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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J.K. Rowling
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/fine
- ISBN 10
- 0439784549
- ISBN 13
- 9780439784542
- Seller
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Gridley, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Scholastic / Arthur A. Levine, 2005. First American Edition, 1st Printing. 1/4 cloth. Fine/fine. Mary GrandPré. A fine first printing of the first American Edition in a fine dust jacket. Black quarter-cloth over purple diamond patterned boards. Full number line 1-10. Green endpapers. Full wrap around dust jacket with Mary GrandPré illustration. Stated first edition which meets all points of issue for the first American edition. 652 pp. Octavo, 6 & 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches tall.
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
- Uncommon Works
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 926
- Title
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Author
- J.K. Rowling
- Illustrator
- Mary GrandPré
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition, 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0439784549
- ISBN 13
- 9780439784542
- Publisher
- Scholastic / Arthur A. Levine
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005
- LCCN
- 2005921149
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Uncommon Works
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Octavo
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- Points of Issue
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- Fine
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- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
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