Is my Harry Potter a First Edition?

[@dimitrinavrides2786]

this video was shot at 2:30pm and was done in one take. I was watching his watch the whole time lol

[@razer0072073]

. On page 53, in the list of school supplies that Harry receives from Hogwarts, the item “1 wand” must appear twice, once at the beginning and once at the end. This mistake was corrected in the second printing of the book (although it re-appeared in some later printings).

[@robsandall7948]

Yes this is correct. The most important things are Bloomsbury Publishing, 1997 publishing date and 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.

[@MattSavs91]

+ Anna Beneda how much is it if its hard cover and is Bloomsbury.. has the typo on page 53 and counts down 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 ? not expecting it to be much but just curious do you know ? thanks ! :)

[@MrPorko2c]

Mattysavs just having typos doesn't make it valuable. Nobody wants a 3rd edition.

[@timbits9560]

sorry im comenting on a 3 month old coment but i was really curious to this i have a canadian version of the book soft cover with everything accept for the (first edition code) being 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 with out the 2 and 1, is this a 3rd edition? it also has the wand error

[@itsyuboi3218]

Gary Gamer that's a 50 thousand dollar book

[@hoodbootvacal2395]

I also heard that in the first addition it's Joanne Rowling... then changed to J.K Rowling thereafter.

[@Hope-bp2wk]

last i heard the hardback first edition is worth at least $1000

[@stephentresca3536]

You forgot to mention the mistake on the back cover.

[@Noun0fUrbizneSS]

I'm pretty sure you missed a few other key points that have to be present for it to be a valuable true 1st edition

[@booknerd0802]

The wizard on the back looks like dumbledore when he was younger ☺

[@pvuccino]

I think it's supposed to be Dedalus Diggle. Mine has him too, though I bought it in 2006.

[@CharlesPetrizzi]

I love this guy! He's pounding and scraping the edges and corners mercilessly, devaluing the copy by 50% every time! A story to tell the grandkids...."Back in my day I had 2 perfect copies of H.P. which would be worth over 10,000btc, but because I did a Y.T. video, they are your toilet paper...."

[@ludmilamanascurta118]

I have a second or first edition Harry potter and The order of pheonix i think.Also it was bought in Italy.

[@simonm.1122]

I like how he keeps bumping the paperback and leaning on it like it's some worthless thing. Just a meager $5,000 compared to the $50,000 hardback. Sheesh. Also, he missed the other first issue points on the rear cover. The words Witchcraft and Wizardry are switched and the word Philosopher's is misspelled as "Philospher's."

[@morningmayan]

I was going to send him a message about that so he could add it to things to look for. Thanks to some rare eyes that's the case - as well as missing an o in philosophers stone -

[@samaraa4567]

I think I have one

[@samsunshine1]

🗣 Where in the book is the word Philosopher's misspelt, please?

[@samsunshine1]

@@morningmayan 🗣 Where in the book is the word Philosopher's misspelt, please?

[@Liberty-Jamie]

Damn maybe I should have looked after my copy better. God knows what happened to it.

[@Border100]

Anyone have any experience with the First Edition prints released in Australia? Seems as though only 2000 were printed, selling for around $1k AUD. Keen to know if the same rules apply (misprint on Page 53)? Seems everything else matches up, but obviously these are not as rare as UK 1st.

[@markorollo.]

i think the last three or four i have in the series might be first edition first prints. im assuming a lot of people have those though as HP was obviously a huge thing by the time they came out? my philosophers stone novel is something like 23rd printing.

[@davidlloyd3243]

I have a first printing of the fifth book. I literally picked it off a massive pallet in Asda, Dundee. There are hundreds of thousands of them.

[@markorollo.]

@@davidlloyd3243 yeah i think from Goblet of fire all mine are first print first editions, or something lol, im replacing that very mangled 23rd print of Philosophers stone with the new 25th anniversary edition out next month, if i remember to order it....

[@markorollo.]

@@davidlloyd3243 My 'Grail' is still the Deluxe editions that came out a few years ago, huge regret not buying those.

[@softdev1]

Isn’t Philosopher supposed to be misspelled on the back?

[@mikaexploring2685]

I have the 8th printing of the first edition of philosopher's stone.. I bought it as a second hand from a book store just for 2.44€..

