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Hi, my family has a harry potter and the philosophers stone deluxe cloth first edition, first printing signed in gold on front cover. Includes identificaton criteria and points of issue to help collectors identify the original book. J k rowling, harry potter and the order of the phoenix first edition, first printing uk paperback. A full collection of signed harry potter first editions will set you back. First editions of harry potter and the philosophers stone, both signed and unsigned, have fetched breathtaking amounts at auction over.
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