Do you see the long list of descending numbers? On the right hand, you have 10—1. That indicates the print run numbers. The lowest number you can see is the print run number, in this case 1.
On the left-hand side, you see the number 17— That refers to the year the print run occurred. Again, the lowest number you see is the year it was printed— So based off of this information, we can deduce that my copy of Far From the Tree is a first edition hardcover, first print fun in the publication year But not all publishers format this information in the same way.
I opened up my copy, and sure enough! But you can also see that it says when the first edition was produced: January However, if you look down to the sequence of numbers, the lowest number you see is a 3—so this is the third printing. That tracks—by the third printing, the book had likely been named a finalist and was being stickered as it hit shelves.
What about signed first editions? They can be valuable, but again, edition and print run matter! Notice how Candlewick Press has a lot more information on this copyright page than the previous two examples! It says First edition ; however, when you look below you can see that it is a second printing, printed in Please email me at dalton. Thank you! Not the first edition, I know, but is this worth anything? Only the true first impressions of Harry Potter books have collectible value.
Unfortunately, as this copy is a later printing from a different publisher it does not. Hello, I have a full set of harry potter books, and was wondering what they would valued at. The philosophers stone is a 1st ed, 1st print one of the , chamber of secrets is a 1st edition 1st print, prisoner is a 1st ed 1st print 1st state with errors, Goblet of fire is first edition by Omnia, and last are all 1st edition as stated.
All are bloomsbury and hardcover with dj, except the first which is an ex-library pb. If you would like to email photographs, including the covers, title pages, and copyright information, to books peterharrington. I can say that in general, only the first three books have collectible value, as the later ones were printed in such large numbers. Additionally, the Omnia copy is a reprint — the books were always printed first by Bloomsbury so only those copies have collectible value.
I see, I thought you meant that Omnia was the publisher. 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.
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. All that matters is that the book be published by Bloomsbury in the correct year with the number line down to 1. Additionally, the Omnia printing is not rare — around , copies were printed by them, and this number alone is far, far higher than the print runs for most books.
As a complete first set of deluxe first impressions are they worth much? How would I go about selling them? I have the first 4 Harry Potter books signed by J. I just wondered if they wont have any value as they are signed personally?
And if so how can I make a sale knowing I am getting a good deal? It is not numbered and signed on a bookplate. What is the value of this book? Hi I have a 1st edition 1st print with the 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 copy of Harry potter and the philosophers stone but it is an ex library large print version printed in by Bloomsbury.
All are in very good condition with their covers. I wonder if they might be worth anything? Hi Laura I have a first edition hard back half blood prince which I know in itself is not very rare but I bought it on release day and the bag it was put in was a paperbag with the cover of the book printed on.
I think I may have these for a few other editions as well. Is it worth hanging onto? Hi Laura, I have two harry potter books and the order of the phoenix, and the deathly hallows which do not have the numbered countdown but have first edition printed on them. Can you let me know why this is and does the absence of numbers alter their value?
I have a first american edition of Order of the Phoenix in unread condition. It is missing pages Is there any value to this book? Is my Harry Potter book which is hard back special edition with gold leaves, which has the front cover printed upside worth anything? Hi, I have the first Harry potter book, bought in England, printed by Bloomsbury.
Mine does not go down from 10 to 1. But from 50 to I also have the Goblet if Fire in hardback, and it says first edition. Is it of any value? The Prisoner of Azkaban is also British printed and goes from 10 to one. Lastly I have the chamber of Secrets going from 30 to Any help you can provide would be great. Thank you for your time.
Would that be worth anything? Hi, I have a Deathly Hallow signed at Carnegie Hall with the ticket and the holographic stamp to prove it It is a first edition — second printing. I really dont want to sell, but I m interested to know if it is worth anytinhg. Hi Laura I have two full sets of all the Harry Potter Deluxe in unused condition first edition first print. All are unblemished. Do you have any idea of current value? The book is in perfect condition,no dammage to the spine or pages, the signature is clearly visible.
The light blue front cover shows a young Roald Dalh as a pilot. It was given to me as a Christmas present about that time. Thanks very much for your inquiry. If you send some photos of your copy to us at mail peterharrington.
Hi I have sent photos to mail peterharrington but have not heard since Kind Regards Fran. Rowling at the front, is there any value? Thanks Maxine. Is this worth anything? It is in very good condition, thank you. Hi Laura I have a a Harry Potter deluxe gift set in a red box from Bloomsbury press; first 4 potter books.
