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J.K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 1998, uncorrected proof copy

UK: Greenford Park Warehouse

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J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. London: Bloomsbury, 1998


UNCORRECTED PROOF COPY, 8vo (199 x 128mm.), original printed wrappers in blue and white, some very light spotting to lower wrapper, a very good copy


AN UNUSUALLY PRISTINE COPY OF THE PROOF 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".


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Errington, Rowling, AA2(a)

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