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Desirable pairing of signed Harry Potter books:
- an early printing of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Tenth printing. London: Bloomsbury, 1997. Softcover in pictorial wrappers, 5 x 7.75, 223 pages. Points of issue include the copyright page containing a "10" in the number line, author's full name in the copyright ("Joanne Rowling"), lack of a space between Thomas Taylor and the copyright date ("Taylor1997"), and Bloomsbury logo on title page. Signed and inscribed on the dedication page in blue ballpoint, "To Tansy—I couldn't be more pleased to hear I'm your favorite author! J. K. Rowling." Autographic condition: fine, with a small stain to the blank area above the inscription. Book condition: Fair/None, with creasing to the spine and wrappers, edgewear, partial delamination to the rear wrapper, slightly cocked spine, and minor soiling; a well-read copy.
- a first edition of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. First printing. London: Bloomsbury, 1998. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.25 x 8, 251 pages. Signed and inscribed on the dedication page in blue ballpoint, "To Tansy, I really hope you like this one as much! J. K. Rowling." Points of issue include the copyright page containing "First published in Great Britain in 1998" and a "1" in the full number line, the printer stated as "Clays Ltd, St Ives plc," and the £10.99 price on the dust jacket flap. Autographic condition: fine, with a small stain to the right edge of the page. Book condition: G/G, with dampstaining to the lower right corner of the textblock (heavier to later pages), edgewear, slightly cocked spine, and some rippling to the top edge of the jacket.
The consignor reports: "Both books signed for Tansy Wilkinson, aged 7. Inscribed by the author to Tansy at Heffers Children's Bookshop, King Street, Cambridge, where, in the summer of 1998, J. K. Rowling had given a talk to a small audience of keen young readers including Tansy, a devout Harry Potter enthusiast, and her mother, on writing the books and being a writer. Formerly owned by the Heffer family, Heffers Bookshop was founded by William Heffer in 1876. For Harry Potter fans it is remembered as the place where Thomas Taylor (illustrator of the first book in the Harry Potter series, The Philosophers Stone) was working when he created the iconic book cover illustration in 1996."
