Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First edition, 5th impression)

Rowling, JK

ISBN 10: 0747538492 / ISBN 13: 9780747538493

Published by Bloomsbury, London, 1998

About this Item

Small Octavo. 251pp. First edition, 5th impression. This book is in good condition. The boards are very good, with minor bumping and rubbing to the corners, and minor bumping to the top and bottom edges of the spine. There is light shelfwear to the front and back covers. The top corners of the front and back pastedown pages show evidence of previous damp ingress. This is also seen on the top corner of most of the page top corners (see images). The closed text block shows light foxing to the top edge. The pages are somewhat tanned. The binding remains tight. There is no dust jacket with this edition.

Seller Inventory # 722

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First edition, 5th impression)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury, London
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0747538492
• ISBN 13: 9780747538493
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 5th or later Printing
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Dimensions: 13.6W x 20.6H x 2D centimeters 13.6 centimeters width by 20.6 centimeters height by 2 centimeters depth
• Weight: 297 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Childrens
  • Fantasy
  • Fiction

About this title

Synopsis

two new books in a bookcase

Review

It's hard to fall in love with an earnest, appealing young hero like Harry Potter and then to watch helplessly as he steps into terrible danger! And in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the much anticipated sequel to the award-winning Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, he is in terrible danger indeed. As if it's not bad enough that after a long summer with the horrid Dursleys he is thwarted in his attempts to hop the train to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to begin his second year. But when his only transportation option is a magical flying car, it is just his luck to crash into a valuable (but clearly vexed) Whomping Willow. Still, all this seems like a day in the park compared to what happens that fall within the haunted halls of Hogwarts.

Chilling, malevolent voices whisper from the walls only to Harry, and it seems certain that his classmate Draco Malfoy is out to get him. Soon it's not just Harry who is worried about survival, as dreadful things begin to happen at Hogwarts. The mysteriously gleaming, foot-high words on the wall proclaim, "The Chamber of Secrets Has Been Opened. Enemies of the Heir, Beware." But what exactly does it mean? Harry, Hermione, and Ron do everything that is wizardly possible--including risking their own lives--to solve this 50-year-old, seemingly deadly mystery. This deliciously suspenseful novel is every bit as gripping, imaginative, and creepy as the first; familiar student concerns--fierce rivalry, blush-inducing crushes, pedantic professors--seamlessly intertwine with the bizarre, horrific, fantastical, or just plain funny. Once again, Rowling writes with a combination of wit, whimsy, and a touch of the macabre that will leave readers young and old desperate for the next installment. (Ages 9 and older) --Karin Snelson