free dictionary. Upside down harry more expensive melville house books. The new batch will now will be labeled second printing of the first edition. How to figure out how much harry potter book copies are worth. Collecting harry potter the new antiquarian the blog of the.
Prices for first edition first printings go up to around. How to determine a books initial press run empty mirror. But the print run for gof was in the bazillions and printing errors happen all the time, so its value is likely zilch. The first potter book had a first print run of just 500 copies in june 1997. Each new book, when it was released, toppled sales records on the first day of sales the later books selling 59 million copies in one day. Collecting harry potter the new antiquarian the blog. Collecting harry potter first editions raptis rare books. This does not make a difference there is no precedence for any of the individual printers, and no difference in collectible value between the copies, as all of them hit stores at the same time. How to check if your harry potter books are worth thousands of. Potter in the post the final book in the harry potter series is set to be published in july 2007 and 12 million copies are planned to be printed in the us, a record for a first print run. Because bloomsbury is afraid that young boys wont want to read a book by a woman, they suggest she use he. The stories span seven years, coinciding with the seven years a student spends at hogwarts. Pictures of the true first edition of harry potter and the halfblood prince u. If that first group sells out then another batch of books is printed.
Less rare first editions sell for anything between thousands and. Final harry potter book released on this day in 2007, the seventh and final harry potter novel, harry potter and the deathly hallows, is released, with an initial print run of 12 million copies. Rowling, mary grandpre october 1998 order in the next 7 hours 26 minutes and get it by tuesday, march 03. The first book in the series harry potter and the philosophers stoneis published in the united kingdom. Why your old harry potter books are probably not worth a. The collectible harry potter over 300 million copies of the harry potter series have been sold world wide. Would a firstfirst of the the first harry potter book harry potter and the philosophers stone be worth something. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix rare misprint. Because bloomsbury is afraid that young boys wont want to read a book by a woman, they suggest she use her initials.
Since rowling was an unknown writer, there was extremely limited print run of the first book, harry potter and the philosophers stone. Less than 24 hours after going on sale in the uk and the us, the full text of the new harry potter book has been illegally posted on the internet, according to a story from the hollywood reporter. Pictures of the true first edition of harry potter and the chamber of secrets u. Believe it or not, only 500 copies were printed during its initial run, with 300 of those going to. All records listed on our website are current and uptodate. Demand for collectible harry potters has not decreased even though the last book in the series, harry potter and the deathly hallows, was published in 2007. The first few books received relatively small print runs in the uk, but they kept being reprinted as the harry potter phenomenon gathered speed. It also was issued with a jacket and boards designed by cliff wright and has the price of.
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