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Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy until he is rescued by an owl, taken to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, learns to play Quidditch and does battle in a deadly duel. The reason: Harry Potter is a wizard.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rowling, J. K. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury, 1997.
Edition:[First English edition, first printing?]
Subjects:
Potter, Harry > (Fictitious character) > Juvenile fiction.
Magic > Juvenile fiction.
Wizards > Juvenile fiction.
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary organization) > Juvenile fiction.
Boarding schools > England > Juvenile fiction.
England > Juvenile fiction.
Potter, Harry (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary place) > Fiction.
Wizards > Fiction.
Magic > Fiction.
Schools > Fiction.
England > Fiction.
Wizards.
Children's stories.
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Fantasy fiction.
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Summary:Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy until he is rescued by an owl, taken to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, learns to play Quidditch and does battle in a deadly duel. The reason: Harry Potter is a wizard.
Item Description:"First published in Great Britain in 1997."--Title page verso.
Published in the United States under the title: Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone.
"Hardback. First Edition. The true first edition, first impression of the book that started it all, one of just 500 copies produced. Original illustrated hardcover binding, no jacket as issued. Wendy Cooling's review to front board, ...'1 wand' listed twice to page 53..."--Abe Books, viewed June 20, 2022.
Physical Description:223 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:9780747532699
0747532699