First Edition, First Printing of the UK Bloomsbury hardcover edition of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. According to Phillip W. Errington (J.K. Rowling: A Bibliography, 2018, p. 65), this edition was published on 2 July 1998 in a print run of only 706 copies. There are reasonable doubts about this number, as the book regularly appears in the market. Nevertheless a very limited print run. The book is in a near pristine condition (A minuscule dent at the top edge of the front cover prevents a pristine qualification) with sharp spine ends, sharp corners, tight binding, clean pages without inscriptions, signatures, or similar markings, and even with hardly the usual toning of the pages.
Come in a fine first-state unclipped dust jacket with the issue points on the front flap (i.e., 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone' not italicized; no comma after 'Tom El-Shawk, Age 11;' 'Age' capitalized). A marvelous example of this title, hard to find a better one.
