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(New York): Arthur A. Levine Books / Scholastic Press, 1999. First printing. Fine in fine jacket.. Signed first US edition of the 3rd Harry Potter book, the first to feature Sirius Black and Remus Lupin as major characters. Rowling found her stride in this installment, generally cited as a fan favorite along with the following book, GOBLET OF FIRE. It won the Whitbread Children's Book Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel. The Harry Potter series has been the biggest literary phenomenon of our lifetime. The books remain formative for millions, including the many readers who reject Rowling's agitations against trans rights. This copy from the personal collection of Mary and Robert Brown, longtime owners of Books, Bytes, and Beyond bookstore in Glen Rock, NJ, who hosted Rowling for an event in October 1999, where this book was signed. Pottermania was just beginning to ramp up on this tour (which was for the release of this book), but had not reach…

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.

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