Product Information
Harry Potter is an ordinary boy who lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon's house, which he thinks is normal for someone like him who's parents have been killed in a 'car crash'. That is until an owl turns up with a letter addressed to Harry and all hell breaks loose.Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-100747532699
ISBN-139780747532699
eBay Product ID (ePID)91998543
Product Key Features
Book TitleHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1997
TopicHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
GenreChildren's Fiction
AuthorJ.K. Rowling
FormatHardback
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight290 g
Additional Product Features
Date of Publication26/06/1997
Country/Region of ManufactureLondon, United Kingdom
SeriesHarry Potter
Pagination224
Title_AuthorJ. K. Rowling
PrizesWinner of Whitaker Platinum Book Award 2001 and Smarties Book Prize Gold Award 1997 and Smarties Book Prize 9-11 Category 1997 and Whitbread Book of the Year Award Children's Novel Category 1997. Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003. Shortlisted for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003 and LA Carnegie Medal 1998 and Children's Book Award: Long Novel Category 1998 and Carnegie Medal 1998 and Guardian Children's Fiction Award 1998.
Out-Of-Print Date02/09/2014
Age Level9-11 Years
Author BiographyHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was J.K. Rowling's first novel, followed by Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, as well as three books written for charity and inspired by the Harry Potter novels: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Quidditch Through the Ages and The Tales of Beedle the Bard. The Harry Potter novels have now sold over 400 million copies worldwide and been translated into 70 languages. J.K. Rowling has generated huge popular appeal for her books across the generations in an unprecedented fashion: she was the first children's author to be voted the BA Author of the Year, and also to win the British Book Awards Author of the Year. J.K. Rowling lives with her family in Edinburgh.
Edition StatementClassic Ed