Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

This is an authentic inscribed copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint pen to the dedication page. The original recipient, Caroline, was an employee at Waterstones, Reading, when J.K. Rowling visited to read to children from local primary schools and was responsible for looking after the authors who visited. This is one of a number of such events Rowling took part in before the phenomenon of Harry Potter really took off in 1999. Following the reading J.K. Rowling answered questions from the children and signed copies of her books. This is the book which she signed for Caroline who kept it for over 25 years before she sold it in May 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 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.