Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. First UK Edition, 2nd printing. Bloomsbury

J.K. Rowling

ISBN 10: 0747542155 / ISBN 13: 9780747542155

Published by Arthur A. Levine Books, 1999

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J K Rowling.

Publisher: Bloomsbury, FIRST BRITISH EDITION, 2nd impression.
Number line 10 through to 2.
PRINTED IN BRITAIN.
Only other books listed on reverse of half-title page are Philosopher's Stone, and Chamber of Secrets.

Very good hardback with jacket. Binding firm, minor compression to spine ends, small crease to top of spine/top edge, minor marks, tanning to page edges, name label inside back cover and to ffep.
Jacket is not price-clipped, very nice bright condition with slight edge-wear.

PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK.

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Seller Inventory # ABE-1783143041942

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. First UK Edition, 2nd printing. Bloomsbury
• Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0747542155
• ISBN 13: 9780747542155
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Dimensions: 12.9W x 19.8H x 2.8D centimeters 12.9 centimeters width by 19.8 centimeters height by 2.8 centimeters depth
• Weight: 360 grams

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Synopsis

Tenth edition hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, in good condition. Jacket is worn, and edges are creased and nicked. Board corners and spine ends are bumped and rubbed, and spine is slightly cocked. Page block and page edges are tanned, and previous owner's name penned to FEP. A few of the page corners are dog-eared. Semi hinge break at title page, however binding remains sound, and pages are clear. LW

Review

For most children, summer vacation is something to look forward to. But not for our 13-year-old hero, who's forced to spend his summers with an aunt, uncle, and cousin who detest him. The third book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series catapults into action when the young wizard "accidentally" causes the Dursleys' dreadful visitor Aunt Marge to inflate like a monstrous balloon and drift up to the ceiling. Fearing punishment from Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon (and from officials at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry who strictly forbid students to cast spells in the nonmagic world of Muggles), Harry lunges out into the darkness with his heavy trunk and his owl Hedwig.

As it turns out, Harry isn't punished at all for his errant wizardry. Instead he is mysteriously rescued from his Muggle neighborhood and whisked off in a triple-decker, violently purple bus to spend the remaining weeks of summer in a friendly inn called the Leaky Cauldron. What Harry has to face as he begins his third year at Hogwarts explains why the officials let him off easily. It seems that Sirius Black--an escaped convict from the prison of Azkaban--is on the loose. Not only that, but he's after Harry Potter. But why? And why do the Dementors, the guards hired to protect him, chill Harry's very heart when others are unaffected? Once again, Rowling has created a mystery that will have children and adults cheering, not to mention standing in line for her next book. Fortunately, there are four more in the works. (Ages 9 and older) --Karin Snelson