Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. London: Bloomsbury, 1999. First Edition, Deluxe Issue. Publisher’s light blue cloth with title and author’s facsimile signature blocked in gilt to upper board. A nice bright copy.

The first printing of the Deluxe Collectors’ Edition and second book in the Harry Potter series. Approximately 7500 copies were printed.

The Deluxe Issue of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets represents one of the earliest attempts by Bloomsbury to create a premium, gift‑quality format for the rapidly growing series. Produced in significantly smaller numbers than the standard first edition, these deluxe volumes were aimed at collectors from the outset.

A handsome and desirable example of an important early deluxe edition in the Harry Potter canon