Details

Subject(s)

• Witches—Juvenile fiction [Browse]
• Wizards—Juvenile fiction [Browse]
• Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary organization)—Juvenile fiction [Browse]
• Schools—Juvenile fiction [Browse]
• England—Juvenile fiction [Browse]

Related name

• GrandPré, Mary [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Fiction [Browse]

Summary note

Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches.

Notes

• Sequel: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
• Princeton copy 2: No "year 1" on spine.
• Princeton copy 2: "First American edition, October 1998"--t.p. verso.
• Princeton copy 2: Publisher's code on the title page verso: 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 8 9/9 0/0 01 02. Printed in the U.S.A. 23. The upper edges of the spine and dustjacket are stamped in gold /J. K./ Rowling/ [rule]/. The bar code on the dustjacket's rear is printed within a light yellow rectangle; price on front dust jacket flap: $16.95.

Binding note

Princeton copy 2: Pub. red cloth gilt, purple patterned embossed bds, color-printed pictorial dustjacket embossed with gold, and forest green endpapers.

ISBN

• 0590353403 (hardcover) :
• 059035342X (pbk.)

LCCN

97039059

OCLC

37975719

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