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How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up. The setting of this book takes place at hogwarts, a magical school for wizards that harry potter attended the previous year. The main characteristics of a 1997 first edition first issue are a print line that reads 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 and the crediting of joanne rowling, not jk. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Hardcover first edition first printings of this 1997 book have become the holy grail for potter collectors.
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