just curious

[sommts]

Hi all

I was wondering if anyone can help me?

I've got a book and I'm just curious to find out how much it would sell for. It's the first edition of ' Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets'? Its not in bad condition, its hard back and I think it has the orginal cover. (The one without all the stars.) It also has JK Rowling's printed signiture on the front cover.

It was published in 1998 by Bloomsbury.

Can anybody help or direct me to another website?

Thanks in advance.

 

[DiscoDan]

I don't know any specific websites, but if I wanna know the worth of something I have I usually just go to ebay and see what others are selling it for.

 

[Erica]

Yes ebay's your best bet for an average price
Found a PB 1st ed on there, 99p ... Item number: 7008851046
Course could be lot higher for the hard back have known some go for quite high amounts, not sure which copies though, sorry I'm not much help

 

[angerball]

Isn't is usually antique first editions that sell for a lot?

You could do an advanced search on abebooks.com, and fill in all your details, search by highest price, and see what comes up.

 

[ja9]

Peter Harrington in London is a dealer who handles lots of Rowling first editions (among other things): www.peter-harrington-books.com

They have several Chamber of Secrets editions - this one sounds like its condition may be similar to the copy that you have:

ROWLING, J. K., Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. (Published 1998)
First Edition, First Impression.
8vo. Original pictorial boards. With the dustjacket. Spine of book and corners bumped, dustjacket rubbed and nicked to spine and.....
£750

Books don't necessarily have to be antiquarian to be worth substantial amounts. First editions of many modern books are valuable, as you can see from the above. As always, condition is everything.