Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

This is an authentic signed first UK edition, first printing copy of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. The book is signed by J.K. Rowling in black ballpoint pen to the front free endpaper. This is a mid-1998 variation of Rowling’s signature signed for book stores to help promote the release of the book after it had just come out. It is also the last Rowling signature variation which still contains the periods between J and K. In the summer of 1998 Rowling dispensed with using periods between the J and K and developed a more fluid signature in order to sign more books faster as the demand for signed Harry Potter books grew.

This is a very good copy without any colour fading to the book or dust jacket. The binding remains square and tight and the page edges are surprisingly white as there isn’t much of the usual toning which is almost always the case. The book has undergone some minor restoration to the corners and to the spine tip and base. Internally there are no ownership inscriptions, no dog eared pages or unwanted pen marks of any kind. There is however some minor discolouration to a few of the preliminary pages (as shown in the photos). The original unclipped first edition, first-state dust jacket is in lovely near fine condition with just a little creasing along the spine, protected in a removable Brodart archival cover .

The signature comes fully authenticated by Adam Houston ‘theharrypotterspecialist’ the world’s leading expert in authenticating Jo’s signature. This book comes with a full authentication package including a letter of authenticity and collector card. Included is a blue quarter leather clamshell box with gold gilt lettering to the spine.