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. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets how to spot a. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets another moneyspinner. This is a surprise winner in the collectible harry potter books stakes. Have you ever wondered how to tell if your harry potter book is rare and worth a lot of money. 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.
Collecting harry potter first editions with the release of the latest harry potter movie, harry and his friends are back in the lime light. Identifying and collecting first editions shop for books. 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. 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. Rubeus hagrid in harry potter and the chamber of secrets. 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. The following books will arm you with years of knowledge found nowhere else.
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. Harry, ron, and hermione discuss this revelation endlesslynone want to believe that hagrid would have anything to do with a monster. Prepare to be spellbound by jim kays dazzling fullcolour illustrations in this stunning new edition of j. Sep 01, 2018 the second book, harry potter and the chamber of secrets, was published with an 11 month delay for u. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets faqwalkthrough. Your old harry potter books could be worth a fortune. Sorcerers stone and chamber of secrets were the only us editions to have multiple states in the first printing. Harry and hermione had immediately come to her with the information the brightest witch of her age had gathered. The acting is better than ever, and the scenery and landscapes from the first film look more beautiful. The harry potter series only began in 1997 and yet j. A rare first edition of the first harry potter book which is expected to fetch up to. First editions of each book in rowlings harry potter series. Five ways to spot if your harry potter books are worth a small fortune. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available.
Some of the later versions can also be worth something if the book has the authors signature. Rowling has changed the face of publishing, book selling and indeed reading for millions of. Rowlings harry potter books are among the most popular and acclaimed of all time. Error harry potter chamber of secrets first edition. Octavo, original pictorial paper boards, original dust jacket. Draco malfoy ginny weasley voldemort harry potter previous question next question. At the bottom of the title page the publisher must be listed as bloomsbury. The werewolf is a creature found in the folklore of many european countries. June 2, 1999, and the third book, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, was published in the u. In the next of our series on the harry potter books, claire from.
A first edition of the second book in jk rowling s series probably wont garner as much as the philosopher s stone. It usually takes decades for a book to become collectable and gain significant value on the rare book market. Use the prefilled links below to find the market value of harry potter and the chamber of secrets u. 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. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up to. Jun 09, 2017 harry potter and the chamber of secrets another moneyspinner. By far the most valuable book in the series is the first, harry potter and the philosophers stone, published on 30 june 1997 by bloomsbury in london. I keep a note handy with the print run numbers for american harry potter firsts 14. Oct 10, 2019 culture books news how to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up to. 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.
Collecting harry potter first editions raptis rare books. If there are two or more books described as a first edition, then a collector will want to know which one is superior. 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. Hes the one who finds the dead school roosters and he also tells harry. Five ways to spot if your harry potter books are worth a. Rowling first editions adrian harrington rare books. Oct 03, 2018 even the tastiest and most wellread standard harry potter first editions could sell for.
Did you notice jk rowlings clever hints at rita skeeters secret identity. 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. Books in better to near perfect condition could sell for as much as. Bloomsburys uk edition and mary grandpre scholastics super rare us edition of only 25 copies. You will learn all spells without attending classes. Your harry potter books could be worth thousands of dollars.
Here are 25 interesting facts about harry potter and the chamber of secrets. The first editions of most of the next few books in the series can also sell for a bit of money. Cornelius fudge wikibooks, open books for an open world. If the title is harry potter and the philosophers stone, sorcerers stone, chamber of secrets, or prisoner of azkaban, and it was published. The print line on the page must read 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. 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. How you can tell whether your harry potter books are worth a. 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.
People will pay crazy money just because it says joanne rowling instead of j. 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. The magic is really more magical, thanks to new advances in sfx. First editions auctioneers at bonhams sold a set of first editions of the harry potter books in 2005 for. The harry potter books are a phenomenon that has rarely been seen in the world. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, harry potter and the philosophers stone, harry potter and the sorcerers stone u. Bloomsbury publishing use a reverse number system to identify when a. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets rare hardcover free shipping.
Lesser known facts about the publication of harry potter. It usually takes decades for a book to become collectible and gain significant value on the rare book market. 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. Harry potter and the philosophers stone uk 1st edition hardcover january 1, 1900 3. Rowling and the second novel in the harry potter series. 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. 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.
