Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1st Edition, 1st Printing)

Rowling, J.K.

ISBN 10: 0439064864 / ISBN 13: 9780439064866

Published by Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic Press, New York, 1999

About this Item

1999 Scholastic TRUE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION/FIRST PRINTING. A modern classic without the number "2" on either the upper spine of the hardback or dust jacket. There is a full number line on the copyright page. In Fine/VeryGood+ condition. The HB (hardback) is VeryGood+ with bright cloth and boards with the typical lean found in 1st editions/1st printings. The corners are square but for a bump on the lower front edge, a faint half-circle on the back board. and a 3 mm red stain from the rear end page onto the lower middle edge of the last 20 pages. The "As New" DJ is not price clipped and is mylar-wrapped. A beautiful copy and a great addition to a collection. **Brenbooks specializes in first edition books made into films.**.

Seller Inventory # 010612

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1st Edition, 1st Printing)
• Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0439064864
• ISBN 13: 9780439064866
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Mary GrandPré
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

The summer after his first year at Hogwarts is worse than ever for Harry Potter. The Dursleys of Privet Drive are more horrible to him than ever before. And just when he thinks the endless summer vacation is over, a creature named Dobby the house-elf shows up issuing a grave warning to Harry not to go back to school or disaster will happen! Of course, Harry has to go back- and he does so in grand style, in a flying-car magicked by his friends Ron and Percy Weasley. But getting back to Hogwarts isn't the cure Harry expects it to be. Almost immediately a student is found turned to stone, and then another. And somehow Harry stands accused. Could Harry Potter be the long-feared heir of Slytherin?Harry and friends Hermione and Fred are stretched to their limits in a desperate fight against Draco Malfoy and his gang, the hideously stuck-up new professor Gilderoy Lockheart, the malevolent owner of the diary of Tom Riddle, giant spiders, and perhaps even...Hagrid!This is the book that proves J.K. Rowling is a talent that's here to stay!

About the Author

J.K. ROWLING is the author of the enduringly popular, era-defining Harry Potter seven-book series, which have sold over 600 million copies in 85 languages, been listened to as audiobooks for over one billion hours and made into eight smash hit movies. To accompany the series, she wrote three short companion volumes for charity, including Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which went on to inspire a new series of films featuring Magizoologist Newt Scamander. Harry's story as a grown-up was continued in a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which J.K. Rowling wrote with playwright Jack Thorne and director John Tiffany.

In 2020, she returned to publishing for younger children with the fairy tale The Ickabog, the royalties for which she donated to her charitable trust, Volant, to help charities working to alleviate the social effects of the Covid 19 pandemic. Her latest children's novel, The Christmas Pig, was published in 2021.

J.K. Rowling has received many awards and honours for her writing, including for her detective series written under the name Robert Galbraith. She supports a wide number of humanitarian causes through Volant, and is the founder of the international children's care reform charity Lumos. J.K. Rowling lives in Scotland with her family.