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London: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 1999. First English Edition, First State. Hardcover. Fine/fine. The first edition, first state of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling, published in 1999.. Octavo, 317pp, [3]. Illustrated boards. Internally fine, likely unread. One black ink point along top edge of text block, no impact beyond the edge. Includes the publisher's first state dust jacket, £10.99 retail price on front flap, a fine example. This work is the first state of the first issue, with "Copyright Joanne Rowling 1999" on the copyright page and the text block on [7] misaligned. (Errington A7(a)) A beautiful example, scarce in this condition. The second and third states of the first printing corrected the copyright imprint to "Copyright @ J.K. Rowling 1999," and corrects the text block misalignment. (Errington A7(aa)(aaa)) Publication records indicated that 2500 copies of the first state were released in May of 1999, with a total first issue of 5,150…

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.

Look for the number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 and the publisher's name Bloomsbury on the copyright page.