Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

This is an authentic J.K. Rowling inscription found in a first UK edition, 13th printing, paperback copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. This is a summer-1998 Rowling signature variation and is particularly rare. At this time Rowling wasn’t well known and she was able to spend more time with fans and create more personalised inscriptions in her books for them as is seen here. This particular book was signed at the recipient Kathleen’s place of work and was kept by her until 2024.

This copy is in extremely fine condition with no fading or creasing at all to the spine, and with an incredibly tight and square binding. It is clearly unread and in near perfect condition with no colour fading and no creases at all to the spine, a stunning example of a paperback book. Internally there are no inscriptions or writing of any kind with no dog eared pages, folds or creases. It has clearly been very well looked after and comes housed in a custom made quarter leather red clamshell box with bespoke gold lettering to the spine.

The signature and inscription come fully authenticated by Adam Houston ‘theharrypotterspecialist’ the world’s leading expert in authenticating Jo’s signature. It comes with a full authentication package including a letter of authenticity and collector card.