18th May, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
2090
Rowling (J. K.). Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 1st edition, 1998, inscribed
Rowling (J. K., 1965-). Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, London: Bloomsbury, 1998. 8vo, original pictorial wrappers, spine rolled, faint creasing and delamination to tips, small closed tear to foot of rear wrapper, text-block toned, occasional very shallow paper-erosion to foot, spot and effaced ownership inscription to upper outer corner half-title, another spot in the same position on the last few leaves.
Errington A2(b).
First edition, paperback issue, inscribed by the author 'to Tom (again!), J. K. Rowling' on the dedication page. This copy was inscribed at a book-signing in York at the time of publication, and subsequently purchased by the current vendor from the mother of the original recipient.
Sold for £900
Estimated at £300 - £500
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 18th May, 2022
Over 180 lots to include a broad selection, from early antiquarian books to modern first editions, alongside illustrations, private press, manuscripts, maps and atlases, early photographs, and historic documents. Amongst the highlights is a group of Victorian ephemera including a Paper Peepshow of the Thames Tunnel, and a very unusual leaf-cut picture of workers around a derelict tower and trees. Of North-East interest is a collection of approximately 240 19th and early 20th century photographs, and an outstanding archive of early drawings and plans relating to Radcliffe and Broomhill Collieries.
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