Harry Potter Half‑Blood Prince 1st Edition 1st Printing • 652‑Page Error Variant

by J.K. Rowling

$380 · Offered by eBay

First edition

Harry Potter and the Half‑Blood Prince — U.S. First Edition / First Printing — Full 8‑Error Variant — Excellent Condition Author: J.K. Rowling Publisher: Scholastic / Arthur A. Levine Books (2005) Edition: True First Edition, First Printing ISBN: 0‑439‑78454‑9 This listing is for an error‑complete first printing of Harry Potter and the Half‑Blood Prince, containing all eight known textual and continuity anomalies, including the extended Draco/Dumbledore paragraph variant found only in early U.S. printings. This is the scarce 652‑page early‑state printing variant — not the common corrected 672‑page edition. Condition is Excellent overall, could be considered "Like New" in many ways: tight binding, clean pages, very good boards, and a good to very good dust jacket. See "Condition" below for detail. ✔ Full Error & Variant Set Verified (All 8 Present) 652‑page early‑state printing variant Page 10 “site/sight” typo Page 342 missing closing quotation mark Page 476 number error (“24” instead of “12”) O.W.L. continuity errors on pages 100/103 Extended Draco/Dumbledore paragraph variant (pages 591–592) — early U.S. printings contain a longer dialogue passage later removed to match the U.K. text Dust‑jacket art error — Dumbledore’s hand appears uninjured First printing number line — 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 All points have been individually checked and confirmed. ✔ Condition Dust Jacket: Very Good overall. The inside of the dust‑jacket spine shows a small area (about 1" at the bottom) of m

• Publisher: Scholastic, Incorporated
• Year: 2005
• Printing: first
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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