More than 400 million copies of the harry potter books have been sold worldwide since the first book was published in 1997, and here are the most valuable. Error harry potter chamber of secrets first edition misspell sorceror rare. Now that has a story behind it, done by the writer herself. Rowling and the second novel in the harry potter series. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets birminghammail. Still, it is a great read compared to 90% of other books in general, and 99% of other childrens fantasy novels. Draco malfoy ginny weasley voldemort harry potter previous question next question. Cornelius fudge wikibooks, open books for an open world. Rising meteorically from relative poverty and difficulty in edinburgh to creative superstardom in an incredibly short space of time it is not too much of a stretch to say that ms. You will learn all spells without attending classes. It usually takes decades for a book to become collectable and gain significant value on the rare book market. In the next of our series on the harry potter books, claire from.
A true first edition can be identified using a printing number, which can be found at the very beginning of the book. Pictures of the true first edition of harry potter and the chamber of secrets u. Harry mcgonagall chapter 20 the chamber of secrets a basilisk. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets ticks all the boxes that philosophers stone did, but this time it magnifies them to a bigger and better experience. Also by jk rowling harry potter and the sorcerors stone instead of correct spelling as in book title sorcerers stone. The books title refers to a chamber which was, according to legend, created somewhere in hogwarts castle by one of the founders, salazar slytherin, when he departed hogwarts. The abebooks online marketplaces has sold hundreds of copies of rowlings books at high prices. Books in better to near perfect condition could sell for as much as. The majority of booksellers and collectors want the true first edition the edition of the book that supersedes all other editions chronologically and sometimes detective work is required to identify the true first. The print line on the page must read 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
Jun 27, 2017 first editions of the chamber of secrets, the prisoner of azkaban and the goblet of fire are also valuable. I bought an as newfine first printing copy of chamber of secrets. Dec 20, 2009 in the next of our series on the harry potter books, claire from. T he harry potter series only began in 1997 and yet j.
Harry potter and the chamber of secrets how to spot a first. Rowling was still a jobbing author rather than a worldwide superstar richer than the queen, so there are a reasonable number of signed first editions available from her book tour signings. Breathtaking scenes, dark themes and unforgettable characters including dobby and gilderoy lockhart await inside this fully illustrated edition. Oct 10, 2019 other valuable books in the harry potter series. A first edition paperback of harry potter and the chamber of secrets is on sale for. If the title is harry potter and the philosophers stone, sorcerers stone, chamber of secrets, or prisoner of azkaban, and it was published. Traditionally, a werewolf is a human who transforms into a wolf as depicted in the harry potter books but in some modern depictions the werewolf instead transforms into a manwolf hybrid as depicted in the harry. Similarly, any us dustjacket which does not have raised foil covering the harry potter section of the book title belongs to a book club book. Use a text editor to edit the i file in the ea games\ harry potter and the chamber of secrets \system folder. Five ways to spot if your harry potter books are worth a small fortune. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets how to spot a.
Harry potter and the chamber of secrets wikibooks, open. Culture books news how to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up to. Winner of too many top awards to list, this first novel is full of magic, humor, and action. According to the independent, 500 hardback copies of the first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone known as harry potter and the sorcerers stone in the u. What are your harry potter bloomsbury edition books worth. This is a surprise winner in the collectible harry potter books stakes.
Do you have these harry potter books lying around your house. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, harry potter and the philosophers stone, harry potter and the sorcerers stone u. The importance of hermione granger wizarding world. First edition criteria and points to identify harry potter.
Harry potter and the philosophers stone uk 1st edition. Harry potter and the philosophers stone uk 1st edition hardcover january 1, 1900 3. Your harry potter books could be worth thousands of dollars. First edition harry potter goblet of fire with mary grandpre. Collecting harry potter first editions raptis rare books. Sep 01, 2018 the second book, harry potter and the chamber of secrets, was published with an 11 month delay for u.
