Search Results: harry potter and the chamber of secrets by rowling

London: Bloomsbury, 1997-2007.

London: Bloomsbury, 1997-2007. First editions of the deluxe edition of each book in Rowling's Harry Potter series. Octavo, 7 volumes, illustrated, original decorative cloth as issued. Each volume is signed by J.K. Rowling and were collected in person by the previous owner. The Prisoner of Azkaban is inscribed. In fine condition. No dust jackets were issued for these volumes. Scarce and desirable.

London: Bloomsbury,, 1998. A signed and dated proof copy Uncorrected proof copy, signed and dated by the author on the half-title, "29-6-98, J.K.Rowling". This copy was therefore signed three days before publication of the first edition. Errington notes that the print run is unconfirmed and states that the publisher's archives merely suggest "between 200 and 300 copies". The text was slightly reset for the first edition. Octavo. Original blue and white wrappers printed in black. With proof dust jacket. Housed in a blue quarter morocco solander box by the Chelsea Bindery. Fine condition. Errington AA2(a).

London: Bloomsbury, 1997-2006. [Fantasy] ALL FIRST BRITISH SOFTCOVERS, FIRST PRINTINGS. Together seven volumes, octavos. Original harlequin/block colour illustrated covers. No owner names, some trivial handling and wear, slight sunning the second title; a near fine set, including the rare first book which is the true first edition (issued simultaneously with the hardcover).

London: Bloomsbury, 1997-2007. A complete set of FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING paperback novels, variously dated, including the true 1997 FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" with all relevant issue points. Softcover octavo's in pictorial card wraps. Tidy ownership inscription inside, otherwise contents clean. All volumes are Very Good to Near Fine and are clean and bright with minimal faults - volume two has some fading to the spine. A rare opportunity to purchase a complete set of the ever-popular Harry Potter novels in First Edition paperback. The paperback First of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was printed on the very same day as the hardcover First Edition (of which only 500 copies were printed) and neither has bibliographical priority.

Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic. The entire US set of seven books in the iconic Harry Potter series in first edition, first printing fine condition. Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone (1998), Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets (1999), Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban (1999), Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire (2000), Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix (2003), Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince (2005), and Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows (2007), which, combined, constitute the best selling book series in history. Not price clipped. No rips, No chips, No edgewear, No stains, No rubbing and No foxing. No previous owner scribbles, no bookplates, no stamps. No bumps to the boards, no lean. Complete number lines beginning with 1 in each volume. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1998.

London: Bloomsbury, 1998. First edition, first issue of the second novel in Rowling's Harry Potter series. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Association copy, inscribed by J.K. Rowling on the dedication page, "Susie and Emily (a female Fred & George) with best wishes J.K. Rowling." The recipients, redhead twins Susie and Emily, were family friends of Bryony Evens, whom they accompanied to the Cheltenham Literary Festival where Rowling inscribed the present volume. The inscription refers to Harry Potter character Ron Weasley's elder twin brothers and fellow redheads, Fred and George. Bryony Evens was one of the first people to read the beginning chapters of the first book in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, the first to recognize the work's inherent value, and perhaps the most instrumental figure in getting the book published. Working at the time at Christopher Little Literary Agency, Evens was the first point of contact in receiving and sorting unsolicited manuscripts.… Read More

London: Bloomsbury, 2004-2007. [Children's literature] ALL FIRST BRITISH EDITIONS WITH ADULT COVERS, SIGNED IN FIRST VOLUME. Octavo. Publisher's black cloth, gilt titles to spine, adult artwork dust-jackets designed by William Webb with printed prices of £11.99 - £16.99, portrait of Rowling on back of dust-jacket taken by Michael Wildsmith. Autograph of J.K.Rowling to title page of first book. Fine condition throughout. An exceptionally difficult set to assemble.

London: Bloomsbury. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0747538492 . Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Pages are toned and some light edge wear to the jacket. Authenticated by Beckett with the sticker on the page J K Rowling has signed with a matched COA from Beckett. ; Signed by J. K. Rowling on title page. ; 7.9 X 5.1 X 1.1 inches; 251 pages; Original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Brodart cover. All domestic orders shipped protected in a Box. ; Signed by Author .

London: Bloomsbury, 1998. First edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. Full number-line on the copyright page, original price of 10.99 (pounds) on the front flap. Inscribed by the author on the dedication page "To Roz J K Rowling." A Near Fine copy in like dust jacket. Previous owner's name on the front free end paper and the binding a bit cocked. Dust jacket with some rubbing at the extremities but without any real chips or tears. The second novel in J.K. Rowling's unbelievably popular Harry Potter series, the book follows Harry Potter and his friends as they investigate a series of attacks on students at Hogwarts, possibly emanating from the Chamber of Secrets. "The Chamber of Secrets" was, of course, an instant bestseller and won Rowling the British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year for the second year in a row. Strangely enough, Rowling requested the manuscript back for revisions after delivering it to the publishers, worried that it might not live up to the success of her first book. The book… Read More

London: Bloomsbury,, 1998. Inscribed by the author First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author on the dedication page, "To Ollie, hope you like this one too! J. K. Rowling". The book was signed for the original owner at Dillons bookshop, Cambridge, when he was nine years old. Octavo. Original pictorial boards. With supplied dust jacket. Housed in a blue quarter morocco solander box by the Chelsea Bindery. Slight lean to spine, minor bump to ends and corners, tiny crease to lower outer corner of p. 127, contents clean. A very good copy indeed in very good dust jacket, vertical crease to spine, couple of nicks, a bright example. Errington A2(a).

