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Illustrations by Mary GrandPre. 435 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Scholastic Press, (1999). First American Edition, first printing. A very near fine copy in fine dust wrapper. Boldly signed by Rowling on the title page. The book was signed by Rowling in October 1999 at Illinois' Naperville Central High School, in an event sponsored by by Anderson Bookshop. The third Harry Potter book. First issue with complete number line on copyright page along with "First American Edition, October 1999," "Printed in the U.S.A. 37" plus "9/9 0/0 1234".

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third novel in the Harry Potter series, written by British author J.K. Rowling. The book follows Harry's third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where he learns that a prisoner has escaped from the wizarding prison, Azkaban, and is believed to be after him.