First edition points and criteria for harry potter and the chamber of secrets year published. Rowling first editions adrian harrington rare books. Beginning with harry potter and the philosophers stone, the seven books are epic stories of harry potter and his friends as they attend hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Oct 03, 2018 even the tastiest and most wellread standard harry potter first editions could sell for. A first edition of the second book in jk rowling s series probably wont garner as much as the philosopher s stone. Error harry potter chamber of secrets first edition. Rowling has changed the face of publishing, book selling and indeed reading for millions of. The magic is really more magical, thanks to new advances in sfx. The rarest is the hardback issue, with a cover of laminated boards. But just as hes packing his bags to return to school, a creature named dobby the houseelf announces that if harry goes back to hogwarts, disaster will strike. Bloomsbury publishing first printed the book in 1997. Use the prefilled links below to find the market value of harry potter and the chamber of secrets u. Online book marketplace abebooks, which specialises in rare books, has detailed exactly which. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up to.
It usually takes decades for a book to become collectible and gain significant value on the rare book market. The chamber of secrets is in my opinion the weakest of the harry potter books. A first edition print of t he prisoner of azkaban usually has a print line sequence of 10 to one, and a block of misaligned text on page seven. By june 1997, when harry potter and the philosophers stone was first. People will pay crazy money just because it says joanne rowling instead of j. Harry potter could not ignore his thoughts to go back to the chamber, not when it might be a safe place to practice his secret talents without the danger of being seen, even if training his magic unsupervised might not be the best idea. Harry, ron, and hermione discuss this revelation endlesslynone want to believe that hagrid would have anything to do with a monster.
Have you ever wondered how to tell if your harry potter book is rare and worth a lot of money. Jun 09, 2017 harry potter and the chamber of secrets another moneyspinner. If you buy, sell or collect books, these should be your first investment. Originally published in 1998, prices for hardcover first edition first printings go up to. Collecting harry potter first editions with the release of the latest harry potter movie, harry and his friends are back in the lime light. Hes the one who finds the dead school roosters and he also tells harry. The first editions of most of the next few books in the series can also sell for a bit of money. Rowling, center, posed with actors daniel radcliffe and emma watson as they arrived for the film premiere of harry potter and the chamber of secrets at the odeon. Harry potter book collecting the chamber of secrets 1st. Books to identify first editions and help the book seller in the book collecting world, there are exceptions to the exceptions, and many publishers indicated first edition in their own unique way.
Rowling is obviously best known as the author of the harry potter stories. Your old harry potter books could be worth a fortune. This sequel to harry potter and the sorcerers stone 1998 brings back the doughty young wizardintraining to face suspicious adults, hostile classmates, fretful ghosts, rambunctious spells, giant spiders, and even an avatar of lord voldemort, the evil sorcerer who killed his parents, while saving the hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry from a deadly. Abe books, who sold a first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone for. The second book in the harry potter series, harry potter and the chamber of secrets is written from the pointofview of the now12yearold harry potter. Bloomsburys uk edition and mary grandpre scholastics super rare us edition of only 25 copies. A rare first edition of the first harry potter book which is expected to fetch up to.
Rubeus hagrid in harry potter and the chamber of secrets. Lesser known facts about the publication of harry potter. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets rare hardcover. Clearly harry and ron, and probably neville, too would have died early into harry potter and the philosophers stone had hermione granger, muggleborn daughter of dentists, not been in the picture. Did you notice jk rowlings clever hints at rita skeeters secret identity. First editions auctioneers at bonhams sold a set of first editions of the harry potter books in 2005 for. If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be.
Octavo, original pictorial paper boards, original dust jacket. Rowling s harry potter series has gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide, and first editions of her books have very quickly become collectable. If there are two or more books described as a first edition, then a collector will want to know which one is superior. Harry potter and the philosophers stone, chamber of secrets, prisoner of azkaban, goblet of fire, order of the phoenix, the halfblood prince, and the deathly hallows. The following books will arm you with years of knowledge found nowhere else. And yet, he was expelled from hogwarts, and he has an affection for large, terrifying creatures, like norbert the dragon, and fluffy, the giant threeheaded dog that guarded the philosophers stone the previous year. Oct 10, 2019 culture books news how to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up to.
