The first Bloomsbury paperback of Deathly Hallows appeared in 2008, a year after the hardback. We list it under the ISBN 0 7475 9583 6, which Open Library records as a 2008 Bloomsbury paperback of 608 pages.
Bloomsbury issued more than one paperback of this title in 2008, including an adult-cover edition, and each carries its own ISBN. Check the number on your copy before comparing prices.
How to check the printing:
- On the copyright page, look for a statement of edition and a number line.
- A line ending in 1 indicates the first printing of that paperback. Later printings drop numbers from the end.
We have not yet confirmed the exact wording of the first printing's copyright page, so be careful with listings that claim a first paperback printing without showing it.
This paperback completes a set of first paperbacks, and that is why most collectors want it. Ordinary copies are worth very little on their own. An early printing in new condition, with no spine creases, sharp corners and an unfaded cover, is the one to look for, ideally matching the rest of your set.
If you own the full run of seven first paperbacks in similar condition, add them all to your collection. Complete, even sets are what the market rewards.
Format, date and ISBN come from Open Library's edition records.