The abebooks online marketplaces has sold hundreds of copies of rowlings books at high prices. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets how to spot a first. 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. The importance of hermione granger wizarding world. First edition harry potter goblet of fire with mary grandpre. Rowlings harry potter series has gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success.
These valuable harry potter books are worth thousands of. Jun 27, 2017 first editions of the chamber of secrets, the prisoner of azkaban and the goblet of fire are also valuable. How to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up. If you buy, sell or collect books, these should be your first investment. Remember that the dust jacket is an important part of any book, and so books without their original dust jackets typically have less value. Also by jk rowling harry potter and the sorcerors stone instead of correct spelling as in book title sorcerers stone. Learn how to cover your book dust jacket in protective mylar. Mistakes in the harry potter books harry potter wiki fandom. Dec 20, 2009 in the next of our series on the harry potter books, claire from. I bought an as newfine first printing copy of chamber of secrets. Harry potter first editions harry potter at catch the snitch. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets wikibooks, open.
If your harry potter book has this typo, it could be. Do you have these harry potter books lying around your house. Still, it is a great read compared to 90% of other books in general, and 99% of other childrens fantasy novels. Bloomsbury publishing first printed the book in 1997. Includes identificaton criteria and points of issue to help collectors identify the original book. 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. What are your harry potter bloomsbury edition books worth. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets book 2 rowling, j. 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. Pictures of the true first edition of harry potter and the chamber of secrets u. Abe books, who sold a first edition of harry potter and the philosophers stone for. Harry potter and the philosophers stone uk 1st edition.
Harry potter and the chamber of secrets birminghammail. 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. The chamber of secrets is in my opinion the weakest of the harry potter books. Fourteen ford anglias were destroyed to create the scene where harry and ron crash into the whomping willow. Rowling is obviously best known as the author of the harry potter stories. By june 1997, when harry potter and the philosophers stone was first. Rare spelling error harry potter and the chamber of. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets is a fantasy novel written by british author j. Culture books news how to tell if your old copy of harry potter is worth up to. Error harry potter chamber of secrets first edition misspell sorceror rare. T he harry potter series only began in 1997 and yet j. The first harry potter book to be published was harry potter and the philosophers sorcerers stone. Now that has a story behind it, done by the writer herself.
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. 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. 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. Rowling doesnt write childrens books, she writes childrens stories, more in the. 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. Oct 10, 2019 other valuable books in the harry potter series. 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. First edition chamber of secrets harry potter 1999. Harry potter is a worldwide phenomenon today, but that wasnt always the case. Breathtaking scenes, dark themes and unforgettable characters including dobby and gilderoy lockhart await inside this fully illustrated edition. This is a first printing, first state binding, first state dust jacket of harry potter and the chamber of secrets by jk rowling. All you need to do is look for the line number 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Harry mcgonagall chapter 20 the chamber of secrets a basilisk. The date listed in the information should say 1997.
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. The rarest is the hardback issue, with a cover of laminated boards. 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. First edition criteria and points to identify harry potter. Use a text editor to edit the i file in the ea games\ harry potter and the chamber of secrets \system folder. How you can tell whether your harry potter books are worth a fortune. Your harry potter books could be worth a fortune heres how to. Rowling surely joined the ranks with the publication of her harry potter and the sorcerers stone in 1998. Originally published in 1998, prices for hardcover first edition first printings go up to. A first edition paperback of harry potter and the chamber of secrets is on sale for.
A true first edition can be identified using a printing number, which can be found at the very beginning of the book. Although based on the second shortest book, this is the longest of the films. Winner of too many top awards to list, this first novel is full of magic, humor, and action. First edition points and criteria for harry potter and the chamber of secrets year published. And, wonder of wonders, rowling has done it again in harry potter and the chamber of secrets. 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. 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. People will pay crazy money just because it says joanne rowling instead of. Online book marketplace abebooks, which specialises in rare books, has detailed exactly which. Harry potter book collecting the chamber of secrets 1st. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets bauman rare books. Aug 01, 2019 books from the first print run are so rare, she explained, because they nearly all went to schools and libraries.
1280 1448 713 288 515 1496 1356 629 234 1243 77 1389 1192 1075 1382 554 310 1114 1195 887 1054 1351 33 961 652 926 981 436 32 73 1481 1327 1153 730 639 663 1386 1390 636 1030 721 592