Harry Potter and the Philosopher / Sorcerer’s Stone
Malayalam Translation, First Edition, Manjul 2004
The Malayalam translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is an exceptionally rare translation to find. Peter Kenneth ‘thePotterCollector’ states in his YouTube video from 2019 titled ‘6 extremely hard to find Harry Potter books’ states that there were 2000 of these books printed in India, and being from India, it is considered that many of the 2000 books would not have survived, and those that have are in extremely poor condition.
This copy however is in exceptional condition still with all of its gold foiling to the front cover and spine, along with its silver Manjul sticker still present. There are said to be only a handful of copies of this book known to exist amongst collectors with all of the gold foiling still present. Internally all of the book’s pages are present and in tact with no rips or tears of any kind. There are some library stamps to the first few preliminary pages, but no ownership inscriptions which is usually the case. There are some minor creases to the front cover and creases along the spine of the book, with some shelf wear to the edges but overall you’ll struggle to find a copy of this particular translation in better condition.