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First US edition, first printing, signed by J. K. Rowling and by the illustrator, Mary GrandPré, on the title page. The American edition was also the first illustrated edition. Loosely inserted is a note of provenance from the owner of Books of Wonder, New York, stating that Rowling and GrandPré signed this copy during an event his bookshop hosted in 2000 to promote the publication of Prisoner of Azkaban. GrandPré is best known for illustrating the first American editions of the entire Harry Potters series. The dust jacket is in the first state, omitting "year 2" on the spine. Octavo. Original green quarter cloth, spine lettered in silver, purple board sides stamped with blind lattice, red endpapers. With dust jacket illustrated by Mary GrandPré. Illustrated title page, headpiece vignette opening each chapter. A fine copy in fine, unclipped jacket. Errington A2(c).

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. The book centers around Harry's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and his quest to uncover the mystery surrounding the Chamber of Secrets.