Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 1999

First Edition, First Impression Near fine “Second state”, of HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN by J.K. Rowling, published by Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 1999. Near fine/Fine condition book in a Fine condition dust jacket. Not bookclub, Not the Australian edition, Not the Ted Smart edition, Not the Canadian edition, but the scarce true first edition, first impression of the Bloomsbury edition with the complete number line of: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 , with NO adds to the back of the book.

The first edition, first impression of this Bloomsbury title was printed in 3 states. The first state occurred during the original print run when the book was first printed with a printing error that was quickly corrected. Estimates of the first state of the print run with the printing error are that only 500 or so of these books with this error were printed before it was quickly corrected, (although today it is believed that more than 500 were printed in the first state). The corrected print run is considered the “second state” of the first edition. The book in this listing is the ‘second state’. (The third state of the first impression was printed with adds of the prior Harry Potter titles to the rear of the book).

The book has crisp board with sharp corners, but a bump to the top of the spine. The binding is tight and square and still snaps shut when opened. The end papers are in perfect bright, and unmarked condition with no bookplates, no owner names and no bookstore stamps. The interior pages are clean, bright and flat with no writing, no stains, no bent pages, no foxing, and no age toning. A beautiful first edition book!

The stunning original fine condition dust jacket has strong vibrant colors. The outstanding jacket still maintains its original rigidity. The jacket has No edgewear, No rips, No chips, No stains, No rubbing, No fading, and No foxing. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of 10.99 British pounds.

A very handsome example of this title presenting very well with the stunning jacket and nice interior. Would make a great addition to a Harry Potter collection.