ROWLING, J. K.

Inquire · Offered by Peter Harrington

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. 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".

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