Near fine copy of the scarce eighth UK Bloomsbury softcover printing of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Number line of 10 9 8; Sunday Telegraph review on the front cover; Original Smarties Book Prize Award sticker on the frontcover, which in the later prints was integrated in the cover illustration; Copyright page credits Joanne Rowling with no space between Thomas Taylor and year.
The eighth edition paperback was published shortly after the first print in a comparable small printrun. The cover is in an allmost fine condition with only a very small damage in the middle of the edge of the back cover. Lower front cornertip is a bit pushed, spine ends and other cornertips are sharp. No shelfwear or fading. Tight binding and remarkable clear and bright pages with only minor toning and without inscriptions or names.
A rare and highly collectible copy, in particular in this condition.
