Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets-J. K. Rowling-TRUE First/1st US BCE-RARE

Description: Up for sale is a Very Rare, First American Book Club Edition, (BCE), of Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets by J.K. Rowling. Illustrations by Mary Grandpre. The SECOND Book in the Series!! First American BCE's of this Title are Scarce and Becoming Increasingly Hard to Find!! Hardcover with its original dust jacket. Published by Arthur A. Irvine Books/Scholastic Press: New York, 1999. A First American Book Club Edition, (BCE). Please remember this is the First AMERICAN BCE and this is obviously NOT a First Edition/First Printing! A TRUE First American Edition/First Printing will have numerous First Edition Points, all of which are necessary to denote a TRUE First/First. TRUE American Firsts in comparable condition, typically sell for a few hundred dollars. For TRUE U.K. Firsts, if one can find them, the value jumps into the thousands. This is an attractive option for collector's who want an almost identical clone of the First State while avoiding the exorbitant cost of a First Printing. Numerous First Edition Points are present in this copy! Some of these issue points include a FULL number line ending with "1", no badge on the spine of the book or dust jacket, the correct blurbs on the rear of the jacket and so on. With all that said, once again, please remember this is NOT a First Edition/First Printing! Please also remember this is the AMERICAN BCE, NOT the U.K. BCE! This rare treasure has some clearly visible wear, but is still in Highly Desirable, Highly Collectible condition! Without question, one of the nicest First BCE of this title that we have ever owned! The book appears gently read and other than a single name written on the first, blank page, has no internal writing, no foxing, no remainder marks, no missing pages and is NOT Ex-Libris. The binding is holding tight and the pages are still surprisingly crisp and clean! Some general/shelf wear along with creases/scuffing/wear to the spine/corners/cloth boards and creases/wear to some of the pages, NOT affecting the text! Please note the wear to the spine/corners/cloth boards, particularly noticeable near/along the edges, and the wear that is present on some of the pages, particularly noticeable near/along the edges! The wear is clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered. As mentioned before, there is some internal writing! There is a name, written in pen and located on the first, blank page. The writing/page has been closely photographed for your consideration. The original dust jacket is fully intact with it's lovely illustrations on full display! Some general/shelf wear along with creases and scuffing. Please note the wear on the spine and near/along the edges! The wear, particularly near/along the edges, is clearly visible! All of the wear should be carefully examined/considered. We tend to grade the condition of our books rather harshly and took into consideration any and all wear when determining the value of this rare book. We purposely and closely photographed what we consider to be the most obvious and egregious wear. Once again, we want to reiterate that the wear to both the book and the dust jacket is clearly visible! All of the wear should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying. Numerous photographs from various angles were taken for your consideration/inspection. Please closely and carefully view ALL the pictures for further clarification!! Payment must be received within three days or the book will be re-listed. Please feel free to contact us with any and all questions. We are very proud of our 100% positive feedback/ranking and offer an easy, no questions asked return policy so you can buy with confidence! Thank you!!

Price: 59.99 USD

Location: Thousand Oaks, California

End Time: 2024-08-04T21:12:41.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5 USD