first edition Hardcover
1999 · New York, NY
by Rowling, J.K.; GrandPré, Mary [Illustrator]
New York, NY: Arthur A. Levine Books/ Scholastic Press, 1999. First American Edition, 31st Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, vi, 309 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Multicolored purple, tan and dark green spine with gold gilt lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price uncut "$17.95", has mild wear along the edges, mild age toning along the head edge of the rear flap, and creasing along the fore corner flaps. Boards are slightly warped, has mild bending along the spine head and tail and the tail fore corners, mild age toning and wear along the head and tail edges. Textblock has a light smudge on page 197, pen signature from previous owner on the front end-page, light foxing along the head edge, and light stains on the fore edges. Signed flat by the illustrator Mary GrandPré on the title page. Shelved in Room C. 1393032. Special Collections.
(Inventory #: 1393032)