Rowling, J. K. (1965-)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
£3,528
Auction: 05 February 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
London: Bloomsbury, 1998. First deluxe edition, fourth impression, signed by the author and 20 cast members in black ink on the half-title, title-page, dedication leaf, final page of main text, and reviews page at rear, 8vo, 251 [5] pp., original blue cloth lettered in gilt and with pictorial onlay to front cover, all edges gilt, ownership inscription to front free endpaper, a hint of rubbing to extremities, textblock toned as usual
Provenance
Signed for the vendor at the world premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 in London (Trafalgar Square) on 7th July 2011. The vendor's wristband from the premiere is included with the lot.
Footnote
A spectacular memento capturing the climactic moment in the Harry Potter phenomenon. The cast members who have signed this copy comprise: Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy), Helen McCrory (Narcissa Malfoy), George Harris (Kingsley Shacklebolt), Michael Gambon (Albus Dumbledore), Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley), Imelda Staunton (Dolores Umbridge), Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy), Warwick Davies (Professor Flitwick), Miriam Margolyes (Professor Sprout), David Bradley (Argus Filch), Jim Broadbent (Horace Slughorn), Julie Walters (Molly Weasley), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood), Ralph Fiennes (Lord Voldemort), James Phelps (George Weasley), Oliver Phelps (Fred Weasley), Devon Murray (Seamus Finnigan), Alan Rickman (Lord Voldemort), and Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix Lestrange).