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Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Bloomsbury, 1998. First Edition, First Printing. - A first edition, first printing softcover copy of J.K. Rowling's second novel in the Harry Potter series, published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc in 1998. The octavo-sized volume features pictorial wrappers with illustrations by Cliff Wright and a cover design by Michelle Radford. The copyright page states First published in Great Britain in 1998 and includes the full descending number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, identifying this as the first impression of the paperback edition. The front cover is adorned with a gold Smarties Book Prize 1998 Gold Award 9-11 Age Category emblem and a quote from The Sunday Times. The back cover displays a price of £4.99 and includes praise for the work from The Daily Mail and The Times Literary Supplement. ISBN 0 7475 3848 4. Printed and bound in Great Britain by Clays Ltd, St Ives plc.