First American Edition, first printing with the correct number line, $17.95 price on the dust jacket, no year number on the spine, and 51795 above the bar code. The second volume in the beloved Harry Potter series. Illustrations by Mary GrandPre. Octavo. Light soiling along the edges, with a bit of mild edgewear to the boards and dust jacket; otherwise very good.
Arthur A. Levine ; Scholastic, 1998. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. GrandPre, Mary. Clean throughout. Does not have 2 on spine or on DJ. Number line reads: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 9/9 0/0 1 2 3 4. DJ not price clipped. In archival cover.
Book appears moderately read with a slight cock to the spine, a small bump at upper corner, outer edge of front cover, and light wear at edges and extremities. DJ is First State with no series number. Printing history number line reads as follows: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 9/9 0/0 1 2 3 4. The true US first edition of this second book in the acclaimed series. A very nice copy.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Sorceror's vs. Sorcerer's - Ancestor last word on page 332). : Comes with a Near Fine Dust Jacket from another June, 1999 book which doesn't have errors $19.95 on flap.
J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Sorceror's vs. Sorcerer's - Ancestor last word on page 332). : Comes with a Near Fine Dust Jacket from another June, 1999 book which doesn't have errors $19.95 on flap.
States First American Edition June, 1999. Printing Line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 9/9 0/0 1 2 3 4. Opposite title page Rowling's first book Sorcerer's misspelled Sorceror's. Last word on page 332 is Ancestor, later changed to Descendent. This book had No dust jacket. I found another book with a Near Fine Dust Jacket that also stated First American Edition June, 1999 but did not contain the errors. I am including that Dust Jacket. Price on flap $19.95. (Book looks the same and fits). Green and blue hardcover. Spine edges bumped, front corners worn, slight spine roll. Several light soil spots back cover. Page tips creases pp. 301 - 308.
New York: Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic Press, 1999. First American Edition; Twenty-Eighth Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. ; 352 pages.
First American edition, first issue with no #2 on spine, complete numberline 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 9/9 0/0 1 2 3 4, and price of $17.95 to jacket. In blue embossed boards with green cloth spine and silver lettering. A fine fresh copy in like dust wrapper of the 2nd book in the Harry Potter series.
Arthur A. Levine Books, 1999. First American edition. First Printing. Hardcover. True first U.S. edition, first state dust jacket.Book is fine in a fine dust jacket (in Mylar). Please contact seller with any questions about item/condition.
Arthur A. Levine Books - Scholastic Press, 1999 "First American edition, June 1999" as stated on copyright page - scarce first issue without 2 on spine of book or jacket. Number line 1-10 on copyright page. Dust jacket priced at $17.95. Green cloth and blue boards with blindstamped diamond design. Stamped in silver on spine. Red endpages. Not a remainder. Tightly bound. Some rubbing to silver lettering on spine. Some rubbing to paper covered section at bottom edge of boards. Clean. Nice dust jacket in new clear acetate cover. Good/ near fine condition.. First American Edition.
New York: Arthur A. Levine Books, 1999. First American Edition, First Printing, First State Dust Jacket. Hardcover. Octavo, 341 pages. In Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Illustrated spine with silver lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "$17.95." General shelf wear. Spine cocked. Binding loosening, though still attached to boards via front and rear endpapers. Text block clean. First state dust jacket without "Year 2" to spine. Shelved in Collectible YA. 1398819. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
WE PURCHASED THESE COPIES DIRECTLY FROM THE PUBLISHER AND KEPT THEM IN OUR ARCHIEVES; HENCE AN UNREAD COPY (ALSO AVAILABLE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (A LIKE COPY))Faint sticker shadow on ffep; back flap has a crease straight down the middle (as it was folded in half when the book was closed) OW a fine copy in fine jacket.
Arthur A. Levine Books - Scholastic Press, 1999 First American edition as stated on copyright page - scarce first issue without 2 on spine of book or jacket. Number line 1-10 on copyright page. Dust jacket priced at $17.95. Green cloth and blue boards with blindstamped diamond design. Red endpages. Not a remainder. Tightly bound. Tiny stain on top page edges and some small specks on page foredges and top page edges otherwise text is clean. One corner bumped. Dust jacket. near Very good/ Fine condition.. First American Edition.
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.
NY: Arthur A. Levine Books, 1999. 1st US. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 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." 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. This copy has the following first-state errors: on the page flanking the title page indicating Rowling's previous books, "Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone" instead of "Sorcerer's Stone" and on page 332, the last word "ancestor" should be "descendant". Record # 378744
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Scholastic Book Services, 1999. Book. N-Fine. Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. A gift quality example of this book, the second in the series. all points present. No year number on spine, first edition printing information on copyright page, diamond shape embossing on book boards, red endpapers and the book bar code is in the center of the back panel of the 17.95 jacket. A very nice square solid tight clean copy that if it has been read it was done very carefully. This copy has some light rubbing wear to the boards. A nice copy of a book that is getting harder to find everyday in any condition let alone as nice as this one..
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