Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Rowling, J. K.
- Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
- Date published: 1999
- ISBN: 9780439064866
Arthur A. Levine Books, 1999. First American edition. Hardcover. Good/good. True first U.S. edition, first state dust jacket. Spine has a minor slant, spine ends fatigued; textblock separation starting, bottom edge soiled, with a faint line across. Else no creases/chips/rips, internally no markings or other flaws. 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". Below the number line is "Printed in the U.S.A. 37", and below that is "First American edition, June 1999." "Sorceror" misspelling to verso of half-title page. Boards are blue with an embossed diamond pattern, and a green cloth spine. The dust jacket has $17.95 price on the upper corner of the front flap. The dust jacket back has a diagonal bar code field on the left side, and the small bar code within has the number "51795". The spine on both the book and dust jacket lack the YEAR 2 badge that was introduced later, and silver lettering is raised on the spine of the dust jacket. DJ protected with new mylar cover, 8vo, 341 pp., bookseller #002784.
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