Harry potter and the chamber of secrets faqwalkthrough. Aside from hagrids presence as a support for harry and a generally nice guy, hes also important in book 2 because he provides two key clues for the identity of the monster in the chamber of secrets. Identifying and collecting first editions shop for books. Sorcerers stone and chamber of secrets were the only us editions to have multiple states in the first printing. The werewolf is a creature found in the folklore of many european countries. Since the philosophers stone was well received, the next book in the series, harry potter and the chamber of secrets, had a first printing run of 10,150 copies according to the publisher, bloomsbury. The acting is better than ever, and the scenery and landscapes from the first film look more beautiful. Remember that the dust jacket is an important part of any book, and so books without their original dust jackets typically have less value. Although based on the second shortest book, this is the longest of the films. And, wonder of wonders, rowling has done it again in harry potter and the chamber of secrets.
How you can tell whether your harry potter books are worth a fortune. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up. These valuable harry potter books are worth thousands of. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets another moneyspinner. I keep a note handy with the print run numbers for american harry potter firsts 14.
The first harry potter book to be published was harry potter and the philosophers sorcerers stone. Harry potter is a worldwide phenomenon today, but that wasnt always the case. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Prepare to be spellbound by jim kays dazzling fullcolour illustrations in this stunning new edition of j. Well, this section on mugglenet will explain all the intricacies associated with the rare harry potter books, from the first editions to the misprints and covers associated with each. Rowling surely joined the ranks with the publication of her harry potter and the sorcerers stone in 1998. Learn how to cover your book dust jacket in protective mylar. Bloomsbury publishing use a reverse number system to identify when a. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets bauman rare books. All you need to do is look for the line number 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Some of the later versions can also be worth something if the book has the authors signature.
Includes identificaton criteria and points of issue to help collectors identify the original book. The uk books are the most valuable because they are the original earliest printings and rarest, but early printings of the canadianaustralianus books can still have some value, but to reiterate its the earliness of the printings that gives it value not any errors. June 2, 1999, and the third book, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, was published in the u. At the bottom of the title page the publisher must be listed as bloomsbury. Mar 26, 2015 if the title is harry potter and the philosophers stone, sorcerers stone, chamber of secrets, or prisoner of azkaban, and it was published by ted smart. First edition chamber of secrets harry potter 1999. Rowlings harry potter series has gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success. How you can tell whether your harry potter books are worth a. The date listed in the information should say 1997. The harry potter books are a phenomenon that has rarely been seen in the world. Jan 18, 2011 comparing the 1st printing 1st edition of the chamber of secrets to the book club harry potter and the chamber of secrets. The harry potter series only began in 1997 and yet j.
This is a first printing, first state binding, first state dust jacket of harry potter and the chamber of secrets by jk rowling. People will pay crazy money just because it says joanne rowling instead of. Fourteen ford anglias were destroyed to create the scene where harry and ron crash into the whomping willow. The plot follows harry s second year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, during which a series of messages on the walls of the schools corridors warn that the chamber of secrets has been opened and that the heir of slytherin. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets rare hardcover free shipping. Mistakes in the harry potter books harry potter wiki fandom. Here are 25 interesting facts about harry potter and the chamber of secrets. Your harry potter books could be worth a fortune heres how to.
Five ways to spot if your harry potter books are worth a. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets book 2 rowling, j. In harry potter and the chamber of secrets, the summer after harry s first year at hogwarts has been his worst summer ever the dursleys more distant and horrible than ever before. Rowlings harry potter books are among the most popular and acclaimed of all time. Rowling doesnt write childrens books, she writes childrens stories, more in the. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets is a fantasy novel written by british author j. Harry potter first editions harry potter at catch the snitch.
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