Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: (Raincoast/Bloomsbury Publishers)
by J. K Rowling
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 155192756X
- ISBN 13
- 9781551927565
- Seller
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Carrollton, Texas, United States
Item Price
A$45.46A$40.92
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About This Item
Boards match dust jacket illustrations with Harry Potter and Dumbledore surrounded by fire on cover and fountain and rowboat highlighted in green on back. Top of book spine slightly bowed in; bottom of book spine slightly rumpled. Shelf wear on top and bottom of dust jacket spine, but tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition. First edition, first printing by Raincoast/Bloomsbury (Canadian printing), as indicated by the following known points:
• Front and back boards of book match the illustration on the dust jacket
• "First published in Great Britain in 2005" and "This edition first published in Canada in 2005" on copyright page;
• Full number line ending in "1" on copyright page
• Typographical error on page 99 where Ron tells Hermione she'll earn 11 "Outstanding" O.W.L.s when she could only actually earn 10
J.K. Rowling's sixth book chronicling the adventures of child wizard Harry Potter, a character now famous and well-loved throughout the world. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.
• Front and back boards of book match the illustration on the dust jacket
• "First published in Great Britain in 2005" and "This edition first published in Canada in 2005" on copyright page;
• Full number line ending in "1" on copyright page
• Typographical error on page 99 where Ron tells Hermione she'll earn 11 "Outstanding" O.W.L.s when she could only actually earn 10
J.K. Rowling's sixth book chronicling the adventures of child wizard Harry Potter, a character now famous and well-loved throughout the world. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.
Synopsis
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, released on 16 July 2005, is the sixth of seven novels from British author J. K. Rowling's popular Harry Potter series. Set during Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts, the novel explores Lord Voldemort's past, and Harry's preparations for the final battle amidst emerging romantic relationships and the emotional confusions and conflict resolutions characteristic of mid-adolescence.
Reviews
On Jun 20 2021, a reader said:
Brilliant work of fiction for young adults
On Nov 29 2011, WarriorNY said:
AWFUL book! The characters did not act like teenagers...they acted like very spoiled pre-schoolers! I hated this book in this overrated series.
On Aug 17 2011, SherlockJr said:
in the front cover, Dumbledore's hand should be black and burned, looking like it's dead.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sherlock Joe's Book Hunting (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- RWL021
- Title
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Author
- J. K Rowling
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 155192756X
- ISBN 13
- 9781551927565
- Publisher
- Raincoast Books
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, Bc, Canada
- Date Published
- 2005
- Pages
- 607
- Keywords
- rowling; harry potter; half-blood prince; UK; bloomsbury
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Fantasy; Children's;
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I focus on modern first edition, first printings, but have been lately finding first editions, later printings of older novels in my inventory. I'm also highlighting a lot of signed books that I've found.
I will also gladly search for and offer well-priced books of all kinds. If there's something you'd love to have, either send me a message here or go to https://cases.sherlockjoes.com and Open a Case!
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- First Edition
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- Shelf Wear
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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