*RARE ALL 8 ERRORS* 1st Edition Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

by J.K. Rowling

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First edition

What makes this specific copy extremely valuable and collectible is that it slipped through the initial production run containing all 8 uncorrected first-state errors and misprints. These technical anomalies were immediately fixed in subsequent print runs, meaning only the earliest true first prints carry this exact combination of errors. Why This Copy is Worth More: The 8 Famous Errors Included Dust Jacket / Cover Discrepancy: Albus Dumbledore’s right hand is illustrated as completely healthy and normal. In the text, his hand is famously blackened, shriveled, and destroyed by Voldemort’s ring curse. Page Count Typo: This rare edition finishes on page 652. All later, corrected editions have altered spacing and layout that stretches the text to end on page 672. Page 10 Error: Features the typo "site" when describing Fudge stepping out of the fireplace; it was later corrected to "sight". Page 100 Error (The OWL Misprint): Ron states Hermione received "eleven 'Outstanding' O.W.L.s...". This is mathematically impossible based on her class schedule and was corrected to "ten" in later prints. Page 103 Error: Mentions "10 outstandings", which was later revised down to "9 outstandings" to fit the timeline fix. Page 269 Error: The phrase describing Dumbledore drawing up "the hard wooden chair" was entirely changed to "a wooden chair" in future publications. Page 476 Error: Text reads "twenty-four hours" worth of time, which was a continuity error later shortened to "twelve hours". Pag

• Publisher: Scholastic, Incorporated
• Year: 2005
• Condition: Good

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