'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone', and 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets', both UK signed first editions (fourth and seventh printing respectively) in the publisher's box

Rowling, J.K.

Edité par Bloomsbury, 1997

A propos de cet article

Joanne (Kathleen) Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher s Stone (1997), UK first edition, fourth printing, and 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' (1998), UK first edition, seventh printing. Both books published by Bloomsbury in the first issued box set. Both volumes are signed by author J.K. Rowling on the respective half-title pages as shown. Chamber of Secrets is in addition inscribed to Johnny According to Philip Errington s J.K. Rowling: A Bibliogarphy (2017), the first Philosopher printing had a print run of only 500 copies; the second printing followed quickly with a run of 1,000 copies, followed by the third and fourth printing of 500 copies each only (p.4). Provenance: The signatures are consistant with how Rowling used to sign in 1998-99. Rowling did sign a few of those box sets for school children back in those years. The additional dedication by the author makes it easier to verify the signatures and handwriting. Condition: Philosopher is in near fine condition. It bears no previous owner s scribbles, no stamps, no bookplates, pages are clean. The boards front top corner has a tiny bump as shown. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and a beautiful specimen, unfaded and showing the young wizard as called for. Chamber of Secrets is in fine condition The box is in near fine condition with only trivial shelf wear. This was the first box set that Bloomsbury published for the Harry Potter Saga. As more and more Harry Potters were published until 2007 the publisher eager to capitalise on Potter-mania isuued a new box set containing the latest book together with the volumes that had already been published. A nice set at fair value and genuinely signed by Rowling. Due to the extremely high value of signed UK first hardback first printings editions of The Philosopher s Stone , the early reprints have also become highly collectable and valuable. First and Fine.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone', and 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets', both UK signed first editions (fourth and seventh printing respectively) in the publisher's box
• Éditeur: Bloomsbury
• Date de parution: 1997
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• État de la jaquette: Fine
• Signé: Signed by Author(s)