Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
$6,492 · Offered by Biblio
First edition
London: Bloomsbury,, 1999. Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light First edition, first impression, first state. There were 2,500 copies in the first state, from a total first impression of 5,150 copies. The Prisoner of Azkaban was the last Harry Potter title before first print runs hit unprecedented quantities; a second impression of 101,800 copies was completed before the work's publication date of 8 July 1999. The first state has the number line on the copyright page from 10 down to 1, "Joanne Rowling" as the copyright holder, and the dropped line of text on page 7. In the second state, the dropped text is corrected and the copyright attributed to "J. K. Rowling". Octavo. Original colour pictorial boards, spine and covers lettered in light orange, purple, green, and black. With dust jacket. Ownership inscription to front pastedown. Head and foot of spine a little bumped, some abrasions to pastedowns, some creases to occasional leaves; extremities of unclipped jacket a little worn, jacket a little sunned: a very good copy in like jacket. Errington A7(a).
- Year: 1999
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: hardcover
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