I suspect some of you bought "Sorceror's Stone" when it first came out. Do you have a first American editon - valued at $3,500? Here are some clues to help you identify it:
Number line reads: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 8 9/9 0/0 01 02
States: "Printed in the USA" and "First American edition, October 1998"
Dust jacket lists price of $16.95
The numbers 51695 appears above the smaller bar-code on the rear panel of the dust jacket.
I was doing some research into various first editions. I am selling some books on eBay and want to know what books to look out for. I knew John Grisham's first book A Time to Kill had a high value because it is listed in the Price Guide I use at the book stores. But, I didn't know this
[Grisham] Began writing A Time to Kill in 1984, and finished in 1987. The book was published by Wynwood Press in June of 1989, and 5000 copies [were issued]. It was reissued as a Wynwood trade paperback in July of 1991, and sold 250,000 copies. It was reissued again as an Island/Dell mass market paperback in July of 1992, and has sold 7,500,000 copies through 25 printings. A Time to Kill was on the New York Times bestseller list for 98 weeks. Foreign rights have been sold in 36 languages. In November of 1992, Doubleday reissued a hardback editon of the book.
The book is currently valued at $2,500. I will see how well it does on eBay because I FOUND A 1ST EDITON WYNWOOD at a used book sale on Saturday!!!!!!
