Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Uncorrected Proof Copy, Purple Wrappers - 1 of less than 50 copies

J.K. Rowling

ISBN 10: 0747542155 / ISBN 13: 9780747542155

Published by Bloomsbury July 1999, London, 1999

About this Item

One of an unconfirmed print run of less than 50 copies with even fewer surviving There were two issues of proof fornbspThe Prisoner of Azkaban This version with purple wrappers was the first and more scarce of the two with possibly as few as only 31 ever being in existance Overall this copy is in good condition There is slight foxing to the textblock but he pages throughout are clean and undamaged The pages listing the Also available titles and the dedicationnbsp page which would have read dedication are missing but all the pages of the story itself are all present and intact The covers are wrapped in laminate with some slight wear to the extremities but there are no tears and the binding remains sturdy Comes with original movie props a copy of the Quibbler and The Daily Prophet Both items are in very good condition with no wear or tearing Errington AA4a nbsp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Uncorrected Proof Copy, Purple Wrappers - 1 of less than 50 copies
• Publisher: Bloomsbury July 1999, London
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0747542155
• ISBN 13: 9780747542155
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Uncorrected Proof Copy.
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: book

About this title

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