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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Inscribed first edition)
by Rowling, J. K
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
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 was also adapted into a film in 2002, directed by Chris Columbus, starring Daniel Radcliff and Emma Watson. "Hogwarts is a creation of genius." (Contemporary Review from The Times Literary Supplement). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.
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 was also adapted into a film in 2002, directed by Chris Columbus, starring Daniel Radcliff and Emma Watson. "Hogwarts is a creation of genius." (Contemporary Review from The Times Literary Supplement). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.
Synopsis
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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Whitmore Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6108
- Title
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Inscribed first edition)
- Author
- Rowling, J. K
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- You will find that I will only truly have left the school when none here are loyal to me. You will also find that help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it.
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- Inscribed
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- Fine
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- Rubbing
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- Jacket
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- Cocked
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