[@lmc3307]

I got 3 first editions today from a second hand shop for £1 lol

[@itsmeboo6074]

Mines is 39th printing with Joanne writing on it, may not be the best but it's signed so I might get some money for it :)

[@priscillaketaruth7926]

Mine has 10-1 joanne rowling bloomsbury young dumbledoor and the young wizard and also hardback but doesn't have any of the other things does it still count as a first edition

[@scoundrelgamer4172]

Well it needs all the issue points but if you have the 10-1 And Joanne rowling with a young wizard so it basically is

[@thatguy9837]

Is it worth a good value if there is Dumbledore door on the back???

[@EbenezerScrooge1843]

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Hardback first edition has a typo in it. Maybe worth a little something now?

[@adamesmith88]

I have a 4th print Canadian edition hardback, never been opened for more than 5 minutes. It has the misprint of highchair, 1 wand and the Bloomsbury stamps. The ISBN numbers match what he’s displaying in this video. It’s a Canadian edition printed in the UK. Wondering what it could be worth?

[@gdhfjhj]

Yeah it is worth something

[@sebastianomenicucci2604]

Le copie sono in vendita???

[@Gamer010001]

I have the numbers 10-1 but it says this edition first published in 2001 so its still first edition right?

[@allofuspilgrims]

This is not the full list of differences that proof this is the 1st impression of the 1st edition. Peter Kenneth from The Potter Collector shows more! Start watching from 1 minute 12 seconds approximately for the FULL list of the 1st edition 1st impression proof here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4aqd5yFZZKVhqs

[@krispham]

I have a 5th printing of the book it has the Joanne Rowling but it is 10 9 8 7 6 5 all published in 1997 has the misspelling has the smarties award says raincoast instead of Bloomsbury on the spine but where it shows the author's name and Bloomsbury page has the Harry Potter houses. Was wondering if this would we worth anything

[@ryanstock7094]

Kris Pham I'd say yes. Idk how much

[@krispham]

RyanPlaysGames thanks, if I did find out it was worth something, where would I sell it?

[@alexanderhamiltonis1presid930]

Kris Pham ebay maybe.

[@Rhodri12300]

In short: It's not worth a lot unfortunately. As it is the fifth printing it is too late to be of considerable value as many thousands were printed by this point. It was also printed by Raincoast instead of Bloomsbury, therefore, it will not be worth as much as a UK Bloomsbury copy (Raincoast is Canadian). I assume it isn't a hardback as it is a later printing which will decrease it's value further. Depending on the condition I think you'd be fortunate to get more than £20 -£30 for it I'm afraid to say. I hope this helps.

[@natalieduce315]

Can I have it??? XDXDXDXY

[@jamespolly9663]

13th printing and it says Bloomsbury and Joanne Rowling, is it valuable?

[@maximea4135]

10$

[@imawatermelon1439]

A 13th printing first edition is worth around 40$ if in perfect condition.

[@MrCelroy]

oh boy... I've got a 44th printing of it. Anyone want it for like 10 bucks?

[@morningmayan]

Still first edition? Dude keep it and pass it to your grandkids it will be worth a fortune someday. My grandma left me a first edition of Egar Allen Poe The Raven - :) I don't give a fig what printing it was:)

[@maximea4135]

@@morningmayan No it will be woth nothing

[@ryanstock7094]

I have the paperback version. Damn it. Oh well. Still only 500,000 of them so I can get a few dollar bills if I decide to sell it

[@retro-wreck]

Maybe less than 500k

[@oliviab2745]

I have a question. I was looking at my softback copy of the book I got in Canada and it has the number sequence going 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2. So like you said, I'm assuming it's a second edition. But on page 53, it does have the misprint even though you said it wouldn' t have it in the second edition. It's in pretty good condition, but not perfect condition and it still just has some normal wear and tear. I'm pretty confused about the whole misprint thing and that's it's not suppose to be in the second edition and just wanted to know if it was worth anything. Please reply!

[@PokePresto]

Deffinetly worth a bit however i am assuming you have a canadian/US edition book and they are valued a lot lower then the first edition bloomsbury ones. Remember the book first made its way to the US when it had gotten quite popular in britain.

[@Rhodri12300]

If it has the number sequence 10-2 it is a second printing, not a second edition. The difference is that the first time a publisher releases a new book for all copies of that book that are printed without major changes can be considered a first edition. If the initial run of this first edition sells out and the publisher decides to produce a subsequent printing with the same typeset the book would still be described as a first edition but as a second printing. On the other hand, if substantial changes are made to the book after its first printing, perhaps the addition of a chapter or a forward, then the book would be described as the second edition. Printing changes, therefore, is what matters, not editions when it comes to value. A UK version of a second printing of the philosopher's stone could be worth upwards of £200 depending on condition but as yours is a Canadian publishing I doubt it would be more than a few tens of pounds as it is much less desirable unfortunetely. Hope this helps.

