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In what year was the first Harry Potter book first published in the United Kingdom?

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1997 uint256

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the four-digit calendar year, as a number
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www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk, bloomsbury publishing (uk), j.k. rowling biography: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/author/jk-rowling/, bloomsbury publishing plc annual report and accounts 2022, p. 12: https://www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk/docs/librariesprovider16/archives/annual_reports/annual-report-and-accounts-2022.pdf, bloomsbury publishing plc, annual report and accounts 2021, https://www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk/docs/librariesprovider16/archives/annual_reports/annual-report-and-accounts-2021.pdf, bloomsbury publishing plc, annual report and accounts 2021, https://www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk/docs/librariesprovider16/archives/annual_reports/annual-report-and-accounts-2021.pdf (p. 9); corroborated by booktrust, https://www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recommendations/bookfinder/harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone/, bloomsbury publishing plc, annual report and accounts 2022 (25 years of harry potter): https://www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk/docs/librariesprovider16/archives/annual_reports/annual-report-and-accounts-2022.pdf, bloomsbury publishing plc, annual report and accounts 2022, https://www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk/docs/librariesprovider16/archives/annual_reports/annual-report-and-accounts-2022.pdf, bloomsbury publishing plc, annual report and accounts 2022, p. 10: https://www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk/docs/librariesprovider16/archives/annual_reports/annual-report-and-accounts-2022.pdf, bloomsbury publishing plc, annual report and accounts 2022, p. 11: https://www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk/docs/librariesprovider16/archives/annual_reports/annual-report-and-accounts-2022.pdf, bloomsbury publishing plc, annual report and accounts 2022, page 11: https://www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk/docs/librariesprovider16/archives/annual_reports/annual-report-and-accounts-2022.pdf, bloomsbury publishing, annual report and accounts 2021, https://www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk/docs/librariesprovider16/archives/annual_reports/annual-report-and-accounts-2021.pdf; booktrust, harry potter and the philosopher's stone, https://www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recommendations/bookfinder/harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone/, bloomsbury publishing, annual report and accounts 2022: https://www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk/docs/librariesprovider16/archives/annual_reports/annual-report-and-accounts-2022.pdf, bloomsbury publishing, j.k. rowling author page: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/author/jk-rowling/, bloomsbury publishing, j.k. rowling biography: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/author/jk-rowling/, bloomsbury, j.k. rowling: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/harry-potter/jk-rowling/ (states the first book became a bestseller on publication in 1997), booktrust, harry potter and the philosopher's stone: https://www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recommendations/bookfinder/harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone/, booktrust, ‘harry potter and the philosopher's stone’ (https://www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recommendations/bookfinder/harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone/), states that it is the first book in the harry potter series and was first published in 1997., britannica entry on harry potter and the philosopher's stone (britannica.com), stating first uk publication by bloomsbury in 1997., britannica entry on harry potter and the philosopher's stone (j.k. rowling) — states first uk publication by bloomsbury in 1997, britannica, j.k. rowling biography (https://www.britannica.com/biography/j-k-rowling); official wizarding world, 500 million harry potter books have now been sold worldwide (https://www.harrypotter.com/news/500-million-harry-potter-books-have-now-been-sold-worldwide), en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica (britannica.com) entry on harry potter and the philosopher's stone, encyclopaedia britannica (britannica.com, entry on j.k. rowling / harry potter and the philosopher's stone) and bloomsbury publishing's official company history, both confirming uk first publication on 26 june 1997., encyclopaedia britannica / bloomsbury: harry potter and the philosopher's stone, published 26 june 1997, encyclopaedia britannica entry on 'harry potter and the philosopher's stone' / j.k. rowling; corroborated by bloomsbury's official publishing history, both stating first uk publication by bloomsbury on 26 june 1997., encyclopaedia britannica entry on harry potter and the philosopher's stone (britannica.com), encyclopaedia britannica, "harry potter and the philosopher's stone" entry (britannica.com), encyclopaedia britannica, "harry potter and the philosopher's stone" entry: bloomsbury (uk) first published the novel on 26 june 1997., encyclopaedia britannica, "harry potter" entry, encyclopaedia britannica, "harry potter" entry (britannica.com); corroborated by bloomsbury's official publishing history of harry potter and the philosopher's stone (first uk publication 26 june 1997)., encyclopaedia britannica, "harry potter" entry (britannica.com/topic/harry-potter-fictional-character), which documents that j.k. rowling's harry potter and the philosopher's stone was first published in the united kingdom by bloomsbury in 1997., encyclopaedia britannica, "harry potter" entry: harry potter and the philosopher's stone (the first harry potter book) was first published in the united kingdom by bloomsbury publishing in 1997., encyclopaedia britannica, 'harry potter and the philosopher's stone' article: first published in the united kingdom by bloomsbury on 26 june 1997., encyclopaedia britannica, 'harry potter and the philosopher's stone' entry (britannica.com), which states the book was first published in the uk on 26 june 1997 by bloomsbury., encyclopaedia britannica, 'harry potter' entry (britannica.com/topic/harry-potter-fictional-character-and-book-series): 'harry potter and the philosopher's stone ... was published in 1997' in the united kingdom by bloomsbury., encyclopaedia britannica, article "harry potter and the philosopher's stone" (britannica.com), which states the book was first published in the uk by bloomsbury on 26 june 1997., encyclopaedia britannica, entry "harry potter" (britannica.com) — harry potter and the philosopher's stone was first published in the united kingdom by bloomsbury publishing in 1997., encyclopaedia britannica, entry "harry potter" (britannica.com/topic/harry-potter-fictional-character-and-book-series): harry potter and the philosopher's stone was first published in the united kingdom by bloomsbury on 26 june 1997., encyclopaedia britannica, entry on 'harry potter and the philosopher's stone' (britannica.com), which states bloomsbury first published the novel in the united kingdom on 26 june 1997., encyclopaedia britannica, entry on 'harry potter and the philosopher's stone' (britannica.com), which states the novel was first published in the uk by bloomsbury in 1997., encyclopaedia britannica, entry on harry potter and the philosopher's stone (published by bloomsbury, london, 26 june 1997), encyclopaedia britannica, entry on harry potter and the philosopher's stone / j.k. rowling, stating the novel was first published in the united kingdom by bloomsbury on 26 june 1997., encyclopaedia britannica, entry on harry potter and the philosopher's stone: first published in the united kingdom by bloomsbury on 26 june 1997., encyclopaedia britannica, entry on j.k. rowling / the harry potter series: 'harry potter and the philosopher's stone' was first published in the united kingdom by bloomsbury in 1997., encyclopaedia britannica, entry on the harry potter series (britannica.com), which states that harry potter and the philosopher's stone was first published in the uk by bloomsbury in 1997., english wikipedia, harry potter and the philosopher's stone (bloomsbury, 26 june 1997), j.k. rowling official biography: https://www.jkrowling.com/about/, j.k. rowling official faq (https://stories.jkrowling.com/faqs/); it states that the first book, harry potter and the philosopher’s stone, was published in the uk by bloomsbury in 1997., j.k. rowling official faq, https://stories.jkrowling.com/faqs/, j.k. rowling official site, https://www.jkrowling.com/writing/; wizarding world, https://www.harrypotter.com/news/500-million-harry-potter-books-have-now-been-sold-worldwide, stories.jkrowling.com, time, paul gray, books: wild about harry potter (20 september 1999), https://time.com/4833712/harry-potter-enchants/ . read the paragraph stating that the first book appeared in britain in june 1997., time, paul gray, books: wild about harry potter (20 september 1999), https://time.com/4833712/harry-potter-enchants/. states that the original philosopher's stone appeared in britain in june 1997., time, paul gray, books: wild about harry potter, september 20, 1999. https://time.com/4833712/harry-potter-enchants/ — states that the first novel appeared in britain in june 1997., wikipedia, harry potter and the philosopher's stone (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/harry_potter_and_the_philosopher%27s_stone): bloomsbury published it on 26 june 1997, wikipedia, harry potter and the philosopher's stone (intro, read via mediawiki api): first published in the united kingdom on 26 june 1997 by bloomsbury, www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk, www.bloomsbury.com, www.booktrust.org.uk, www.britannica.com, www.harrypotter.com, www.jkrowling.com, www.sothebys.com, www.theguardian.com

