Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Illustrated Edition (Year 2)

Rowling, J.K.

ISBN 10: 0545791324 / ISBN 13: 9780545791328

Published by Scholastic Inc., 2016

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Fifth printing. Top edge of rear jacket panel lightly bumped. 2016 Large Hardcover. 259 pp. The Dursleys were so mean and hideous that summer that all Harry Potter wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he's packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange, impish creature named Dobby who says that if Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts, disaster will strike.And strike it does. For in Harry's second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor, Gilderoy Lockhart, a spirit named Moaning Myrtle who haunts the girls' bathroom, and the unwanted attentions of Ron Weasley's younger sister, Ginny.But each of these seem minor annoyances when the real trouble begins, and someone -- or something -- starts turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever' Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told' Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects. Harry Potter himself. Seller Inventory # 2342150

Bibliographic Details

Title: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: ...

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Publication Date: 2016

Binding: Large Hardcover

Illustrator: Kay, Mr. Jim

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 5th Printing.

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Synopsis:

Award-winning artist Jim Kay illustrates year two of Harry Potter's adventures at Hogwarts, in a stunning, gift-ready format.

The Dursleys were so mean and hideous that summer that all Harry Potter wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he's packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange, impish creature named Dobby who says that if Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts, disaster will strike.

And strike it does. For in Harry's second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor, Gilderoy Lockhart, a spirit named Moaning Myrtle who haunts the girls' bathroom, and the unwanted attentions of Ron Weasley's younger sister, Ginny.

But each of these seem minor annoyances when the real trouble begins, and someone -- or something -- starts turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects... Harry Potter himself?

Review:

Seeing Jim Kay's illustrations moved me profoundly. I love his interpretation of Harry Potter's world, and I feel honoured and grateful that he has lent his talent to it (J.K. Rowling)

Kay's illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is a triumph - a book so alive it seems to jump, explode and slither out of your hands as you read (Praise for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Illustrated Edition, Telegraph)

It is stunning . with full colour illustrations throughout from Greenaway Medal winner Kay, who breathes incredible life into these much loved characters and locations, staying faithful to Rowling's vision but revitalising the story for a new generation (Praise for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Illustrated Edition: Bookseller)