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ROWLING (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, second printing; Goblet of Fire; Half-Blood Prince, both firsts, all signed by the author (3) image 1
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ROWLING (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, second printing; Goblet of Fire; Half-Blood Prince, both firsts, all signed by the author (3) image 4
MODERN LITERATURE, ART AND HISTORY
Lot 167

ROWLING (J.K.)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, second printing; Goblet of Fire; Half Blood Prince, first editions, all signed by the author (3)

1 December 2021, 12:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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ROWLING (J.K.)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, second printing, dust-jacket (some fading to spine, extremities rubbed), [1999]; Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, FIRST EDITION, some spotting mostly at edges, upper joint split, dust-jacket (creased, small loss to one corner), [2000]; Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, FIRST EDITION, dust-jacket (spine faded, slightly frayed at edges), [2005], EACH SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR (the first 2 mentioned on the dedication leaf, the third on the title-page), publisher's pictorial boards, 8vo, Bloomsbury (3)

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Provenance: Jenny Brown who, from 1996 to 2002, was the Literature Director for the Scottish Arts Council. "Her work for the Council included a programme of financial aid for new writers of children's fiction; the first person to apply was the then unpublished J K Rowling; the Arts Council's initial bursary supported the creation of Harry Potter" (University of St. Andrews, Laureation Address, June 2018, website); sold by the family.

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