signed
1998 · New York
by J.K. Rowling
New York: Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic Press, 1998. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic Press, 1998. First American Edition, later (25th) printing by numberline. Octavo (23.5cm); publisher's cloth-backed diamond-patterned boards in dust jacket retaining original price ($16.95), "Year 1" omitted from jacket spine panel but present on cloth; [viii],309pp. Jacket lightly rubbed, corners and spine ends bumped, dampstaining and a bit of color bleed along top edge only visible to verso of jacket. Boards a bit more heavily bumped at corners and spine ends, with some rubbing and brief exposure along edges, brief scuffing / fading to gilt lettering at head and tail, and a few faint waterspots to surface. Slight bow to front board and slight lean to spine. Light foxing to top edge of textblock. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.
Signed by Rowling without inscription on full title. (Inventory #: 31825)
Signed by Rowling without inscription on full title. (Inventory #: 31825)