[@Real_Scott_Pilgrim]

this is a very infamous aspect of the canadian editions. What you have there is indeed a 1st printing, however, the publisher made a mistake a printed it with a 10 - 2 number sequence instead of 10 - 1. They were actually asked about this, and have no records of a 10 - 1 philosopher's stone book in their archives

[@retro-wreck]

First print second edition still worth some dollars

[@User24-w9o]

I have got some harry potter books and some are first edition

[@mariafoivi3599]

What if you have the edition but in another language?

[@notnihachu8448]

My harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban book says ' 10 9 8' does that mean its the 8th copy ??

[@aidanjolly5439]

8th printing. That's still hella rare.

[@noctuslucis15]

My Harry Potter book 1 and 7 was the first edition in the USA.

[@fresh_avocado]

Bruhhh there are millions of first EDITIONS of the US Harry Potter Books.

[@EazZieD]

so how much is a second impression hard back worth ?

[@morningmayan]

Great question!

[@yenzireael8764]

So I was wondering... I have a first edition 6th print paperback (which also has the missprint) that has bloomsbury on the spine but says on the inside that it was printed and bound in Canada - what does that mean for the value?

[@itsmeboo6074]

What's the miss print?

[@garland3688]

How do you message you a photo?

[@MajorShepard]

I had to check my books to see if they were first editions, none of them are. Weird that my Philosopher's book just says '38' instead of a string of numbers. Says its edition came out in 2001 and has the old wizard on it. So judging by those it probably isn't worth much if anything xP I did check the other books I have and they weren't first editions either, even if the Order of the phoenix was it got wet and the binding degraded to the point of falling off lol.

[@CharlesPetrizzi]

Sadly, all of my books are 1st/1st editions EXCEPT the first one. It's a later impression so I can't retire early.

[@timbits9560]

i have a canadian version of the book soft cover with everything accept for the (first edition code) being 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 with out the 2 and 1, is this a 3rd edition? it also has the wand error

[@Rhodri12300]

This is the third edition. Unfortunately, Canadian copies are not very desirable and therefore are worth very little (scarcely more than the price of a brand new copy). Hope this helps.

[@natalieduce315]

Gary Gamer it would be second edition bc the Canadian did not print a 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

[@natalieduce315]

also bc the potter collector has the first ever made Canadian copy

[@logan-fh7su]

So is any other edition with these same errors not worth anything?

[@retro-wreck]

The book itself is worth something as there are very few copies left. Regardless of which print you have

[@crispysenpai6173]

my one reads 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 but it is the softcover Australia

[@philjosephchavez7440]

@@etawhitii I have a Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone with 10 9 8 from Australia

[@garland3688]

Can I have your paperback one? Please! Lol. Also, the first editions have no Hogwarts crest.

[@pipecon9318]

2:30

[@JamesLee-od6qe]

Omg sooo interesting🤓

[@sgp4]

my book is a paper back it has the smarties sticker, on page 53 it says 1 wand but the number sequence goes from 21 to 30 and the condition is so-so. would this copy be worth anything?

[@Rhodri12300]

As the number line only goes down to 21 it means that 20 other publishings had already taken place meaning millions of copies had already been sold by the time yours was printed. I doubt it would be worth more than the current price of a brand new copy that you would buy in any bookshop because of the condition, unfortunately. Hope this helps.

[@bugwizzy123]

Mine is 5657585960 does that mean anything?

[@danielshuter3737]

When Harry potter jet book put it down that's fast books how much £ 28000 I just to now that's I now potters books

[@LGWalkingTours]

Please learn how to talk.

[@RolandArdill]

@@LGWalkingTours Bruh 🤣

[@willlexie]

If it’s sorcerer, it’s worthless

[@lucasrozmus9388]

I have the hard back, It has all that stuff but it’s 10 9 8 7 6 Still worth a lot? Or no. Either way I’m going to save it for yearssss and then my future kids kids kids will be rich

[@konradmroczek2496]

no

[@thebanfflocal2366]

Nope. Only the originals are what the collectors are after

[@oscarfun100]

He's hot.