Harry Potter and The Chamber Of Secrets
by Rowling, J K
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. The story follows Harry Potter, a young wizard attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, as he and his friends Ron and Hermione investigate a series of attacks on students by a mysterious monster. Harry discovers the monster is actually a basilisk, a giant serpent that can kill with a single glance. With the help of his friends and new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Gilderoy Lockhart, Harry must enter the Chamber of Secrets to defeat the basilisk and save his schoolmates, including Ron's younger sister Ginny who has been taken hostage by the evil wizard, Tom Riddle.
First edition identification
The first edition of Harry Potter and Chamber of Secrets was published in the UK by Bloomsbury, in 1998. "First published in Great Britain in 1998" is stated on the copyright page with a number line of “10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1”, and the printer stated as "Clays Ltd, St Ives plc”.
The boards are illustrated to match the dust jacket, which has a price of £10.99 on the bottom corner of the front flap. The two reviews printed on the dust jacket were by The Sunday Times, and The Independent on Saturday. Early printings lack the Hogwarts logo on the copyright page which was later added to hardcover editions. First printings of the paperback edition do have the logo.
Printed in 1999 by Scholastic Press, the first US edition of Harry Potter and Chamber of Secrets is also very valued in the book market. The copyright page has the full number line "10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 9/9 0/0 1 2 3 4". "First American edition, June 1999" is stated on the same page. Boards are in blue with an embossed diamond pattern and a green cloth spine. The original price was $17.95.
Note - there are book club editions that have the same full number line, but they don’t have the diamond pattern on the boards.
Other Collectible or Notable Editions
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the series, the publisher released different versions of the book series, each one dedicated to one of the Hogwarts Houses. Besides the original text, there is extra material included.
Among illustrated editions, there are notable editions like the sets made by Brian Selznick (Arthur A. Levine Books, 2018), and Kazu Kibuishi (Scholastic, 2013). Some titles also have special editions in leather bindings.
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HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS
by Rowling, J. K.
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2)
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HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS
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New York: Arthur A. Levine, 1999. First state dust jacket and book; $17.95 on jacket, no Number 2 on spine (book or jacket). Correct number line (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 9 /9 0/0 1 2 3 4. and 37 after Printed in the U.S.A. Dark red endpapers. Two Bar codes at an angle on… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Bloomsbury, 1998. [Fantasy adventure] FIRST EDITION in first state jacket (lacking commas after child's names). Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.251; [blank]; [3 of reviews]; [advertisement]. Printed boards and matching first issue pictorial dust-jacket drawn by Cliff Wright. Neat owner name to flyleaf, jacket price clipped. Otherwise a fine, fresh copy. The second novel of the perennially popular children's… Read more about this item Item Price
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London: Bloomsbury. 1998. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Publisher's original matt laminated pictorial boards, in the Cliff Wright illustrated dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding firm with just light bumping at the tips of the slightly rolled spine, the boards are bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without foxing, inscriptions or stamps,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Year 2)
by J. K. Rowling
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From back cover: "Ever since Harry Potter had come home for the summer, the Dursleys had been so mean and hideous that all Harry wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry."
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
by Rowling, J.K
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: 2/7 (Harry Potter, 2)
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Sorceror's vs. Sorcerer's - Ancestor last word on page 332).
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States First American Edition June, 1999. Printing Line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 9/9 0/0 1 2 3 4. Opposite title page Rowling's first book Sorcerer's misspelled Sorceror's. Last word on page 332 is Ancestor, later changed to Descendent. This book had No dust jacket. I found another book with a Near Fine Dust Jacket that also… Read more about this item Item Price
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: 2/7 (Harry Potter, 2)
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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Scholastic. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. Eleventh Printing. Hardcover. Cloth hardcover. Number line ends in 11. Signed by Rowling to the title page. Tight and square with slight softening to spine ends, trace rubbing to edges. The DJ in mylar is slightly softened to spine ends and one point. ; 9.3 X 5.2 X… Read more about this item Item Price
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2)
by Rowling, J. K.
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by Rowling, J. K.
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Scholastic Press, 1998. 1st US . Hardcover. As New/As New. Grandpre, Mary. (1st US) Larger book, fine green cloth spine, dark blue boards with diamond pattern, bright silver lettering on spine, red inside covers and adjacent end papers, 341 pages. DJ heavy paper, colorful illustration of Harry with phoenix. DJ beneath mylar, and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Book 2): Special Edition
by Rowling, J. K.
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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London: Bloomsbury 1999. 8vo.De Luxe Edition. First edition of the deluxe edition. 251 pp. Publisher's full blue cloth with colour pictorial onlay and gilt lettering to front board & spine. All edges gilt. With a green ribbon bookmark. Pages clean. A near fine copy. 0747545774 . Near Fine. Pictorial Boards. First Edition Thus. 1999. Item Price
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: 2/7 (Harry Potter, 2)
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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