Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Price: $400.00
Hard Cover. London: Bloomsbury, 2005. First Edition. Fine / Dust Jacket Included.
First edition, first printing. Publisher's pictorial boards with Harry and Dumbledore surrounded by fire, lettered in blue, green, and white; in its matching pictorial dust jacket. Some wrinkling to foot of spine, else fine book; near fine unclipped dust jacket, with light creasing to foot of spine, and a light patch of dampstaining to lower portion of spine on jacket verso, not visible on recto. Overall, a bright copy. With scarce Bloomsbury promotional paper carrier bag. Errington A13(a). Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the penultimate novel in the Harry Potter series and accordingly addresses many of the mysteries of the wizarding world that enshrouded the first five novels. Specifically, the novel explores how the orphaned Tom Riddle transformed into the Dark Lord and how Voldemort was able to survive despite being struck by his own death spell. In his sixth year at Hogwarts, Harry works with Professor Dumbledore to prepare for his final showdown with Voldemort - a battle of good versus evil that will determine the fate of the wizarding and muggle worlds alike. Notably, The Half-Blood Prince is significantly darker than the series' preceding novels and sets the stage for its final installment Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. This copy comes with one of the promotional paper carrier bags given out at select stores for the book's midnight launch on July 16th, 2005. Item #JKR114
