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ROWLING (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, UNCORRECTED PROOF OF THE FIRST EDITION, Bloomsbury, [1998] image 1
ROWLING (J.K.) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, UNCORRECTED PROOF OF THE FIRST EDITION, Bloomsbury, [1998] image 2
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ROWLING (J.K.)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, UNCORRECTED PROOF OF THE FIRST EDITION, Bloomsbury, [1998]

20 November 2024, 13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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ROWLING (J.K.)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, UNCORRECTED PROOF OF THE FIRST EDITION, publisher's blue and white wrappers, a few light marginal creases, and light erased pencil mark to upper cover but generally bright and clean [Errington AA2(a)], 8vo, Bloomsbury, [1998]

Footnotes

UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY OF THE SECOND HARRY POTTER NOVEL. Errington notes that "an unconfirmed print-run of 300 copies is generally accepted... Bloomsbury is unable to provide accurate figures and has merely suggested between 200 and 300 copies".

Provenance: Sold on behalf of the "North Devon Hospice".

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