London: Bloomsbury, 1998. First edition, first printing. Published by Bloomsbury in London, 1998. This is a very near fine copy. The dust wrapper, illustrated by Cliff Wright, is bright and clean, with some very slight wear at the corners and typical crumpling to the top and tail edges. It has not been price clipped and shows the original £10.99 price. There is a small but neat previous owners inscription to the rear of the front flyleaf, in grey ink. The full title page has ghosted to the flyleaf, as typical with this volume. The authors signature is present on the dedication page, without inscription, and in blue ink. The pictorial boards are tight at the spine and with only slight bumping to the bottom of the spine. This copy is clean internally, aside from the two aforementioned inscriptions. This is a very near fine copy, cast down from the fine grading due to very minor wear. A prime example of a scarce signed title. It is the second book in the series of seven Harry Potter books. The… Read More

London: Bloomsbury. 1998. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Signed by the author and by the dustwrapper artist. Publisher's original matt laminated pictorial boards, in the Cliff Wright illustrated dustwrapper. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the boards bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without foxing, inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£10.99 to the lower front flap). Signed by J. K. Rowling (in 1998) in blue ink on the dedication page. Signed by the dustwrapper artist Cliff Wright in blue ink on the rear panel of the dustwrapper. A superb example of the true first edition, first printing of the second Harry Potter book. (Errington A2a). Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

New York: Arthur A. Levine / Scholastic Press, 1998-2007. First American editions of each book in the Harry Potter series. Octavo, original half cloth, seven volumes, illustrated by Mary Grandpre. Each are near fine to fine in near fine to fine dust jackets. An exceptional set.

London: Bloomsbury, 1998. First edition, first issue of the second novel in Rowling's Harry Potter series. Octavo, original illustrated boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket without wear. Jacket design by Cliff Wright.

London: Bloomsbury,, 1997-[99]. Signed copies of early impressions First edition, twenty-fourth impression of Philosopher's Stone, and first edition, second impression of Chamber of Secrets, both paperback issues, each signed by the author on the dedication page. The twenty-fourth impression of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone features the original wizard on the rear wrappers, while the gap between "Taylor" and "1997" on the imprint page and repetition of "1 wand" on page 53 have both been corrected. Although the publisher's imprint page in the second title is misleading, bibliographical research reveals that the paperback was published ten months after the hardback edition. 2 works, octavo. Original matt printed paper boards. Extremities a little rubbed, foot of rear joint of Philosopher's Stone and foot of joints of Chamber of Secrets slightly split, occasional light creases, internally bright: very good copies. Cf. Errington A1(a) & A2(b).

London: Bloomsbury, 1999-2007. Bloomsbury, London, 1999. Hardback. A set of all seven first Deluxe Editions, published by Bloomsbury between 1999-2007. First Deluxe. first printings. Hardbacks. All in fine condition - the last two titles are in the original cellophane wrapping. Rare to find the first printings together.

London: Bloomsbury, 1999-2008. [Fantasy] ALL FIRST EDITIONS, FIRST PRINTINGS, IN DELUXE BINDINGS, with the three supplemental works. Deathly Hallows is SIGNED to frontboard by illustrator Jason Cockroft. Together ten volumes, octavo (26 x 17 x 36cm). Original uniform harlequin cloth (7 vols), with gilt decoration, illustrations to upper covers, and all edges gilt (some in shrinkwrap). Additional volumes (3 vols) in publisher's illustrated covers. A fine set (four volumes retain original shrinkwrap). Final title bears the autograph of the cover artist Jason Cockcroft on his illustration. Signed exclusively for this firm.

London: Bloomsbury, 2007. First deluxe editions, first impressions, of the complete Harry Potter series. Complete in seven volumes bound in cloth with color pictorial onlays, gilt edges, ribbon bookmarks, and gilt stamping. Fine. This series is one of the most sought-after versions of the beloved children's books (after the correct first editions). These books are attractively designed for collectors and had comparatively small print runs in the thousands, rather than millions of copies.

Bloomsbury,, [2003-2007]. 7 vols., 8vo., First Edition thus; black cloth, gilt backs, a near fine set in unclipped dustwrappers. A NEAR FINE SET OF THE ADULT EDITION. ALL FIRST EDITIONS THUS. ALL FIRST PRINTINGS THUS. The set comprises Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (first edition thus, 2004); Chamber of Secrets (first edition thus, 2004); Prisoner of Azkaban (first edition thus, 2004); Goblet of Fire (first edition thus, 2004); Order of the Phoenix (first edition thus, 2003); Half-Blood Prince (first edition thus, 2005); Deathly Hallows (first edition thus, 2007). Dustwrapper artwork by William Webb; dustwrapper photography by Michael Wildsmith; author's photography by Bill de la Hey. COMPLETE SETS ARE DIFFICULT TO FIND AND VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Errington A1(g); A2(m); A7(j); A9(i); A12(aa); A13(aa); A14(aa) respectively.