Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, First UK Edition, Hardcover, 11th Printing, Bloomsbury 1999, Signed by J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling

ISBN 10: 0747542155 / ISBN 13: 9780747542155

Published by Bloomsbury, 1999

About this Item

This particular book is signed by J.K. Rowling in blue ball point pen to the dedication page. Signed copies of Prisoner of Azkaban are very scarce in any printing, with the popularity of Harry Potter, Jo had stopped doing as many signing events as she had done previously and instead Bloomsbury started sending out signed bookplates to book stores to help promote the book. This is a 2000 variation of Rowling's signature and was signed at Perth Railway Station on July 11, 2000, three days following the publication of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as apart of her Hogwarts Express Book Tour. The book presented here are in beautiful condition the pages are bright and clean with no obvious toning to the page edges, internally no inscriptions or marks of any kind. The book is unread, the boards are square with sharp corners with no foxing of any kind. Aside from some minor bumping to the base of the spine, this is is a fine copy. The dust jacket itself is in perfect condition with no creasing or fading of any kind. 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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, First UK Edition, Hardcover, 11th Printing, Bloomsbury 1999, Signed by J.K. Rowling
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0747542155
• ISBN 13: 9780747542155
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Harry Potter is a wizard. He is in his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It's always a relief after summer with the Dursleys, however, Harry doesn't realise that this year will be just as eventful as the last two! The atmosphere at Hogwarts is tense. There's an escaped mass murderer on the loose, even the Muggles have been warned. The sinister prison guards of Azkaban have been called in to guard the school and Harry, Ron and Hermione rapidly discover why all witches and wizards live in fear of being sent to Azkaban. Lessons, however, must go on and there are lots of new subjects in third year - Care of Magical Creatures and Divination among others. Plus the delights of Hogsmeade, the only village in the UK entirely populated by the magical community.

About the Author

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was J.K. Rowling's first novel, followed by Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, as well as three books written for charity and inspired by the Harry Potter novels: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Quidditch Through the Ages and The Tales of Beedle the Bard. The Harry Potter novels have now sold over 400 million copies worldwide and been translated into 70 languages. J.K. Rowling has generated huge popular appeal for her books across the generations in an unprecedented fashion: she was the first children's author to be voted the BA Author of the Year, and also to win the British Book Awards Author of the Year. J.K. Rowling lives with her family in Edinburgh.