Goblet of fire just says first edition. All are in really good condition apart from prisoner which has a couple of dents to the cover. Are these worth anything? Hi laura I have the first for books of harry potter, they are all first edition books, hard back, gold pages, and have they person that wright the book signitur in gold wrighting, are they worth anything an if so how much thankyou.
I have a harry potter the half blood prince upside down Binding first edition and laminated checkers waswondering if it is worth any thing. Hi Laura, I have the Harry potter books with the same artwork shown on this page but with the print line reading 30 29 Just wondered how much this is worth?
Hi Laura, I have everything in the publishers page as above, but the print no. Hello Does having Joanne rowling printed on the first page but it not being a first edition increase its value at all Thank you in advance. Hello, thanks for writing such a clear article on this! I would be grateful for your advice about whether this has any value, thanks, Yvonne. Also, no countdown of edition numbers on copyright page.
What would be the value of this book? It is hardcover, published by Scholastc. I remember when she read this years ago she looked up some of the sayings because they were so odd for our American speech. Interestingly enough she has some of the original English edition text and some of the American edited text, all in the same book.
Hi Laura after looking through this, I have a book that has all of these things except one. Just wondering if the book would still be worth anything. Hi there I have a few Harry Potter books with the same Hardback number however number go from 30 to 26 so there are not worth much…is that correct?
Would rather check just in case! Would this be true and what wood b the value? Its still not broke from the seal. Thanks Robyn P. Hi Laura and thank you in advance for your help. I have a pristine 1st edition in the united states and printed in the United states. Signed by Ms.
Would there be any value in this book. Is harry potter chamber of secrers ISBN worth any thing or should it go to the junk shop. Thank you for your enquiry. I am afraid we cannot tell from the ISBN number. If your copy was published in by Bloomsbury, with no mention of subsequent dates or printings, it is the hardback edition, and has the number sequence 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, running all the way down to 1, it should be a first edition copy and will be of some worth.
If it is a later edition or the paperback version, it will not be of significant worth- at best, a modest second hand book worth of a two-figure amount. Kind regards,. I have a first edition copy of the adult edition of Order of the Phoenix here and pages have been replaced by pages While a curiosity, such issues do not make the copy particularly valuable or collectable, I am afraid.
I have two immaculate signed first editions of Deathly Hallows. What are they worth? Do you have any interest in them? I am afraid it will not be of any meaningful worth. Even first edition first impression copies are of modest value due to the very large first impression print run.
Subsequent printings will only be worth what you paid for them. I think I have a first edition, 20th printing, hardback copy of Prisoner of Azkaban.
It contains the follwing printing errors:. It is in very fine condition, with the original dust jacket. I also have soft cover prizoner of azkaban published in with the numbers 20 19 18 17 Are these worth much? Thanks in advance. Btw my prizoner of azkaban copy has all the same wording errors as catherine noted on those pages of the book that was later changed. Hi I have a first edition philosophers stone running from 10 to 1 hard cover in a dust jacket but it says this edition produced for the book people ltd … The authors name states Joanne Rowling, and it is the old picture on the back.
Will this be of any worth? HI, i have a copy of harry potter and the goblet of fire, it is the rarer Mackays printed version, any idea of values? Sign up:. Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? November 5, pm. As part of our secondstomidnight collection, a landmark assemblage of works on climate change, we introduce Eun… twitter.
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What does that mean? That means that it's unabridged and the original text. Not Helpful 0 Helpful 0. The website for this book states pages, however, the book I have is pages. How can this be? You may have a different pressing, or the website might list page count for one country while your pressing is from another this happens frequently with sci-fi and fantasy distributed by Tor in North America and Gollancz in the UK and Australasia - the Gollancz books are usually physically smaller, requiring a higher page count.
Sometimes books release simultaneously in hardback and trade paperback, which have different pagecounts due to their different sizes. The only letters that ever appear as a standard part of an ISBN number are "ISBN" at the beginning and "X" at the end used because the last digit needs to go past 9, but also has to remain a single digit. Some publishers might add extra letters, but without knowing which publisher it is it can't be ascertained.
It may signify that the book is a hardback, or that it's one of several cover variants with the same ISBN which is allowed if everything else about the book is the same. What does it mean if there no number line on the copyright page but the year and first edition is on the copyright page?
The number line, or printer's key, often seen on the copyright page of books is simply a method of record-keeping that helps identify the book's printing and, for some, year of printing a specific book, which may or may not be different than the original copyright date listed elsewhere on the page. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered.
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