Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, First US Edition, First Printing, Scholastic 2005, Hardback, Signed by J.K. Rowling, Pristine

J.K. Rowling

ISBN 10: 0439784549 / ISBN 13: 9780439784542

Published by Scholastic, 2005

About this Item

It is notoriously difficult for collectors to find signed copies of the American editions of books 4, 5 and 6. This particular book is a first printing and was signed at the event titled 'An evening with Harry, Carrie and Garp' which was also attended by authors Stephen King and John Irving in New York City in 2006. First and second printings of the book were signed in thick black marker and it was the first time Rowling had visited the United States and signed books since she made a brief visit in 2000. This was the only event at which J.K. Rowling signed copies of the US edition of Harry Potter and the Half blood Prince whereby a limited number of VIP 'family packages' were offered at $1000 each which included 4 premium orchestra seats and a set of 3 signed books- one from each of the authors. The book and dust jacket are in pristine condition with no fading at all, the pages are clean with no inscriptions or marks of any kind. The book is unread, the boards are square with sharp corners with no foxing to the text block at all. A beautiful example of a book and dust jacket in perfect condition. It comes housed in a green clamshell box made purposely for this book, with the title and author s name printed in gold leaf to the spine. The signature comes fully authenticated by Adam Houston theHarryPotterspecialist the world s leading expert in authenticating Jo s signature. It comes with a full authentication package including a letter of authenticity and collector card. Seller Inventory # 214

Bibliographic Details

Title: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, ...

Publisher: Scholastic

Publication Date: 2005

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: GrandPré, Mary

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

As the Harry Potter sequence draws to a close, Harry's most dangerous adventure yet is just beginning . . . and it starts July 16, 2005.

We could tell you, but then we'd have to Obliviate your memory.

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.