London: Bloomsbury, 1998. [Fantasy adventure] FIRST EDITION in first state jacket (lacking commas after child's names). Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.251; [blank]; [3 of reviews]; [advertisement]. Printed boards and matching first issue pictorial dust-jacket drawn by Cliff Wright, priced at £10.99. Page edges lightly toned, spine not faded, some edge wear to both book and jacket, no inscriptions. A used yet presentable copy of a scarce book, housed in a custom cloth-covered clamshell. The second novel of the perennially popular children's series. Harry returns to Hogwarts for his second year, though he gets there by rather unusual means. Voldemort makes another attempt to return to dominate the wizarding world, but Harry, Ron and Hermione continue to defy him. Errington A2(a).