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Vancouver, British Columbia: Vancouver, BC: Raincoast / Bloomsbury, 1997 ( actually circa 1999 ), 1st Canadian Edition, Later Printing ( 6th / Sixth ) , 1997. ------------( later printing of the First Raincoast Edition ) ----hardcover, about 5.25w x 8h inches, a visually Near Fine example but there is browning to the paper and foxing to the edges of the text block, small marks and small stains on the front blank endpaper, in a Fair to POOR dustjacket which looks quite nice in the mylar protector BUT ( AND IT'S a BIG BUT!!) there is considerable STAINING to the verso of the jacket (and in fact I would recommend you throwing the jacket away but that's your choice!! --- has a paper backing so the stain and "ick" is covered and is not in contact with the actual book) , a bit of age toning to paper, ---no writing in the book, ---number line shows this as the 6th printing but it is actually the 5th Canadian printing as the true Canadian First had a number line that started with a 2, this early edition contains two errors: Line 1, page 8 has "highchair" instead of "high chair"; and on page 53 in the list of "Other Equipment" needed for Hogwart's School, " 1 wand " is listed twice ---errors that were corrected in later printings, the upper portion of the spine and the rear panel show the young magician ( NOT Dumbledore ), copyright page states Joanne not "J.K.Rowling", --this early edition shows Bloomsbury on the title and copyright page BUT has Raincoast only on the lower spine tip of the book and the rear panel shows Raincoast and $19.95 beside the UK ISBN barcode, ---as well this has a Bloomsbury ISBN on the copyright page---, this early edition (6th printing) lists Chamber of Secrets only as other books by JKR while the 7th printings and later list more titles, --- -the 7th printing was also the first time RC used their own ISBN and not the Bloomsbury ISBN so this is the last CDN issue with the Bloomsbury ISBN, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo, ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good (see description)/Fair (see description). Illus. by Thomas Taylor Cover Art. 5.25w x 8h Inches. Flap Not Clipped.

LONDON: BLOOMSBURY. THIS BOOK WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1997. THIS IS A LATER PRINTING. 30TH PRINTING. A TRUE BLOOMSBURY EDITION, NOT THE 'TED SMART' VARIANT. ILLUSTRATED BOARDS, WITH THE SAME COVER ART AS THE DUST JACKET. BOTTOM OF DJ AND FRONT BOARD HAVE 'TRIPLE SMARTIES GOLD AWARD WINNER' IN WHITE PRINT AGAINST A BLACK BACKGROUND. COPYRIGHTED J.K. ROWLING ON THE PUBLISHING DETAILS PAGE, WITH THE WARNER BROS 2000 COPYRIGHT NOTICE ON THE SAME PAGE. Slight wear/creasing on DJ edges. Not price clipped. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Back of DJ depicts the older Dumbledore. Location: ELCB2 . Fine. Hardcover. REPRINT. 2000.

Bloomsbury Pub Ltd, 1997. Hardcover. New. 224 pages. 7.75x5.25x0.50 inches.

Bloomsbury Pub Ltd. Used - Very Good. Canadian First Edition, Sixth Printing [1st Edition, 6th Printing]. In Very Good, mylar-wrapped dust jacket (not price clipped). Dust jacket has the original wizard on the back (not older Dumbledore). Other contained issue points specific only to earlier editions (and fixed in later) are "1 wand" repeated twice on the supply list on page 53 and 'highchair' as all one word on page 8. Numberline runs 10-6.

Canadian First Edition, Sixth Printing [1st Edition, 6th Printing]. In Very Good, mylar-wrapped dust jacket (not price clipped). Dust jacket has the original wizard on the back (not older Dumbledore). Other contained issue points specific only to earlier editions (and fixed in later) are "1 wand" repeated twice on the supply list on page 53 and 'highchair' as all one word on page 8. Numberline runs 10-6.

Raincoast, 1997. 1st Edition 4th Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. About the book: Hardcover with jacket. 4th Canadian Printing. Numberline starts with a five. Supposedly Raincoast's first printing started with the number two in its numberline, not the traditional one like so many other publishers. Both book and jacket are in near fine condition. A well looked after copy. Additional photos available upon request.

Canadian First Edition, Sixth Printing [1st Edition, 6th Printing]. In Very Good, mylar-wrapped dust jacket (not price clipped). Dust jacket has the original wizard on the back (not older Dumbledore). Other contained issue points specific only to earlier editions (and fixed in later) are "1 wand" repeated twice on the supply list on page 53 and 'highchair' as all one word on page 8. Numberline runs 10-6.

Vancouver, British Columbia: Vancouver, BC: Raincoast / Bloomsbury, 1997, 1st Canadian Edition, 2nd Printing, 1997. ------------(  2nd printing of the First Raincoast Edition ) ----hardcover, about 5.25w x 8h inches, a Near Fine example, a wee bit of light rubbing, a very faint hint of slight rippling to first few pages but this has not been exposed to moisture ---in a  Fine dustjacket,  a bit of age toning to paper,  looks new,  no writing in the book, ---number line shows this as the 3rd printing but it is actually the 2nd Canadian printing as the true Canadian First had a number line that started with a 2,  this 2nd/3rd edition is the FIRST RAINCOAST edition with illustrated boards that match the dustjacket (previous printing had plain blue boards with the illustrated dustjacket), this has both errors  as seen in earlier printings (which are: Line 1, page 8 had "highchair" instead of "high chair" ; and on page 53 in the list of "Other Equipment" needed for Hogwart's School, " 1 wand " is listed twice),  the upper portion of the spine of the book and jacket and the rear panel of the book and jacket show the young magician ( Dumbledore?? ) vs later issues which show an older magician (who is clearly Dumbledore),  ---this edition shows Bloomsbury on the title page and on the copyright page AND has Raincoast on the lower spine tip of the jacket and the book, as well this has a Bloomsbury ISBN on the rear panel of the jacket (shows Raincoast on the bar code) and the book and on the copyright page, ---copyright page states  "Printed and bound in Canada by Friesens", ----rear panel of the jacket has the short description of the story (later printings have a rear panel showing multiple reviews rather than a precis of the story),  ---the RAINCOAST editions are identical in format to the UK editions and use BRITISH spelling and grammar ---,  any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo  ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine (see desciption)/Fine (see description). Illus. by Thomas Taylor Cover Art. 5.25w x 8h Inches. Flap Not Clipped.