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    #12511,997from www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk
    #14991,997Encyclopaedia Britannica, article "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (britannica.com), which states the book was first published in the UK by Bloomsbury on 26 June 1997.
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    #13761,997Encyclopaedia Britannica / Bloomsbury: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, published 26 June 1997
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    #15611,997Wikipedia, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (intro, read via MediaWiki API): first published in the United Kingdom on 26 June 1997 by Bloomsbury
    #4871,997from stories.jkrowling.com
    #7181,997from www.booktrust.org.uk
    #7771,997Encyclopaedia Britannica, entry "Harry Potter" (britannica.com) — Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was first published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury Publishing in 1997.
    #3271,997from www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk
    #61,997Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Harry Potter" entry (britannica.com/topic/Harry-Potter-fictional-character), which documents that J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was first published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury in 1997.
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    #5281,997Encyclopaedia Britannica (britannica.com, entry on J.K. Rowling / Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) and Bloomsbury Publishing's official company history, both confirming UK first publication on 26 June 1997.
    #13141,997Encyclopaedia Britannica, entry on J.K. Rowling / the Harry Potter series: 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' was first published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury in 1997.
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    #10011,997Encyclopaedia Britannica, entry on 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' (britannica.com), which states the novel was first published in the UK by Bloomsbury in 1997.
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    #3511,997Encyclopaedia Britannica, entry "Harry Potter" (britannica.com/topic/Harry-Potter-fictional-character-and-book-series): Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was first published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury on 26 June 1997.
    #9121,997Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' entry (britannica.com), which states the book was first published in the UK on 26 June 1997 by Bloomsbury.
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    #3411,997Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Harry Potter" entry: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (the first Harry Potter book) was first published in the United Kingdom by Bloomsbury Publishing in 1997.
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